THE EXHIBITION
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THE EXHIBITION •
‘Creek Onions’ & ‘Damp Woodland Earth’
Frank Weber is a freelance writer from Erie, Pennsylvania. He is a published author, featured in several magazines, anthologies, books and advertising campaigns as both writer and model and is a Staff Writer for Bare Back Magazine. Frank draws inspiration from the Kerouac-Bukowski-Thompson vein, and his work encompasses a simple honesty in written word and enough of a raw edge to make people feel what they read.
‘Superman Is Dead, Long Live Superman’
Robert Eugene Rubino has published prose and poetry in various online and print journals. He's old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis and smart enough to solve The New York Times crossword puzzle on Mondays (other days not so much).
‘The Oedipus Myopus Mystery’
Riley Willsey is a 23-year-old writer and musician from Upstate New York. His short stories can be found on both Half and One’s and Wordsfaire’s websites. Sporadic posts and bursts of creativity can be found on his instagram page, @notrileycreative.
‘A Surgical Poem’, ‘Black Hole’ & ‘Stay’
Marceline Campbell-Ogbunezu is a 21 year old who lives at the crossroads of multiple intersections. She is a plus-sized transgender Nigerian woman who is currently living in Middletown, Connecticut. She has been published in many journals including The Periphery, Havik Poetry, and the Adirondack Center for Writing. She also served as a guest editor for the Inlandia Magazine 2019 Teen Issue. She dreams to one day be one of the great American poets and is hell-bent on making her mark.
‘A Dog’s Wish’
John Guchemand is an MFA candidate in University of Baltimore's Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program. You may find him furiously writing and reading stories against life's sundry deadlines, while attempting to balance family and work.
‘Sand and Strawberries’
Gerald Lynch was born on a farm at Lough Egish in Co. Monaghan Ireland and grew up in Canada. His latest novel, Plaguing Jake, was published in June 2024 by At Bay Press. The Dying Detective (2020) was the concluding novel of a trilogy comprising Omphalos and Missing Children. These novels were preceded by Troutstream, Exotic Dancers, and two books of short stories, Kisbey and One’s Company. He has published numerous short stories, essays, and reviews, as well as having edited a number of books. He has also authored two books of non-fiction, Stephen Leacock: Humour and Humanity and The One and the Many: Canadian Short Story Cycles. The recipient of a few awards, including the gold award for short fiction in Canada’s National Magazine Awards, he lives in Ottawa. Website: http://geraldlynch.weebly.com/
‘Diagnosis’
Dana Johnson is an aspiring author whose writing focuses primarily on short fiction and humorous essays. Johnson is a native Kansan and a graduate of both the Emporia State Teachers’ College and the Johns Hopkins Creative Writing Program. She has spent the last decade teaching English and coaching competitive speech and debate; this has provided her the opportunity to generate much writing material and ponder the absurdities of humanity. Her other passions include cooking well, gardening poorly, and wrangling a house full of rescue animals. You can find her on Instagram and Threads @writebyaccident.
‘Accelerant’, ‘Thrum’, ‘A Simplification’ & ‘Us’
K Weber (she/her) is an Ohio writer with 11 online books of poetry. She obtained her Creative Writing BA in 1999 from Miami University. K writes independently and collaboratively, having created poems from words (& more!) donated by more than 300 people since 2018.
‘Make an Appointment to Worry’
Katie Pippel is a resident of the Pacific Northwest and is an English Language Arts teacher, artist, and dancer. Her writing is shaped by her experience with chronic illness, specifically endometriosis. She endured 4 surgeries in her treatment, including a hysterectomy at age 31. She hopes her writing contributes to the rising tide for this debilitating disease.
‘To Be Held By A Mother’ & Collected Poems
Kayla Misa (they/she) is a queer Asian author, accountant in the entertainment industry by day, but an artist by evening.They can be found strumming on the guitar or bowing on the violin, when not crunching numbers. They have been previously published in The Palouse Review, Open Expression Journal, and the Alexandrian Review. They are also featured in Power Poetry’s 2020 annual anthology for upcoming writers. Kayla is also a current collaborator of the non-profit organization, Girls Write Now.