is a writer in Louisville, Kentucky. Throwing together words and phrases to create complicated meanings in poetry and fiction, stifled in a tangent and analyzing challenges with anthropic laced burdens.

is currently a MA student at the University of Louisville. They made this zine to spotlight the incredible written work being done by their pals. They love experimental fiction, their cat Lewis, and banana pudding.

is a Louisville, KY-based poet, music therapist, and songwriter raised in Flatgap, KY. He is an MA in English student at the University of Louisville where he has received the department’s Graduate Award for Poetry. His writing, previously included in Miracle Monocle and other publications. He also writes and performs with the band The Brothers’ Mother.

recently graduated with a Master’s in English. Much of my writing may tend to focus on Existentialism, alienation, and isolation. Also includes interest of variations on the theme.

is interested in horror, speculative fiction, and counting the ghosts in the back of The Haunting of Hill House. She advises you to treat your retail workers with respect, and to never take yourself too seriously (and be as campy as possible at all times).

is an author operating out of Louisville, KY. He writes short fiction, prose poetry, and creative non-fiction that focuses on the way people connect with each-other.

was awarded the Emerging Fiction Writers Award in 2021 from the Bluegrass Writers Studio, was a finalist for the Baen Fantasy Award in 2023, and was a recipient of the Working-Class Writers Grant from the Speculative Literature Foundation in 2020. You can find her work in Galaxy’s Edge Magazine, Writers of the Future Volume 35, and A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint.

is a Kentucky-based poet, screenwriter, and graduate student at the University of Louisville, where she explores the intersection of narrative, poetry, and visual storytelling. Heavily inspired by the filmworks of Edward Yang and David Lynch, Sledge delves into the surreal aspects of the everyday, navigating the hidden layers of the mundane with a sharp, introspective eye. Her work often blurs the boundaries between reality and dream, inviting readers to embrace the strange and unexpected within the ordinary. Through her poetry and screenwriting, she encourages an exploration of the subtle connections that tie the surreal to the familiar, urging audiences to find meaning in the nuances that exist between them.