THE EXHIBITION
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‘Angel’s Landing’
Christin Karr graduated from Pepperdine with a BA in Creative Writing as Valedictorian. She received a fellowship for the University of San Francisco for her MFA in Writing. Her education has given her opportunities to work with established writers including Pulitzer Prize winners whose work she hopes to emulate.
‘MEANING OF RAVENS’
A.Polly is a Canadian writer, writing into and out of chaos. A devoted poet yet a curious writer of any genre. A strong conversational tone and fearless voice. Join her on a journey into madness, surrealism & one day an MFA. Publications include Rowayat literary & wingless dreamer anthology, WILDsound + more. She studied poetry at the university of Toronto and feels fortunate to be on the staff at a small press. As an immigrant, she has luckily found a home in both Canada and poetry.
‘Florence’
James Goddard lives in England and, in 2026, spends much of his time thinking of other places and other times. He often tells these stories to his daughter. His poetry has been published in The Words Faire and Wildfire Words, and he has won a Birmingham Writers Group poetry contest.
‘The Reds and the Golds’
George Uriah's short stories have been published or accepted for publication in The Bookends Review, 300 Days of Sun, Bare Hill Review, Timber Creek Review, Thin Air Magazine, Line of Advance, SHIFT, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and the Southeast Missouri State University Press. His education includes an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s from the University of Tennessee.
‘first melt’
Elliot Mevissen is an undergraduate poet and artist with a fascination for the sky. Their favorite pastimes are knitting, figure skating, and marveling at the world.
‘The Right Time’
John M. Davis currently lives in Visalia, California. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including The Comstock Review, In These Times, The West Trade Review, Gyroscope Review, The Ekphrastic Review (Canada), Constellations and Reunion: The Dallas Review. “The Mojave”, a third chapbook, was published by the Dallas Community Poets.
‘MY STUDIO MEMORY’
Andrew Sarewitz has published a number of short stories as well as having penned scripts for various media. Mr. Sarewitz is a recipient of the City Artists Corp Grant for Writing. His play, Alias Madame Andrèe (based on the life of WWII resistance fighter, Nancy Wake, the “White Mouse”) garnered First Prize from Stage to Screen New Playwrights in San Jose, CA; produced with a multicultural cast and crew.
‘Sunday’
Dylan Night is a former medical professional and published author most recently through Able Muse, Wingless Dreamer, In Parentheses, Lilomul, Neon Origami, South Platte River Review, and Querencia. He resides in San Diego, California with his partner and stepchild. He is currently workshopping his most recent novel.
‘Bird (abandoned) theory’
Lindsay Collier is a writer and educator living in Akron, Ohio. She teaches at Kent State University, working at the University Press, Poetry Center and Writing Commons. Her work is shaped by the landscapes of Northeast Ohio. She finds inspiration in the ordinary and mundane moments of life, reminding her that paying attention is an act of care. When not teaching or writing, Lindsay can be found running down sidewalks, attempting to sketch oranges or reading anything she can get her hands on.
‘famine’
Megan Moss is a writer and author from Kingston, Oklahoma. She has been published in her university's literary journal Originals, as well as The Madison Review, and has been a featured reader at the Wednesday Night Poetry event in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She is a senior at East Central University, majoring in English.
‘It's Different Now’
Ludivine M. was born and raised in Paris, France, and has been living for the past ten years in Berlin, Germany, where she works and raises her two daughters. She mostly writes nonfiction essays about motherhood and addictions. Her work has appeared in The Word’s Faire, Black Horse Review and Tint Journal. You can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/ludivine_bodymind
‘The Man Who Hates Himself’
Ryan Rahman is a writer based in Orlando, Florida. His works have appeared in Wingless Dreamer Publisher, The Words Faire, and Neon Origami, among others. When he’s not writing, Ryan enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies, and traveling. Find him on Instagram: ryanrahmanwriter.
‘Invasive’
Laura McDermott Matheric's first book of poetry, Visions on Alligator Alley was published by Lominy Books in 2015. A Professor of English, Laura regularly teaches writing workshops and literature courses at Broward College and throughout the community. Recent publications include The Closed Eye Open, The Sad Girl Diaries, Purple Ink Press, and Chameleon Chimera. She was appointed the first Poet Laureate of the City of Coconut Creek in 2022, first of any municipality in Broward County Florida, furthering her efforts to support growth in education, the arts, and the community. She holds an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Florida International University, and currently, Laura is pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University.
‘The Green Giant’
C. S. Crowe is three crows in a trench coat that gained sentience after eating a magic bean. He spends his days writing stories on a stolen laptop and trading human teeth for peanuts. A poet and storyteller from the Southeastern United States, he believes stories and poems are about the journey, not the destination, and he loves those stories that wander in the wilderness for forty years before finding their way to the promised land.
‘Per Haps’
James B. Nicola is the author of eight collections of poetry, the latest three being Fires of Heaven: Poems of Faith and Sense, Turns & Twists, and Natural Tendencies. His nonfiction book Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor’s Guide to Live Performance won a Choice magazine award.
‘Ilsa, 1985’
Pia Quintano is a New York based writer/painter who often writes about characters who have a hard time coming to grips with adulthood. Her stories have recently appeared in Atlas and Alice, Lunch Ticket and The Tulsa Review.