The Word's Faire . 6/11/25 The Word's Faire . 6/11/25

‘The Residuals (Or the Death of Harry Potter)’ & Collected Works

Jonathan Jones lives and works in Rome where he teaches English and American literature at John Cabot University.

The Word's Faire . 6/10/25 The Word's Faire . 6/10/25

‘Fickle Memories’, ‘Tomorrow Exists for Your Decay’, ‘Great Expanse’ & ‘Mephisto a Thief, but I am a Fool’

Emily Clara Dehne is a previously unpublished writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. She works as an English tutor for her college, and plans to pursue a career in editing.

The Word's Faire . 6/9/25 The Word's Faire . 6/9/25

‘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

The Word's Faire . 6/8/25 The Word's Faire . 6/8/25

‘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

The Word's Faire . 6/7/25 The Word's Faire . 6/7/25

‘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

The Word's Faire . 6/6/25 The Word's Faire . 6/6/25

‘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.

The Word's Faire . 6/5/25 The Word's Faire . 6/5/25

‘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 Word's Faire . 6/4/25 The Word's Faire . 6/4/25

‘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

The Word's Faire . 6/3/25 The Word's Faire . 6/3/25

‘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.

The Word's Faire . 6/2/25 The Word's Faire . 6/2/25

‘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.