THE EXHIBITION
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THE EXHIBITION •
‘Office as Body’
Allison Whittenberg of Philadelphia is an award winning poet, novelist, and playwright. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry. Her novels include Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored, Sane Asylum, and Killing the Father of Our Country. Her plays have been performed at The Festival of Wrights (New York), Downtown Urban Arts Festival, The Secret, Hedgerow Theatre, Theatre in the Round, Interact Theatre, and Equity Library Theater of New York.
‘Face to Face’
Tirna Iqbal is a new poet from Connecticut, currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work has not been published before.
‘a gilded view’
Chanchito Massoni lives in a garden on the moon with all Chancho's cat friends, and a couple of humans thrown in there to do Chancho's bidding. One of these days, Chancho may land on Earth. Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/sunflower_chancho
‘Then a little accident, Those Bits of You Falling Out of Box’
J. Dylan Yates holds a BFA from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Her work includes the award-winning novel, THE BELIEF IN Angels. Dylan’s poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Grief Like Yours: A Story Collection of Life After Loss, A Year in Ink, Volume 10, and Moonstone Arts’ 30th Edition of Poetry Ink. Her poetry has been published in national and regional anthologies and newspapers. Her newest poetry publication, Ghost Composer, will be published in May 2026.
‘Drawn’
Shane O'Callaghan is a writer and a student at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, originally from Ireland. He’s primarily a horror fiction writer, who came to America in search of an education and an adventure about which he could write. But, better than either of those things, here in America is where he met his wife.
‘A Boy and His Leaf’
CS 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.
‘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.