Lindsay A. Chudzik received her MFA in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her one-act plays have appeared in a number of festivals, and Chudzik’s short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry & Prose, Ghost Town, Haunted Waters Press, and Map Literary, among others. Her creative nonfiction has been anthologized and her short story, “Check Yes If You Like Us,” was a finalist for the 2015 Dogwood Prize. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University and facilities creative writing workshops for ex-offenders at OAR in Richmond, Virginia.

Pinning, Volume 2, Issue 2 (Pushcart Nomination)

Rita Rouvalis Chapman teaches high school English in Webster Groves, Missouri. Recently, her poetry has appeared in Semaphore Magazine, Anomaly, SHANTIH, Fourth & Sycamore, and Poetry Quarterly.  She is a student in the MFA program at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Arrays in C and Lines Written to the Sun, Volume 2, Issue 2

Hannah Carmack is an emerging writer from Roscoe, IL. She has been writing since the third grade but only recently discovered her love of non-fiction and poetry. She enjoys reading and writing in her spare time, as well as staying politically active due to her passion for people with disabilities. This passion was spurred from her life being changed by being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Since then she has spent her time making her voice heard and paying tithe to the all-mighty colon.

A Recipe for Good Health, Volume 2, Issue 2

Goirick Brahmachari lives in New Delhi, India. He hails from Silchar, Assam. His poems have been published in many Indian and international poetry magazines.

A strange shade of white, Volume 2, Issue 2
Review, joining the dots., Volume 3, Issue 2

A Pushcart nominee, Lana Bella is an author of two chapbooks, Under My Dark (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2016) and Adagio (forthcoming from Finishing Line Press), has had her poetry and fiction featured with over 200 journals: Columbia Journal, Poetry Salzburg Review, Third Wednesday, among others. She resides in the U.S. and the coastal town of Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she is a mom of two far-too-clever-frolicsome imps.

For You Must Wander, Volume 2, Issue 2

David-Matthew Barnes’s poetry has been featured in Memoryhouse, Red Booth Review, The Comstock Review, Glitterwolf Magazine, Chelsea Station, Sonic Boom, Wicked Alice, and more. He is the national winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, selected by Kent State University. He has been an educator for more than a decade. He lives in Denver.

The 12 on Tenth Street and I Know Why Marianne Did It, Volume 2, Issue 2

Amy Wood is a British writer whose stories feature in Opening Line Literary ‘Zine (Sept. & Dec. 2014), Flashdogs: An Anthology (Dec. 2014), Spelk Fiction (Jan. 2015), and Flashdogs Solstice: Light & Dark (June 2015). She has won multiple flash fiction contests as well as the monthly short story competition at Creative Writing Ink. Her blog amywoodfiction.wordpress.com showcases more of her short stories and flash fiction.

Fly Away Boy, Volume 2, Issue 1

Stephen Scott Whitaker is a member of National Book Critics Circle and literary review editor for The Broadkill Review. His poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in dozens of publications. His previous chapbooks include the steampunk inspired The Black Narrows, the award winning Field Recordings, and The Barleyhouse Letters. Whitaker teaches theater, literature and psychology in rural Maryland. In 2004 he was the recipient of an NEA grant to adapt Romeo & Juliet into a rock musical. He lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with his family. He blogs on occasion at: http://fieldrecord.blogspot.com/.

To Gut Bacteria, Volume 2, Issue 1

Matthew Wallenstein lives in Braddock, PA. This year his work has appeared in Euphony, Subtle Tea, among others.

Forwarding Address and Caretaker, Volume 2, Issue 1

Internationally collected artist Richard Vyse has been featured in galleries in New York and Hawaii. He has studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and taught at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. His art is in the Art of Man issue #19 and the Leslie+Lohman Museum in New York. Visit manartbyvyse.blogspot.com.

Man BOLD, Man Edge, and Man Marble, Volume 2, Issue 1