John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly and Lost Pilots. Latest books, ”Between Two Fires”, “Covert” and  “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in California Quarterly, Seventh Quarry, La Presa and Doubly Mad. GOOD DAY I’m a poet and it’s been a good day. Not great but good. And not good enough to compensate completely for all the bad days that preceded it. And not good enough to make a dent in the pessimism, the misery, that has defined me over the years, that infuses my … Continue reading John Grey

Madeline Ehler (22 years old) is finishing her Bachelor of Arts in English at STFX University with plans to become a teacher. She lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, studying creative writing. She traveled abroad this past summer to take an intensive writing program in Europe to expand her perspective in the field, in which her poem “Northern Lights” (2023), and “The Leaves” (2024), was published in the University of Edinburgh’s literary magazine. Madeline continues to pursue her passion for writing poetry on life, love, and loss. Seasonal I watch my father’s skin wither like a left-out fruit. (A deep-purple plum … Continue reading Madeline Ehler

Joan Leotta is a writer and story performer. plays with words on page and stage. She performs tales of food, family, strong women on stages across the country and in Europe. Internationally published as an essayist, poet, short story writer, and novelist,  she’s a two-time Pushcart nominee, twice Best of the Net nominee, and a 2022 runner-up in Robert Frost Competition. Her essays, poems, CNF, and fiction appear in Impspired, Lothlorien, Ekphrastic Review, Verse Visual, Verse Virtual, Gargoyle, Silver Birch, Yellow Mama, Mystery Tribune, Synkroniciti, MacQueen’s Quinterly, Pure Slush, and others.  Her poetry chapbooks are Languid Lusciousness with Lemon, (Finishing Line) … Continue reading Joan Leotta

Alan Parry is a Merseyside-based writer, editor, and lecturer. His poetry is imbued with surreal images, open-ends, and the musical stylings of fifties jazz clubs; while his prose is attentive and well-observed. Published by esteemed platforms like Dream Noir, Streetcake Magazine, and Ghost City Press, Alan’s work showcases his talent for evocative prose and poetry. Inspired by Alan Bennett, James Baldwin, and Stan Barstow, he crafts compelling stories that resonate deeply. His debut poetry collection, Neon Ghosts (2020), and subsequent works like Belisama (2021) and Echoes (2022) demonstrate his creative prowess. Alan’s latest collection, Twenty Seven, was published in December 2023. In summer … Continue reading Alan Parry

John Patrick Robbins is a southern gothic writer and editor in chief of the Rye Whiskey Review. His work has been published in Horror Sleaze Trash, Red Fez, Punk Noir Magazine, Disturb The Universe, Spill The Words Pressand Piker Press. His latest book is Midnight Masochism from Black Circle Publishing and is available on Amazon. His work is always unfiltered. A Breakdowns Sonata So they tell me you live in total isolation much like myself.You have no one but the noise of barking dogs to remind you of the world you are very much not welcome in.You pen the pages … Continue reading John Patrick Robbins

James Nelli is a retired business executive and the author of the flash fiction story, Passing Notes. This story has been previously published in The Creativity Webzine. 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 areas of the world. These travels have served as a basis for many of his stories. Writing … Continue reading James Nelli

Older, but none the wiser, Duke LaRance is still riding the High Country on the rolling plains along the Rocky Mountain Front of Northwestern Montana.  He owes many thanks to Steve and Impspired, as well as his hangout at All Poetry for helping him get his work into the cloud.  A classic underachiever, he never had any delusions about publishing book.  All he ever wanted was to be read, and has now found his platform and audience, in just three years. Zen Mindlessness Trying to achieve a sense of Zen Mindlessnessmind a blank slate, zero stimulino folds, a quivering blob … Continue reading Duke LaRance

David Davies is a creative writer who focuses on poetry and short stories. David has self-published four books, which as dyslexic writer has shown his determination and hard work. He also has a passion for painting where he often combines his writing with painting. He studied at the Hull school of art and design (2003). David has exhibited his paintings in several group shows including the Engine room gallery and ADF gallery (arts disability forum); 54o North Festival and East Belfast Arts Festival. David also has several poems printed in various anthologies, Lagan Navigation Trust (Where my river flows), The … Continue reading David Davies

For over thirty years Mike Golding was a photographer and artist, and latterly a lecturer in photography at the University of Northumbria. He retired from academia in 2010 and began writing fiction. He enrolled on the MA in Creative Writing at Newcastle University in 2011, and graduated with a distinction in 2012. In 2013 he received a New Writing North New Fiction Award for a novel in progress, Salvage, which was completed as A Double Exposure in 2014. And in 2019 he self-published the psychological thriller Bad Magic through Amazon KDP, under the pseudonym A.M. Stirling. In 2015 he co-founded … Continue reading Mike Golding

Scott Waters lives in Oakland, California with his wife and son.  He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.  Scott has published previously in Impspired, Third Wednesday, Main Street Rag, Better Than Starbucks, Dreich, The Sandy River Review, and many other journals.  Scott’s first chapbook, Arks, was published by Selcouth Station, and his poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Starwalker The starwalker picked up a dark marblecasually gave it a spinwithout breaking stridewaded on through black wavesof gas, dust, icewhile the marble kept spinningand began to glowa blue-and-green striped lighthousebeckoning the starwalker to … Continue reading Scott Waters