Justin Wiggins is an author who works and lives in the primitive, majestic, beautiful mountains of North Carolina. He graduated with his bachelor’s in English literature, with a focus on C.S. Lewis studies, from Montreat College in May 2018. His first book was Surprised by Agape, published by Grant Hudson of Clarendon House Publications. His second book, Surprised By Myth, was co-written with Grant Hudson and published in 2021. His most recent books, Marty & Irene, Tír na nÓg, Celtic Twilight, Celtic Song, Ragnarok, Celtic Dawn, Sacred Space, co-written with Matthew Huff, and Avalon, were all published by Steve Cawte … Continue reading Justin Wiggins

Howie Good is a professor emeritus at SUNY New Paltz whose newest poetry books, The Dark and Akimbo, are available from Sacred Parasite, a Berlin-based publisher. Rodeo It’s the Saturday of the school bus rodeo. No one seems especially concerned that 4 th -grade reading scores are down – again. The school bus drivers previsualize the obstacle course. Their palms are clammy, but their hearts are serene. They believe absolutely in their own rectitude. I’m kind of an artifact, standing at the side of the road with my thumb cocked. If I ever get to where I’m going, I might chase the … Continue reading Howie Good

Five-year-old Erbie Murat moved to London from Cyprus in 1956, and has lived and worked in this country ever since, attending school at Highbury Grammar, attending Southgate College, and The Open University. Erbie moved to Peter bough, in north Cambridgeshire over fifty years ago with his first wife, where he was heavily involved with his first three sons, three mortgages and several community focussed jobs in London, Cambridge, Leicester, Huntingdon and St Neots. Erbie moved to the Fens nearly thirty years ago, after a long history of community involvement and voluntary work in Peterborough, whilst commuting to his various jobs: … Continue reading Erbie Murat

Kaci Skiles Laws is a closet cat-lady and creative writer who reads and writes voraciously in the quiet moments between motherhood and managing Crohn’s Disease. She was a 2023 winner for Button Poetry’s short form contest, and her short story Eugene was nominated for a pushcart prize in 2022 by Dead Skunk Mag. Her most recent poetry has appeared in 3Elements Review, River Teeth Journal, Blood Tree Literature, and elsewhere. Her poetry books, “Strange Beauty” and “Summer Storms” are available on Amazon, and her most recent chapbook, “Smile, Child” is available from Bottlecap Press. Her collection of two sentence horror stories and short fiction, “Whose Hand Was I … Continue reading Kaci Skiles Laws

Dr.Elizabeth Vincent Koshy is a Professor of English at Dr. A.B.Telang Sr.College, Pune, India.Her poems, short memoirs and CNF have been published in print and online journal and magazines. Her poem ‘The mystical conjunction’ was selected by Sweetycat Press for ‘The Jewels in the Queen’s Crown’ anthology in the 24 K Gold category. Her poem ‘I’m in love with the wind ‘ was selected as ‘Publication of the month’ at Spillwords for the month of October ’23. Guppy Life I bring seven guppies home from a friend, two males and five females.I put them in a glass bowl and wonder … Continue reading Dr. Elizabeth V. Koshy

Born in Mexico, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, lives in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poetry has appeared in Blue Collar Review, Impspired, Mad Swirl, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Unlikely Stories. He is the author of Raw Materials (Pygmy Forest Press), Songs for Oblivion (Alternating Current Press/Propaganda Press), Peering into the Sun (Poet’s Democracy), The Book of Absurd Dreams (New Polish Beat), Before and Well After Midnight (Deadbeat Press), Keepers of Silence (Kendra Steiner Editions), Everything is Permitted (Ten Pages Press), In the House of the Butterflies (New American Imagist), and Make the Water Laugh … Continue reading Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Judge Santiago Burdon’s stories and poems have appeared in over 350 Magazines, Literary Journals, Podcasts and Anthologies. He has had 9 books published and is considered to be one of the most influential writers of hard hitting, raw fiction of our time. This 21st Century “ Nelson Algren” has introduced an empirical genre to literature referred to as; ‘Impulse Fiction’.  He was recognized in Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020 and again in 2021. Santiago turned 72 last July and lives in Tucson Arizona.  I Don’t Believe In Witchcraft When I lived in New Orleans a long while ago, my … Continue reading Judge Santiago Burdon

Called “one of the innovators of the short short story” by Publishers Weekly, Peter Cherches has published five full-length fiction collections as well as a number of chapbooks and several nonfiction books. Since 1977, his work has appeared in scores of magazines, anthologies and websites, including Harper’s, Fence, Bomb, Semiotext(e), North American Review, Fiction International and Billy Collins’ Poetry 180 project. His latest book is Everything Happens to Me, a collection of irreal autofictions. He is a native of Brooklyn, New York. Street Fight “I’ll kill you, motherfucker.” There was an altercation on the street. He was walking to the bus stop when he stopped, at a safe distance, … Continue reading Peter Cherches

For my children, Nen, Zita and UnUn. You are the wind beneath my wings. The Two Boys and The Moon One day, two boys who lived in Takland were playing on their swings under the huge oak tree. This was their favourite spot to watch the moonlight.  That evening, they planned to climb up the tree to get closer to the moon. One of them took his jar with him as he’d decided to reach out for the moon from the topmost branch,  fetch it and pack it neatly into the jar and take it home.  “That’s a good idea, … Continue reading Musiiwa Takavarasha

Born and raised in Liverpool, Sue made her way south through England before settling on the banks of a small river near the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland. After a career spanning education and psychotherapy, she is still searching for just the right words and is happy to have found a group of people engaged in that same search. Her work has been published in journals, anthologies and magazines. It can be found on the YouTube channels of The Bangor Literary Journal, Issue 11 and in the Community Arts Partnership anthologies, Heartland (2021) and Threshold (2022) where her poems, The … Continue reading Sue Steging