Issue #1

fiction

Edited by Umaiyahl Nageswaran, Lou Deng, Valeria Alcaraz

“Little Redbot”

by Marilee Dahlman

Marilee grew up in the Midwest and currently lives in Washington, DC. Her other stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Cleaver, The Bitter Oleander, The Saturday Evening Post, Timeworn Literary Fiction and elsewhere.

“Demonology”

by Christopher DeWan

Christopher DeWan is author of HOOPTY TIME MACHINES: fairy tales for grown ups, a collection of domestic fabulism from Atticus Books. He has created television projects with AwesomenessTV/Viacom, the Chernin Group, and Electric Entertainment, published more than fifty stories in journals including Hobart, Passages North, wigleaf, and X-ray, is featured in Best Small Fictions, and has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. Learn more at http://christopherdewan.com.

Bari Lynn Hein’s stories are published or forthcoming in The Saturday Evening Post, Mslexia, Vestal Review, Mud Season Review, Adelaide, Verdad, The Ilanot Review, Brilliant Flash Fiction, The Santa Fe Literary Review, Sensitive Skin Magazine and elsewhere. Her prose has been awarded finalist placement in many national and international writing competitions, among them The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest and the OWT Fiction Prize. Her debut novel is on submission. Learn more at barilynnhein.com.

"The Ending"

by Liz DeGregorio

Liz DeGregorio (she/her/hers) is a writer and editor living in New York City. Her poems have appeared in Crack the Spine's anthology "Neighbors," Beyond Words Literary Magazine, "The Heartbreak Project" anthology, Gravitas, The Tulane Review, From Whispers to Roars, Riva Collective's Chunk Lit and In Parentheses. Three of her poems were included in Indie Blu(e) Publishing's anthology "SMITTEN," which was a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist. Her flash fiction has appeared in *82 Review, Ruminate Magazine and Two Sisters, and she's had fiction published in BUST Magazine.

N.T. Arévalo's stories have appeared in Shenandoah, Necessary Fiction, The Boiler Journal, Hayden Ferry's Review, Hawai'i Pacific Review, Regarding Arts & Letters, Rose & Thorn Journal, Waterhouse Review, Eunoia Review, The Vitni Review, and Eclectica, and received Honorable Mention in the 2014 Bevel Summers Prize Contest. Learn more at arevalossketches.com.

"Maile"

by Joelle Byars

Joelle Byars is a Masters student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing her degree in Creative Writing. After finishing her Bachelors degree in English at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, she began delving deeper into the possibilities of prose fiction. Her work can also be seen in Prometheus Dreaming and soon The William and Mary Review. She is currently working on a collection of short stories.

“The Right Here and Then”

by Christopher S. Bell

Christopher S. Bell is a writer and musician. His fiction has recently appeared in The Fiction Pool, Spillwords, Midway Journal and Nymphs among others.

"From the Outside in"

by Cheryl Comeau-Kirschner

Cheryl Comeau-Kirschner is a lifelong New Yorker and educator who lives with her husband, daughter, and two crazy shelter cats. She finds writing inspiration from almost every subway ride, bodega breakfast run, and skyline sunset in her beloved city.

“On the Matter of Luck”

by Danny Robb

After a successful career as a professional engineer and Air Force Reserve colonel, Danny graduated from retirement to become a student of the literary arts. He recently earned a Certificate in Fiction Writing from UCLA, a first step in the lifetime of hard work needed to achieve his goal of becoming a good writer. His published non-fiction stories and blog can be found at his website, aptly named from his nom de guerre, www.thenakedpeacock.com. Danny’s most remarkable achievement is winning the heart of a beautiful and classy girl. Mary and he reside in Whidbey Island, Washington with their spoiled, ornery dog, Ichiro.

“Happy Looking People”

by Michael Harper

Michael Emeka is a writer, a teacher and lover of nature. His works have appeared in Volney Road Review, Potato Soup Journal, Eboquills and Adelaide Literary Magazine. A believer in the saying that the world is the writer’s workshop and an avid reader, he lives in Lagos, Nigeria and can be found on Twitter @michael64639151.

“Shadows under the Trees”

by Michael Emeka

Michael Emeka is a writer, a teacher and lover of nature. His works have appeared in Volney Road Review, Potato Soup Journal, Eboquills and Adelaide Literary Magazine. A believer in the saying that the world is the writer’s workshop and an avid reader, he lives in Lagos, Nigeria and can be found on Twitter @michael64639151.