E F Hay exists & writes stories worth reading in Britain today.    Rather than slavishly following this sagging post-Imperial states’ spurious pompously ceremonial leadership, EF Hay finds it therapeutic to type out his uneasy ideas as strained fictions.  He’d hoped his authorial perspective, stemming from feelings & thoughts developed in reaction to a minority spent in the depressing ugly margins of lower working-class subsistence, would be examined, considered, & interpreted by clinical practitioners offering professional psychological assistance.    A little acknowledgement’s materialised: his stories have been published in print, eBooks, & e-zines; but so far, without any sign that … Continue reading E F Hay

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/ Midas Touch The … Continue reading Lynn White

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. He has 313 plus YouTube poetry videos. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 46 countries, a song lyricist, has several published poetry books, has been nominated for 7 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 653 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. Member Illinois State … Continue reading Michael Lee Johnson

James Nelli is a retired business executive and the author of the short stories, Finding Refuge, and The Timely Death of Peter Usher. Finding Refuge was previously published in The Creativity Webzine, and The Timely Death of Peter Usher was previously published at Spillwords.com. He has learned that you never know how strong and creative you are until it’s the only option. He attended the University of Illinois, where he received a degree in economics, and then to graduate school at Northwestern University, where he received his MBA in Finance and International Business. His travels have taken him to many … Continue reading James Nelli

Jeremy Boyce lives in the south of France, working in a variety of fields including French – English translation/re-writing, authoring three instruction books about Kitesurfing and Power Kiting, in addition to many years of experience writing copy for press promo, marketing and sales in the music, leisure sports and tourism industries. More recently he’s ventured into creative work, some flash fiction singles and series, short stories, concrete poetry… Don’t try following him on social media, he’s not there ! Just read his stuff where you find it, starting right here, right now.   Can I get you anything ? The … Continue reading Jeremy Boyce

Pediatrician Kelley White has worked in Philadelphia and New Hampshire. Poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA. Her most recent chapbook is A Field Guide to Northern Tattoos (Main Street Rag Press.) Recipient of 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant she is Poet in Residence at Drexel’s Medical School. Her newest collection, NO. HOPE STREET, was recently published by Kelsay Books. I don’t crack nuts. After you left amazon delivered twelve pairs of jockey shorts and a nutcracker. Now what am I supposed to do with these? I saw you you were, as my mother would say, … Continue reading Kelley White

Edward Michael Supranowicz is the grandson of Irish and Russian/Ukrainian immigrants. He grew up on a small farm in Appalachia.  He has a grad background in painting and printmaking. Some of his artwork has recently or will soon appear in Fish Food, Streetlight, Another Chicago Magazine, The Door Is A Jar, The Phoenix, and The Harvard Advocate. Edward is also a published poet who has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize multiple times. Continue reading Edward Michael Supranowicz

Alan Catlin has several new books in the works including a long series of noir movie poems concluding with three chapbooks in one book under the title Exterminating Angels from Kelsay for mid-year 2022. he also has two chapbooks coming soon as well: Satan’s Kiss from Gutter Snob ad Dream Rider from Orchard Street Press. Hangover Requiem Broken voices speaking of black leather jackets and motorcycle boots, twisted heavy metal, vehicles undone, all the ess curves taken at too high a speed, rain slickened and oil stained, all the un- controllable black ice skids that always end against unforgiving stone … Continue reading Alan Catlin

Robert Paul Allen  lives on a lake near the coast of Maine. He is surrounded daily by the state’s rugged beauty. He worked  in the medical field in patient care and has seen the gamut of human trials and tribulations. The human condition inspires much of his poetry. He has been a serious poet for the past five years and has published 46 poems. His first chapbook, Between the Panes has just been published. He believes he still has something to say. Off Course When my young boys ran into the house shouting, “There’s a horse in the back yard”!!!, … Continue reading Robert Allen

Gabriella Balcom lives in Texas with her family, works full-time in the mental health field, and has loved reading and writing her entire life. She writes fantasy, horror, sci-fi, romance, literary fiction, children’s stories, and more, and loves great stories, forests, mountains, and back roads. She has a weakness for lasagna, garlic bread, tacos, cheese, and chocolate, and adores Chinese, Italian, and Mexican food. Gabriella has had 444 works accepted for publication, and won the right to have a novel published by Clarendon House Publications when one of her short stories was voted best in an anthology. Her book, On … Continue reading Gabriella Balcom