Mary Janicke is a gardener and writer living in Texas. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, Green Ink, Honeyguide, Blue Lake Review, Pulse, and elsewhere.

Rick K. Reut was born in 1984 in the USSR. He studied philosophy at EHU in Minsk, Belarus, and literature at Saint Petersburg State University in Russia. After graduation, he spent much of his career working as a translator and teaching English as a foreign language.

Alexis Ashe is an artist and writer based in New York. Her current obsessions include W.A.S.P., Stagecoach, and Bettie Page. She attends New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where her work has been featured in various poetry readings and showcases.

Jeral Williams is a retired professor of psychology and late-in-life poet. In addition to individual poems in Pure Slush, Written Tales, Heron’s Nest and other sources he has published one collection, Sunset Without Dawn, (Negative Capability Press, 2022). The collection is centered in his grief over the loss of a daughter.

Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing, particularly poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. His work can be seen in Poetry Potion, Poetry Soup, Visual Verse, Writer Space African magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Borderless Journal, ScribesMICRO and elsewhere. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Doug is a little old man who switched from numbers as an occupation (actuary) to words in retirement. Now, he has hundreds of stories appearing on four continents, covering most of the usual genres.

NJ Coleman’s "Love is the Storm" strips away illusions of courage and nobility, revealing love as an unrelenting force. With stark imagery and raw honesty, the poem challenges conventions and stands firm like a seawall against the tide.

Keech is a speculatory writer lost in the deep woods at an undisclosed location. His pellucid prose remains undetected at Fantasy Magazine, Utopia SF, Illumen, Scifaikuest, Hungur Chronicles, Dark Moments, Bag of Bones, and Angry Gables, inter alia.

NJ Coleman is a Chicago-area poet who has been writing poems and songs since their early teens. Now retired, they have rediscovered a deep passion for poetry. Drawing inspiration from nearly everything, NJ crafts verses that explore a wide range of themes. Floating Through Eden was inspired by an article on near-death experiences, reflecting their ... Read more