The Word's Faire . 11/1/25 The Word's Faire . 11/1/25

‘AMERICA GIVES ME THE BENDS’

Lucile Barker is an unhoused Toronto poet, writer and activist. Since 1994, she has been the co-ordinator of the Joy of Writing, a weekly workshop at the Ralph Thornton Centre which is sponsored by the Ralph Thornton Center and the Queen Saulter Branch of the Toronto Public Library. Her prose and poetry have been published in print, on-line and broadcast. She is viewing her current situation as an adventure and material for future work.

The Word's Faire . 10/31/25 The Word's Faire . 10/31/25

‘Love's Ways’

M.D. Smith of Huntsville, Alabama, writer of over 350 flash stories, has published digitally in Frontier Times, Flash Fiction Magazine, Bewilderingstories.com, and many more. Retired from running a television station, he lives with his wife of 64 years and three cats. https://mdsmithiv.com/

The Word's Faire . 10/30/25 The Word's Faire . 10/30/25

‘Three’ & ‘The Good Place’

Dr. Kelsey L. Smoot (they/he/Kelz) is a Tin House Workshop alum, a Pushcart Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and a Best New Poets nominee. Proudly, he is also the author of two chapbooks: we was bois together with CLASH! (An Imprint of Mouthfeel Press) and Muse, with Another New Calligraphy. Thrillingly, Kelz’s debut full-length collection of poems, SOULMATE AS A VERB arrives in early 2026 with DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e).

The Word's Faire . 10/24/25 The Word's Faire . 10/24/25

‘The People Versus The Memory’

Dimitry Partsi is a writer of absurdist fiction, surreal comedy, and speculative work. His humor appears in Defenestration Magazine and Little Old Lady Comedy; his darker fiction in Tales from the Moonlit Path and Horrific-Scribblings; his speculative pieces in 365tomorrows and Blood+Honey

The Word's Faire . 10/23/25 The Word's Faire . 10/23/25

‘The Ashes Refuse Silence’

Joshua Walker is a poet known for raw, mythic, and emotionally intense work. He has been published in Potomac Review, Southern Florida Poetry Journal, and Solarpunk Magazine. His poetry blends personal experience with universal resonance.

The Word's Faire . 10/22/25 The Word's Faire . 10/22/25

‘Rebuttal’

Jennifer Weigel lives in Kansas, USA. Weigel has been a regular contributor to Haunted MTL and is involved with Nat1 Publishing. Author of Witch Hayzelle’s Recipes for Disaster trilogy and a myriad of short stories, poems, art discourse, and more drifting around the Interwebs. https://jenniferweigelart.com/

The Word's Faire . 10/21/25 The Word's Faire . 10/21/25

‘Sea Horse’

G.R. Kramer, a Virginian nearing old age, has been writing poetry for publication for the past decade. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Oberon, Palette Poetry, Red Wheelbarrow and Winter Anthology, among other places. His chapbook, Locomotive of Mangled Parts, is available from Finish Line Press.

The Word's Faire . 10/19/25 The Word's Faire . 10/19/25

‘Golden Rain Tree’

Debra Tracy is a Puerto Rican–American writer based on Florida’s Space Coast, where rockets, rain trees, and family lore constantly sneak into her work. She shares bits of her writing life and lots of food pics on Instagram @debinthemoon

The Word's Faire . 10/18/25 The Word's Faire . 10/18/25

‘SOMNOLENCE REVERIE’

Dr. Jenny Butler’s first published book was the short story collection, Limerence for Lost Souls (House of Pomegranates Press, 2021). She has short stories published in numerous publications, including Corvus Review, The Raven’s Perch Literary Magazine, Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Other Terrain: Swinburne University Literary Journal, and Thorn Literary Magazine. You can find out more about her on her website www.drjennybutler.com

The Word's Faire . 10/17/25 The Word's Faire . 10/17/25

‘Montauk’, ‘Dukkha’ & ‘Rothko Room’

Eve Bainbridge is an after-hours poet whose work has appeared in multiple publications.

The Word's Faire . 10/16/25 The Word's Faire . 10/16/25

‘Fear of Leaving’

Edward Baranosky crosses the channels and pathways between the visual and the textual as a poet-artist. He has published several chapbooks of poetry, as well as recent Journal and Anthology inclusions, but no full collection. At 78, he is still an emerging poet.

The Word's Faire . 10/15/25 The Word's Faire . 10/15/25

‘Black, White, Read All Over’ & ‘Wasted Ink’

Fiona Hartmann is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. She is interested in creating thought-provoking fiction that creates emotional connections that transcend through the digital landscape of modernity. Find her published and forthcoming work in Kelp Journal, Shot Glass Journal, Neologism Poetry Journal and elsewhere.

The Word's Faire . 10/14/25 The Word's Faire . 10/14/25

‘Sonder’ & ‘Trees’

S.E. Street’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been published in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. She is a recipient of the Dymocks Short Story Prize for fiction, the Hunter Writers Award, and the SCWC HARP winner for poetry.

The Word's Faire . 10/13/25 The Word's Faire . 10/13/25

‘Patria’, ‘Swan Dive’ & ‘Do you Know the Aloneness of Oceans?’

Daniela Neira is a Scottish-Chilean writer traveling the world and telling its stories.

The Word's Faire . 10/12/25 The Word's Faire . 10/12/25

‘The Colony’, ‘Morning’ & ‘Dignity’

Jennifer Handy is the author of the poetry chapbooks California Burning (Bottlecap Press, 2024) and Dirt (Finishing Line Press, 2025).

The Word's Faire . 10/11/25 The Word's Faire . 10/11/25

‘Paper Kisses’

Lise Mayne (aka LG Pomerleau) is a retired educator writing poetry and prose from her home in Alberta. An associate of the League of Canadian Poets, the Canadian Authors’ Association and the Writers’ Union of Canada, her poetry is published in ten international literary publications, honoured by five award nominations. Lise’s life-long passion for Canadian history and immigration stories inspired two novels, Becoming Sand (2012) and Time Enough (Oprelle Publications, 2024)