Vatsala Radhakeesoon has been writing poems for 30 years and she is the author of numerous poetry books. She is also an abstract artist and likes to experiment various possibilities that bless Art.Vatsala is a literary translator and currently lives at Rose-Hill, Mauritius. Poet’s blog link related to her books: https://booksbyvatsalaradhakeesoon.wordpress.com Love in the 21st Century Where is love with all its beauty? Deaf to the dawn sky, Blinded amidst the birdsongs, Dumb to The Divine’s signs. O Human Race! What have you made of it? Chasing your fantasies on the fearless illusory screens, A bold NO to sensual virtual-ness … Continue reading Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Laura Stamps loves to play with words and create experimental forms for her fiction and prose poetry. Author of 43 novels, novellas, short story collections, and poetry books. Most recently: CAT MANIA (Alien Buddha Press 2021), DOG DAZED (Kittyfeather Press 2022), and THE GOOD DOG (Prolific Pulse Press 2023). Winner of the Muses Prize. Recipient of 7 Pushcart Prize nominations.   LUNA BELLA I finish reading the first article. And turn the page. In my favorite dog magazine. Okay. Who am I kidding? All dog magazines are my favorites. All of them. All. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be an addiction, would … Continue reading Laura Stamps

Mandy Macdonald is an Australian writer and musician living in Aberdeen, trying to make sense of the 21st and other centuries. She has been writing poetry for much of her life, clandestinely, but finally began letting other people see it after returning to poetry via Jo Bell’s path-breaking ‘52’ project.  Now it has been seen by readers of several anthologies and many online and print journals in the UK and further afield, most recently Vaster than Empires (an anthology about vegetables from Grey Hen Press, 2018) Multiverse (science fiction poetry from Shoreline of Infinity, 2018), and Noon (Solstice Shorts, Arachne, 2019), and journals including The Poets’ Republic, Marble, Words … Continue reading Mandy Macdonald

A University teacher and poet, living in Sousse, Tunisia. -The writer of 5 volumes in English language: Transcend (2018), Rebirth (2019)and Number One (2020), The Co-Avid Breath (2021) and Hurricane (2022). She wrote 2 poetry books in Arabic and 2 short-stories, entitled “Alone” and “Coincidence”. – Her poems featured in Writing in a Woman’s Voice, The Writers’ Club, The Criterion Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, Dumpster Fire Press, Medusa’s Kitchen, The 2020 Annual by the Elizabeth River Writers, Valiant Scribe, Impspired Magazine. The Moon I stopped staring at the moon, Projecting beautiful female faces into it, Admiring unattainable ladies, Wishing to become their lovers soon, I ceased talking to the ‘mone’ The way Philip … Continue reading Anissa Sboui

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality and writes hoping to find an audience for her musings. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud ‘War Poetry for Today’ competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Capsule Stories, Light Journal and So It Goes. Find Lynn at: https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/ United We Fall … Continue reading Lynn White

The Man Who Knows SCENE: Medical patient room. Seated are STEPHEN (patient) and DR. COUGHLAN. DR. COUGHLAN: So, tell me, what are we looking at today? STEPHEN: I am not a man. DR. COUGHLAN: (taken back.) Sir, my sincerest apologies, but I do not understand what it is you are implying. STEPHEN: Implying? I’ve said what I’ve said. I am not a man. DR. COUGHLAN: Okay . . . Well, will you explain to me then what you exactly mean by that? You don’t believe you are a man? STEPHEN: I am not a man. (lets out a huff and … Continue reading Domonique

Joan Leotta plays with words on page and stage. She performs tales featuring food, family, nature, and strong women. Her writings are in or soon will be appearing in Ekphrastic Review, Pinesong, Impspired, The Sun, Brass Bell, Verse Visual, anti-heroin chic, Gargoyle, Silver Birch, Ovunquesiamo, Verse Virtual, Poetry in Plain Sight, MacQueen’s Quinterly, Yellow Mama, and others. She’s a 2021 Pushcart nominee, received Best of Micro Fiction, 2021 (Haunted Waters), nominee for Best of the Net, 2023, and was a 2022 runner up in Frost Foundation Poetry Competition. Her second chapbook, Feathers on Stone, is coming in late 2022 from Main … Continue reading Joan Leotta

Mali Yates holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from SOAS and an MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from Oxford University. She is currently a doctoral student at UCL researching ritual and climate change in the Amazon. Her writing falls into the sci-fi/fantasy genres, often working with elements of absurdity and the surreal.  The Humble Compound We three squealing lambs rolled down green banks, desperate to find mothers, fathers, anyone who could cotton wool our bruised skin. Weathered, malleable, our flesh contained the stories that ran from our lips. They nestled into the safety of our fat, burying themselves … Continue reading Mali Yates

Alison Hramiak is a part time poet and part time teacher educator living and working in Yorkshire. She has written poems from an early age and has been published in several Forward Poetry anthologies and also on various web sites funded by the Arts Council. She writes for occasions at http://www.poetryforlives.co.uk and regularly blogs about poetry there. She reviews educational and historical writing, and also poetry anthologies, and has recently started performing at open mic sessions including at the Huddersfield Literature Festival earlier this year. Broken lies Too well I slaked my thirst on truth untold. (Alas). Too well. A … Continue reading Alison Hramiak

A 2023 Best of the Net nominee, Keith Hoerner’s work has been anthologized frequently—as well as featured in 100+ literary journals across five continents. He is the founding editor of the Webby Award recognized Dribble Drabble Review, in addition to a Best Book and American Writing Award Finalist. Then Sings My Soul Verses from the old hymn rise harmoniously. First faint. “O Lord, my God…” Then increasingly louder. “When I in awesome wonder…” As shadow people circle Ann in undulating shades of grey. She feels the deepest, purest sense of serenity. Love, indefinable, wraps her in its comforting weave as … Continue reading Keith Hoerner