THE EXHIBITION
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‘Mountains’
Bella Melardi is a poet and author. She writes about the political and personal. She attends OCADU.
‘Wasp, On Bricks’
Emelia Delaporte is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, where she studied English. In her time at the university, she served as editor-in-chief of Silhouette Literary & Art Magazine. Her work has been published in the Silhouette, the Shenandoah Avalon and the Floyd County Moonshine. She has work upcoming in Saw Palm, Mantis, Strip Mall and Nova Magazines. She currently lives, works and creates in Virginia.
‘A Satirical Study on the Linear Process of Grief (Or Lack Thereof)’
Krysha Santiaguel is a sixteen-year-old aspiring writer based in New York City. Her work has been recognized nationally by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. She enjoys writing poetry and experimenting with bold formatting. You can find more of her work on Instagram, by the username @kreeshei.
‘Earth Is Alright’
Alex Rogers is a satirical fiction writer whose words range from goofy to grotesque to unexpectedly grounded. His stories have appeared in The Write Launch, Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Starlite Pulp, Grub Street Online, Bizarro Circus of Madness, Foofaraw Press, Internet Angelz, and A Thin Slice of Anxiety. He lives in Los Angeles with his two cats, Merlin and Osha (the Tuxedo Twins).
‘Silent Laughter’
Nora Curtis is a former teacher and library desk clerk. She lives in Ypsilanti, MI with her husband, two young kids, affection dog, and capricious cat. Follow her @noraelisabethc
‘A Sister's Perspective’
Margaret Vihnly is a Toronto native and an up-and-coming writer of her own making. 'Own making' in the sense that all of her writing comes in the dark of night, under a veil of sleep, so that she may be left unbothered for a few hours until life comes back online. It is a sanctuary that lives only in her mind and within a hard drive, gathering dust, and hopefully, now for the world to read.
‘The Bridge’
Kripa Nidhi has lived in Houston, TX for the past 20+ years, and when not writing, Nidhi works as an engineer.
‘When To Run’
Elysse Ladjevic is a retired neuroscientist and writer of magical realism, literary, and Gothic stories. Marooned in Boston, she often writes about her Californian upbringing as a way to go back home.
‘Lit Up Dust’
Florence Murry is the author of Last Run Before Sunset, Finishing Line Press. Her poems have appeared in Pinch, Atlanta Review, Slipstream Press, Magazine, Off the Coast, Black Fox Literary and others. Florence lives in Southern California with her husband and two cats.
‘Able to Forward’
Chris Stanton is a creative writer and artist in Los Angeles. His first novel Kings of the Earth, the story of a haunted surfing town on Lake Michigan, was published in 2019. His short stories have appeared in more than a dozen literary magazines and his “novel in stories” Dandelion Crossing arrived in 2025. Kirkus Reviews called it “a heartfelt and deeply human collective portrait set in a palace of consumerism.”
‘Exceptional Times, Exceptional Measures’
Cora Tate is a full-time professional entertainer with work in 88 literary journals.
‘The Marked’
Alexandria Wyckoff has a BA in Creative Writing from SUNY Oswego. She has one book of poetry titled The Pain Cycle, with work also appearing in BarBar, Kennings Literary Journal, The Bookends Review, and others. Find more of her work at https://www.alexandriawyckoff.com/
‘Twilight Serenade’
William Whyte is the recipient of the Yale Book Award. He graduated with a number one ranking in his class from Yale College. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year of college. He lives in Manhattan Beach, California.
‘All The Things You’d Lose’
Rory Reinim is a poet and author who is currently pursuing publishing their debut novel and becoming a librarian. They graduated from Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, and will be attending PennWest for a Master’s in Library Science. You can find them at linktr.ee/itsrory1220
‘Strangers on the San Francisco-to-San Jose Express’
Robert Eugene Rubino is a former copy editor, sports columnist and adult literacy tutor whose first published poem appeared eight years ago when he was 70. Since then he's published two collections and his poetry has appeared in various online and print journals. He's a regular at poetry open mics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
‘White Linen Collars’
George Abreu is a writer and poet based in Pennsylvania. His work engages themes of inheritance, displacement, class, mortality, and the emotional architecture of everyday life. Blending meditative lyricism with narrative clarity, his poems examine how personal histories intersect with larger cultural forces and his Cuban / American upbringing.