issue three.

R. S. Brandriff is a writer, poet, and software developer living in the American Southwest with their two cats and far too many coffee mugs. They write about love, neurodivergency, and the apocalypse, with poetry upcoming in Sledgehammer Lit. You can find them on Twitter @_hedgebones, and on their website, hedgebones.com, where new microfiction and poetry are published weekly.

Leiz Chan is a third year English and creative writing major from Des Moines, Iowa. She has a huge heart for reading, writing fiction, and powerlifting in her spare time. Currently, she lives in Iowa City with her fifteen pound cat Theodore, her partner, and an apartment full of hummus.

R. S. Brandriff is a writer, poet, and software developer living in the American Southwest with their two cats and far too many coffee mugs. They write about love, neurodivergency, and the apocalypse, with poetry upcoming in Sledgehammer Lit. You can find them on Twitter @_hedgebones, and on their website, hedgebones.com, where new microfiction and poetry are published weekly.

Doug Balster is a fourth year student at University of Iowa. He is pursuing a creative writing degree and one day hopes to write impactful stories for games and movies. Some of his favorite pastimes are playing Fate Grand Order and D&D, listening to Lofi, and attending conventions.

Jenny Eikre is a writer and editor living in Illinois. While she writes and edits SEO content for a living, she has a passion for fiction. When she's not working, you can find her working on her novel, sipping tea, reading a good book, or creating embroidery patches.

Lara Boyle is a Jewish, autistic, lesbian writer. She studies creative writing at Queens University of Charlotte. When not writing, she can be found reading or playing with her big red dog, Boomer, who failed service dog training because he loves people too much. Her work has been published in The Farside Review, where she’s a staff writer, Lesbians are Miracles Magazine, Moonchild Magazine, Herstry Blog, WomenAdvaNCe, and Signet Literary Magazine.

Sylvi Warshaver Stein is a freshman at Columbia University and a lover of poetry, prose, art, photography, the ocean, sunsets, and the moon. Her work has been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, and Gotham Writers Workshop.

Lily Rosen Marvin is a senior studying English and creative writing on the publishing track at the University of Iowa. Her work can also be found in Fools Magazine, Spect Magazine, and in Ink Lit Mag.

Alex Escalada is a fourth year at the University of Iowa studying music, English, and Latinx/a/o studies. They love movies that linger in their head long after the initial viewing and food that reminds them of home.

Amanda Pendley is a recent graduate in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa. She is spending her gap year manifesting the wardrobe of a Parisian poet and a future fit for a movie screen. She finds inspiration in illuminated tarot cards, maximalism, and fresh fruit.

Karina Marquez is currently a senior at St. Ambrose University. She's from Chicago, IL and is a big fan of film. New to creative writing, Karina's been trying to incorporate what she's learned as a literary consumer into her work.

Patrick Moran is the author of five books of poetry and the editor of an anthology of Scottish poetry. He teaches creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

John T. Bennett is a graduate student studying psychology at Wake Forest University. His literary interests are currently in Greek tragedy, Nietzsche, and the Beats. John is a U.S. Army combat veteran with five deployments. He now enjoys catching up on time away by being together with his family and three dogs. His Twitter is @JohnBen46646181.

Elana Walters is a first year student at the University of Iowa. She's majoring in English and creative writing on the publishing track. In her free time, she likes to do tarot reads, hang with friends, and look for new things to experience.

Amanda Pendley is a recent graduate in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa. She is spending her gap year manifesting the wardrobe of a Parisian poet and a future fit for a movie screen. She finds inspiration in illuminated tarot cards, maximalism, and fresh fruit.

Kelly is a third year student at the University of Iowa. They are majoring in philosophy and classical languages. All they do is work and study and write.

Lindsay Stenico is a poet and fiction writer from Western Massachusetts and graduated from Westfield State University with a BA in Communication and English. Her work can be found in Discretionary Love, Otherwords Press, Proving Ground Online Magazine, and Persona. Additionally, she has poetry forthcoming from Dream Glow Magazine and The Elpis Pages: A Collective edited by Kayla King. She procrastinates by scrolling on Twitter as @lindsay_stenico, on Instagram as @dreamswitheyesopen, and on Tik Tok as @oopsanotherbooknerd. She also writes blog posts ranging from book reviews to thoughts on being a writer over on her website https://lindsaystenicoauthor.wordpress.com/.

Rustin Larson raises baby goats in pajamas in Van Buren county.

Elyssa Tappero is a queer pagan who writes prose and poetry about mental illness, paganism/spirituality, queerness, nature and disasters, and how it feels to be alive for the end of the world (which is pretty not great) in hopes of touching others who might feel the same. You can find more of her work at www.onlyfragments.com and follow her on Twitter at @OnlyFragments.