THE EXHIBITION
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THE EXHIBITION •
‘Where Past and Future Gather’
Carol Ann Wilson’s work with public schools and higher education institutions focused on issues of democracy and social justice, as did her writing. When she turned to creative nonfiction, her first book, Still Point of the Turning World: The Life of Gia-fu Feng, won Foreword Review’s Book of the Year Award. Another biography, Because We Wanted To! was a finalist for the same award. Carol’s essays have appeared in Under the Gum Tree, The Write Launch, bookscover2cover, Wrath-Bearing Tree, Unlimited Literature, and the Awakenings Review. Her essay “House of Mirrors” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Carol lives and writes in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, please see https://carolannwilson.info
‘Correspondence’
Dylan McDonie is an aspiring author from St. Augustine, Florida. He studied Literature at Florida State University and from then on has held a handful of odd and forgettable jobs. He hopes to one day to capture some vestige of truth in his work, like a moth in glass
‘from the lake made new’, ‘Vegas’ & ‘May ‘20’
Cate Herrold is a writer interested in personal essays and prose poetry. Hailing from Massachusetts, she landed in Los Angeles where she currently lives with her 2 cats. She is an editor for the LA Valley College’s literary journal, The Bite, and publishes work on her Substack, which you can find at catethoughts.substack.com
‘Skin Deep’
Annie Zhu is a student at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas. Her writing explores nuanced emotional experiences and personal narratives through introspective prose. Annie's work has been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, district-level competitions, and has appeared in literary journals including E&GJ. In her free time, Annie loves to bake desserts, attempt overly ambitious DIY projects, and collect oddly-shaped shells.
‘Response to a Letter Requesting the Tapes’, ‘Overview’ & ‘It's the One’
Lawrence Bridges' poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, and Tampa Review. He has published three volumes of poetry: Horses on Drums (Red Hen Press, 2006), Flip Days (Red Hen Press, 2009), and Brownwood (Tupelo Press, 2016).
‘The Secret Life of Sponge Cake’, ‘The Navigation of Us; A Love Story’, ‘Jesus In the Wilderness’, ‘The Adoration’ & ‘The Quietness’
Alan Hill has been writing for 25 years and is none the wiser . He has become more comfortable with the unknowable, and for this great gift that writing has given him he is eternally grateful. His latest book 'In the Blood' was published by Caitlin Press in 2022
‘Potholes’, ‘Hidden’, ‘Vintage’, ‘Listen To Your Friends’, ‘Secrets From My Mid-Twenties’ & ‘Weird’
Miranda Keith (she/her) is an Iowa native who received her bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Iowa State University in 2022. She is a poet, photographer, and entrepreneur. Miranda's work focuses on the paradoxes of being human, the pain and joy of love, and existential crises discovered along the way. You can find Miranda on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Tumblr as @metaphoricallymk.
‘Yellow’
Danny Diaz is a native Texan currently living in San Antonio. When he is not writing, he enjoys cooking and spending time with his wife and their three dogs.
‘The Silence’
Ludivine Massin 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 and Tint Journal. You can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/ludivine_bodymind
‘Wartezeit’
Michelo Isola resides in Georgia with his husband of twenty years and three needy dogs. He is a later life writer who relishes stories about marginalized people.
‘just fucking talk to your girlfriend, man’ & ‘the third stage of limerence’
Brianna Roberto is a 22-year-old artist and writer based in Fremont, CA whose work has been featured in multiple publications and exhibitions. Having just finished her undergraduate program at Santa Clara University, earning a B.A. in both Child Studies and Studio Art, she is continuing her graduate studies at SCU to earn a Masters in Education. More of her work can be found at colorbybri.com.
‘Rock and Roll Son’
Peter Conrad’s work was a runner up in the My Dream Writing Contest 2024 and appeared in Wingless Dreamer's 2024 anthology Summer Fireflies 2. His writing appears in LOFT Books, Issue VI, Gnashing Teeth Publishing, The Cost of Our Baggage anthology. His stories appear in over thirty literary journals including The Taborian, WayWords Literary Journal, Umbrella Factory Magazine, CafeLit, Bare Hill Review, Impulse, The Paradox Literary Magazine, In Parentheses, The Hemlock, Livina Press Golden Issue, Folklore, Novus, Half and One, Superpresent Magazine, Poor Yorick, and the Datura. His work will be published in Wingless Dreamer’s 2025 anthology, Unfolding Colours. His work appears in over thirty literary journals worldwide.
‘Franken Eden’, ‘A Post-It Note Found On Your Self-Worth’ & ‘Don’t Do It (Or Leave Her on Read)’
Drema Drudge is an award-winning novelist and author of several chapbooks-in-progress, including Look, I Built a Cathedral. Her poetry blends emotional candor with tenderness and wit. She has an MFA from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, and her work has appeared in Spectrum and The Louisville Review and others. www.dremadrudge.com
‘Hustle for Cigarettes’, ‘Gravel Road’ & ‘Airplanes Under the Tree’
Allan Scherlen’s experiences as a child were on a farm in Texas, but he eventually settled in the mountains of Appalachia. Along the way, he discovered poets and his trips to Mexico and China added rich experiences that influenced him. Being a librarian brought him closer to books and the music of the mountains. He has published in Progenitor, New Words Press, Azahares Spanish Literary Mag, New Note Poetry, Hong Kong Review, Galway Review, Word’s Faire, Bluebird Word and Vermilion.
‘The Wound of Almost’
Ryan Rahman is a writer based in Orlando, Florida. His works have appeared in Beyond Words Magazine, The Stardust Review, Half and One, BarBar, Humans of The World, WILDsound Writing Festival (Festival for Poetry), Wingless Dreamer Publisher, Moonstone Arts Center, Poets Choice, and The Word's Faire. When he’s not writing, Ryan enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies, and traveling.
‘POEM BEGINNING WITH A LINE FROM RILKE’ & Collected Works
Samuel Gilpin is a poet living in Portland, OR, who holds a Ph.D. in English Lit. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which explains why he works as a door to door salesman. A Prism Review Poetry Contest winner, he has served as the Poetry Editor of Witness Magazine and Book Review Editor of Interim. A Cleveland State University First Book Award finalist, his work has appeared in various journals and magazines, most recently in The Bombay Gin, Omniverse, and Colorado Review. His chapbook Self-Portraits as a Reddening Sky was published by Cathexis Press.