Allen Seward is a poet from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. His work has appeared in Scapegoat Review, Apocalypse-Confidential, Big Windows Review, Moth Eaten Mag, Spare Parts Lit, and Eucalyptus Lit, among others. He currently resides in WV with his partner and four cats.  @AllenSeward1 on Twitter, @allenseward0 on Instagram, @allenseward on Blue Sky bourbon and then— the glass nearing empty again and the boredom setting in it’s time to make a pot of coffee the greatest moderator is the lack of will I do not wish to be drunk I suppose so what then?I’ll tell you when the … Continue reading Allen Seward

Set against the backdrop of Ukraine’s ongoing conflict, my short story and flash fiction explore familial discord, inner turmoil and emotional complexities faced by individuals amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the war in Ukraine. I moved to the UK due to the full-scale war in Ukraine. Hailing from the Donetsk region, the war began for me in 2014 and has followed me since I moved to Kyiv after. Now living in Scotland, I believe it is my duty to share my own experiences, as well as those of my friends and family, and raise awareness. It makes my heart ache … Continue reading Yuliia Koliushko

E. Martin Pedersen, originally from San Francisco, has lived for over forty years in eastern Sicily, where he taught English at the local university. His poetry appeared most recently in San Antonio Review, Danse Macabre, Neologism, Quail Bell Magazine, and California Quarterly, among others. Martin is an alumnus of the Community of Writers. He has published two collections of haiku, Bitter Pills and Smart Pills, and a chapbook, Exile’s Choice, from Kelsay Books.  The Art of Double-Hooking When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. (Mark Twain)You are heavy and worth itI’ve got you on my … Continue reading E. Martin Pedersen

Douglas Colston hails from Australia, has played in Ska bands and picked up university degrees, supported his parents during terminal illnesses, developed mental and physical disabilities, married his love, fathered two great children, had his inheritance embezzled and among other things, he is pursuing a PhD (Victoria University) he hopes will provide a positive contribution to the zeitgeist. In addition to being published by Impspired, his fiction, nonfiction and poetry has appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including: Tenth Muse; Hive Avenue; Rue Scribe; and Inlandia.  Erg – innermost being alone – rejecting superficiality? Optimal prehistoric structures possessing haunting experiences. Shaking out impurities?Indifference.To be successful?One … Continue reading Douglas Colston

Afra Ahmad is a writer, poet, artist and calligrapher. Based in Taiwan, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. She writes about everything under the sun: from dark issues of the society to problems faced by teenagers to imparting chunks of wisdom through her poems, stories and write-ups. Her works have appeared in various magazines including Iman collective, MYM, Rather Quiet, Ice Floe Press, Olney Magazine, The Malu Zine, The Sophon Lit, Blue Minaret, Melbourne Culture Corner, Her Hearth Magazine, The Hot Pot Magazine, Ghudsavar magazine, Moonbow Magazine, Eunoia Review, Alternate Route, Ink In Thirds, Porch Lit, Zhagaram Literary … Continue reading Afra Ahmad

Robin Luffman is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University, where they specialise in folklore and the supernatural. Their work primarily focuses on mystical beasts and fantastical goings-on in their home county of Derbyshire, and their short fiction has been previously published in AberInk. The Legend of Corvyl Peas The reasons wizards tend towards living in tall, architecturally improbable towers are as many as they are varied.             Most of the time, though, it just comes down to aesthetic.             Corvyl Peas had lived in the Knobbly-Bobbly-Spire-on-the-Belfry-on-the-Steep-on-the-Obeslisk for as long as the denizens of Tissington could remember. They … Continue reading Robin Luffman

Mehreen Ahmed is an Australian novelist. Her historical fiction, The Pacifist, is a Drunken Druid’s Editor’s Choice. Gatherings, is nominated for the James Tait Black Prize for fiction. Her short and flash fiction have won in The Waterloo Short Story Festival, Cabinet-of-Heed stream-of-consciousness Challenge, shortlisted by Cogito Literary Journal Contest, shortlisted by Litteratuer RW for Litt Prize, finalist in the Fourth Adelaide Literary Award Contest. A Best of Cafelit 8,three-time nominated for The Best of the Net Awards, nominated for the Pushcart Prize Award. Also, critically acclaimed by Midwest Book Review, DD Magazine, The Wild Atlantic Book Club to name … Continue reading Mehreen Ahmed

My name is Niamh Clark, I’m twenty-three and a student at City of Glasgow College where I’m currently studying professional and creative writing. I come from North Lanarkshire – the town of Wishaw – and I have been an avid writer from a young age but now I’m finally seeking recognition! Most of my work features themes of trauma, loss, heartbreak, and grief – however, I often write short fictional stories based in horror and suspense.  Grief Comes in Waves Flung onto an involuntary rollercoaster Soaring in contemptFlooring in discomfort “This too shall pass” And so, will I EventuallyDigging my … Continue reading Niamh Clark

Jerrice J. Baptiste is a poet born in Haiti, the author of eight books. Her poetry has been published and forthcoming in Impspired, Urthona: Buddhism & Art, Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & The Arts, Artemis Journal, The Yale Review, Mantis, Poetica Review, The Banyan Review, Kosmos Journal, The Caribbean Writer, West Trestle Review and several others. Jerrice was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for 2024 by Jerry Jazz Musician. and as Best of the Net for 2022 by Blue Stem. She was the recipient of the Juno Cottage Residency for the Women’s Leadership Program at The Omega Institute … Continue reading Jerrice J. Baptiste

Alex L.R is a former university lecturer with a PhD in Art History and Archaeology from SOAS, University of London. A fashion activist committed to diversity and inclusion and greater visibility of older women, Alex has blogged, written for magazines and journals and is the author of books on fashion published by Bloomsbury and Rizzoli New York.   The golden chain with the amethyst pendant Summer of 1976:  I was nearing the end of my first year at the University of Siena, reading modern languages with French as my major.  By the start of the second semester, the eager fresher … Continue reading Alex L.R