Shonna Gillis fights with the unknown through her smotth pen melting ink onto the page. She enjoys worshiping the sun in Dolores Park when she’s not manipulating language into complex equations of words and sentences, aimed at solving the perplexities of human existence. See more of her work at her blog. She currently lives in San […]

Elizabeth Akin Stelling’s poem Waiting appeared here in August. She always gets the crowd laughing when she reads live, but what she gives us here is powerful and haunting.  A Mother’s Heart Speaks Volumes By Elizabeth Akin Stelling Early morning hours bring my daughter, again to my bedside complaining of sleeplessness Her heart once again SHOUTING discomfort […]

Christina Matthews poem The Beginning of the End appeared here in October. Christina’s poetry gives voice to different characters, sometimes they are people, other times they are animals, other times they are inanimate. But the voices are always distinctive.  Suddenly the House Is a Marshland By Christina Matthews No way out. The door, gone. The windows, barred […]

Rebecca L Brown is a British writer. She specializes in horror, sci-fi, humor, surreal, and experimental fiction, although her writing often wanders off into other genres and gets horribly lost. To see more of her work, visit her blog. Overlording By Rebecca L Brown On screen, he is a five-star level ninety-three multi-lord–eighteen kingdoms! Never forget […]

Leila A Fortier is a writer, artist, poet, and photographer currently living on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Her poetry is a hybrid form of words crafted into visual designs and often incorporating multi-media elements. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. To see more of her work, visit her web site. […]