Emily Hall

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Emily Hall Emily Hall (she/her) is an emerging writer whose prose has appeared, or is forthcoming, in places such as Portland Review, Necessary Fiction, 100 Word Story, Cherry Tree, and Passages North. She has a PhD in contemporary Anglophone novels from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former military brat, she’s lived all over the U.S. but currently lives in North Carolina with her husband. Misunderstandings

Melissa Rudick

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Melissa Rudick Melissa Rudick is a writer living in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Vestal Review and Okay Donkey Magazine. She is currently at work on her first novel. You’ll most likely find her wherever there’s milkweed, looking for monarch eggs. Her website is melissarudick.com. Website: melissarudick.com.. #ratgirlsummer

Kye Roper

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Kye Roper Kye Roper is a writer, urban planner, and researcher currently based in San Antonio, Texas, where they spend their spare time mostly trying to wrangle nieces and nephews. Their fiction and poetry have appeared in publications such as Crab Creek Review, The Pinch, Spillway, The Potomac, Ghost Ocean Magazine, as well as others. After a previous career in copywriting, Kye is currently focused on short form fiction, compiling stories for a collection-in-progress. No Posts Found!

GJ Gillespie

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories GJ Gillespie GJ Gillespie is a collage artist living in a 1928 farmhouse overlooking Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, WA. A prolific artist with 22 awards to his name, his work has been exhibited in 65 shows and appeared in more than 167 publications. Beyond his studio practice, Gillespie channels his passion for art by running Leda Art Supply, a company specializing in premium sketchbooks. Whether conjuring vivid collage compositions or enabling other artists through exceptional tools, Gillespie remains dedicated to the transformative power of art. Artist Statement: Blood Orange GJ Gillespie, artist statement corrected In “Legend Of Xanadu” and “I Go to Pieces,” GJ Gillespie explores the rich legacy of mid-century abstraction through a contemporary mixed-media lens. These works draw inspiration from two distinct masters of the era: Arshile Gorky and Paul Burlin, respectively. “Legend Of Xanadu,” influenced by Gorky’s biomorphic style, features cryptic figures and glyphs emerging from a layered composition. In contrast, “I Go to Pieces” channels the spirit of Burlin’s work, offering a different interpretation of mid-century abstraction. Gillespie’s artistic process unifies these diverse influences through a thoughtful amalgamation of materials: charcoal, collage tissue, spray paint, and unconventional elements like spackle and repurposed newspaper advertisements. This approach not only pays homage to the abstract expressionist tradition but also infuses it with a distinctly contemporary sensibility. As both an award-winning artist and the founder of Leda Art Supply, Gillespie’s work reflects a lifelong dedication to the transformative power of art, whether through his own creations or by providing tools for other artists to realize their visions. Website: jgjgillespieartistic.com Instagram: @garygillespie7 I Go to Pieces Legend Of Xanadu

Holly Willis

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Holly Willis Holly Willis is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker who moves between Maine and California exploring landscape, color, movement, and material. Her writing and photography have appeared in journals such as River Teeth, carte blanche, Ponder Review, and The Normal School. Website: hollywillis.com Instagram @hollylwillis Camera Obscura: Afternoon Flowers Island Grasses

Celeste Colarič-Gonzales

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Celeste Colarič-Gonzales Celeste Colarič-Gonzales (she/her) writes/arts/mothers in Oakland, CA, on unceded Chochenyo Ohlone land. A dual M(F)A candidate at SFSU, she’s the recipient of several awards, including the Marcus Fellowship. When not wording, she paints, does old-school photography, or otherwise crafts. Find her words+ in Tinderbox Poetry Journal, NELLE, Woodcrest Magazine, The Ana, and Transfer, where she’s served as Poetry Editor and EIC. Instagram: @celestecolaricgonzales Šljivovica Šljivovica

Theo LeGro

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Theo LeGro Theo LeGro is a queer Vietnamese-American poet and Kundiman fellow whose work has earned nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets. Their poems appear or will appear in Brooklyn Poets, diode, Honey Literary, Plume, The Offing, Raleigh Review, and elsewhere. Their debut collection DON’T LET IT KILL YOU won the 2025 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize, and is forthcoming from Persea Books in 2026. They live in Brooklyn with a cat named Vinny. Twitter: @theolegro. Instagram: @theolegro Heart Heart

Keegan Lawler

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories Keegan Lawler Keegan (he/him) is a writer currently living in Washington State with his family. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming from the Los Angeles Review, Salon, The Offing, Michigan Quarterly Review, Fourteen Hills, phoebe, and Tahoma Literary Review, among others. His chapbook, My Own Private Idaho, is forthcoming from Red Bird Chapbooks. His book, Fairyboy: Notes on Growing Up Queer in Rural North Idaho, was selected as the runner-up for the 2024 Autumn House Press Nonfiction Prize. Instagram: @lawler.keegan Sayantani Dasgupta Interviewed by Keegan Lawler Sayantani Dasgupta Interviewed by Keegan Lawler

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k kuulz

Menu Current Volume Archive About Us Submit Categories k kuulz k kuulz, legally Kaden Umaña, is a queer latine multimedia artist born and raised in Los Angeles California. As a multimedia artist, kuulz enjoys taking an interdisciplinary approach by collaging multiple disciplines into their work. A lover of learning, kuulz enjoys exploring various mediums from drawing to dance and incorporating education into their work whenever possible. kuulz’ work, as a whole labeled as kuulz wrld, utilizes principles of storytelling to weave concepts and individual pieces together into a larger realm of work. kuulz wrld explores the multifaceted relationships between the artist’s marginalized identities and experiences that result from the spaces in-between identities and stages of life. Website: keuofficial.my.canva.site/kuulz-wrld Instagram: @k.kuulz Cuddlebuddy