THE EXHIBITION
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‘Stings’
James Goddard lives in England in the year 2025, so spends much of his time thinking of other places and other times. He studied classics and philosophy, and tells the stories of people history forgot, or never knew, to give voices back to those erased. Most of the time, he tells these stories to his daughter. He writes at: https://meditationsonpermafrost.substack.com/
‘The Girl Who Walked Out of The File’
Jade Mash is a British writer, educator, and care leaver whose work blurs the line between memoir, poetry, and archival testimony. Autistic and multiply neurodivergent, her voice reclaims what institutions erased: the right to feel, to speak, and to survive out loud. Jade’s writing has been recognized for its lyric intensity, experimental form, and unflinching honesty. She is the founder of The Aftercare Project, supporting care-experienced youth through creative workshops, lived-experience mentoring, and artistic reclamation. She holds an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction and is currently preparing a PhD proposal exploring narrative disruption, voice, and postcolonial neurodivergence. She is a mother, a foster panel member, and a believer in storytelling as resistance and repair.
‘Foreigners’, ‘Sunshower’ & ‘Cosmic Confetti’
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.
‘Truth Rising’, ‘Blood Moon Eclipse’ & ‘Radiation’
Claire Warner is a Connecticut poet and writer. She is a past editor of Connecticut River Review, a poetry journal, and FltBrief, an aviation newsletter with a national readership. her poems have been included in venues such as Blue Unicorn, Connecticut River Review, and Orphic Lute.
‘New Rose’
Elliot Smith is a British journalist and writer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Much of his fiction is set in and around his hometown of Skegness, on the east coast of England, and explores themes of class, socio-economic inequality, masculinity and community.
‘Voices in the Air’ & ‘Home Before Dark’
Vincent Casaregola teaches American literature and film, creative writing, and rhetorical studies at Saint Louis University. He has published poetry in a number of journals, as well as creative nonfiction, short fiction, and flash fiction. His poetry collection, Vital Signs (dealing with illness, loss, trauma, and grieving), is now available from Finishing Line Press.
‘Dionaea's Muscipula’ & ‘The Slumber of a King’
E.L. Means is an aspiring psychoanalyst, pursuing a Master's degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at the University of Southern California. He seeks to enrich his understanding of the human experience beyond the confines of psychological nomenclature. Through his poetry and archetypal allegories, he seeks to inspire a connection to others through excavating the depths of the self.
‘If Cows had a God, he’d be a Cow’ & ‘Marionettes on God’s Stage’
Carter T. Fourie is a new writer with a passion for storytelling. They focus on queer perspectives, but write anything and everything, both creatively and academically
‘SocratEX at the Gym’
IUSTIN BUTNARIUC (b. 1999, Botoșani) is a student at the Faculty of General Medicine in Iași. Among other things, he is passionate about literature and writes essays, reviews, prose, but especially poetry in Romanian. He has been awarded at various national literary competitions and has published texts in magazines such as Poesis International, Timpul, on the online platforms Omiedesemne, Poetic Stand, Literomania, Hyperion, Liternet, Junimea XXI. He had public readings at the Blecher Institute (March, 2022) and on the occasion of the Librarium Marathon for International Poetry Day (March, 2023). He has not yet debuted in volume, but he plans to do so as soon as possible.
‘In the Right-Side Pocket’, ‘Reflection’ & ‘Old Tiger’
Ashton Emerson is a music teacher, poet, and butch dyke based in Baltimore, MD. He holds an M.M. from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University. In his writing, Emerson explores subjects like family trauma, mental illness, grief, and recovery alongside natural imagery. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Ashton Emerson ashtoneworley@gmail.com 919-720-1690
‘THEY WERE SINGERS’
Glenn Kletke's work can be found in 'Whistle For Jellyfish' and in the form anthology, 'In Fine Form' where he pioneered the framed glosa.
‘Brother Ariel’
Victoria (Vic) Brooks is a queer nonbinary writer living in London, and parent to an octopod (2-year-old identical twins). Their first queer sci-fi novel, Silicone God, was published by MOIST Books in the UK (December 2023) and House of Vlad Press in the US (February 2025). They have also published various essays, short fiction, and poetry. Find their work in Archer, W0rms, SAND, Discount Guillotine, and elsewhere.
‘Stuck’
Richard Weems is the author of three short story collections, one of which was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Prize. His work has appeared in North American Review, The Gettysburg Review, Beloit Fiction Journal and elsewhere. He just recently retired from teaching.
‘My Freak Show Family of Origin’ & Other Works
Emma Goldman-Sherman's plays have been produced on 4 continents and include "Abraham's Daughters" based on their documentation of human rights abuses during the first Intifada available as a podcast at TheParsnipShip.com. Their poetry appears or is forthcoming in The Bellingham Review (finalist for the 49th Parallel Award), Eckleburg, Toyon (w/Arabic translation), Gigantic Sequins (1st prize), Exist Otherwise, Writers Resist and others. Emma's micro-chapbook, "Possible Paths for the Minotaur," is forthcoming as part of the Ghost City Press Summer Series. Their microfiction is anthologized in Best Microfiction 2025 and the Fish Anthology of 2023. They have received support from ATHE, Ragdale, Millay, WordBridge, LMCC, and others. They work as a neuroaffirming coach, teach for the Dramatists Guild Institute and PlayPenn, and support writers and artists at https://www.bravespace.online/
‘The Last Flight of Three’
Jack Cortez is a queer Spanish Canadian writer, history buff, and father of the dearest little kitten. He has graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in history and psychology from the University of Ottawa in 2024. He currently lives in the Ottawa Valley, just a heartbeat away from the Canadian capital city. He has recently published a poem in the Waymark Literary Magazine.