series five authors

Ian Bodkin is a Virginian who writes. He is the author of the collection Every Word Was Once Drunk, co-author with poet Lee Busby of the collection Fingertip Scriptures, and he writes the continuing comic book, The Savage Lyrics.

Manda Frederick holds an MFA in writing and an MA in literary studies. She currently serves as the managing editor for a print and e-learning company in the tech space. She resides in Seattle, WA.

Halee Kirkwood is an MFA Candidate at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kirkwood has writing published in Cream City Review, Midwest Gothic, Strange Horizons, and Dawn, With Arms Full Of Roses: An Anthology of Queer Joy.

Richard Martin’s most recent work is Goosebumps of Antimatter (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018). He is the author of six books of poetry and two short story collections: Altercations in the Quiet Car and Buffoons in the Gene Pool.

Angie Mason lives in Duluth, MN with her wife and son. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Mankato State University, Mankato.

Bill McStowe enjoys writing poetry and short stories. He is excited to share this collection with his family and his friends.

Ashley Parker Owens is a writer, poet, and artist living in Richmond, Kentucky. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University and an MFA in Visual Arts from Rutgers University.

David Pischke lives in Tolleson, Arizona on a small farm with his wife, two boys, three dogs, and some chickens. He teaches elementary school Art and college Composition and is the co-founder of Tolsun Books.

Ben Pitts lives in Peoria, Arizona, where he is a high school English teacher. When he’s not reading or writing, most of his time is spent with his two daughters, Grace and Norah, and his wife Brianne.

Ross White teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, edits Four Way Review, and directs Bull City Press. He is the author of The Polite Society (Unicorn Press, 2017). Follow him on Twitter: @rosswhite.