Category: Free Space
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“Parade of Yay” A Poem by G. Epstein
griffin epstein is a non-binary settler working as an educator and community-engaged researcher in Toronto (Dish with One Spoon territory). Their first chapbook will be released with Frog Hollow Press in late 2021. Their poetry has appeared in Grain, The Maynard and Plenitude. They also play music and make videogames. Artwork by Carla Sofia.
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“Against Diagnosis” A Poem by G. Epstein
griffin epstein is a non-binary settler working as an educator and community-engaged researcher in Toronto (Dish with One Spoon territory). Their first chapbook will be released with Frog Hollow Press in late 2021. Their poetry has appeared in Grain, The Maynard and Plenitude. They also play music and make videogames. Artwork by Carla Sofia.
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“all mammals being mostly skin and a heartbeat, my mother, too, skin and a heartbeat” by G. Epstein
griffin epstein is a non-binary settler working as an educator and community-engaged researcher in Toronto (Dish with One Spoon territory). Their first chapbook will be released with Frog Hollow Press in late 2021. Their poetry has appeared in Grain, The Maynard and Plenitude. They also play music and make videogames. Artwork by Carla Sofia.
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“In Verse Operationalization” Visual Nonfiction Poetry by M. M. Švigelj
Melissa Marini Švigelj is an award-winning, retired public high school teacher and mother of five sons as well as a dog named Gatsby. Extending upon the advocacy and activism she engaged in during her career as an educator— her scholarship, research, and art engage the entwined vines of healing, educating, and storytelling. In Verse Operationalization…
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“Frights” and Other Poems by E. Hill
Emma Hill is a writer pursuing her undergraduate Creative Writing degree at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She has been recognized by various literary journals including Applause, ANGLES, and Route 7 Review for her fiction, nonfiction and poetry work. Long ago, she sent a potato to space. Artwork by Kirill Gatavan.
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“Worms” by M. Nunez
Melissa Nunez is an avid reader, writer and homeschooling mother of three. She lives in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas—a predominantly Latin@ community. Her writing is inspired by observation of the natural world, the dynamics of relationships, and the question of belonging. Artwork by Velibor Baco.
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“Baby Sun Rose” and Other Poems by S. Lise
Originally from Texas, Shannon Lise spent twelve years in Turkey and is currently located in Québec City, where she is pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology. She is a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee and her début poetry collection is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. You can connect with her at shannonlise.com. Artwork by Michael Reginald Pitter…
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“To Wish Upon A Star” by 001
001 is an artist and a human. She strives to understand both the world and her world, as well as how these two aspects of the objective reality fit together. She writes about isolation and introspection, about the long journey of self-discovery and the rocky peaks of the human psyche. Her real, human name matters…
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“A Skeptic’s Musings” by B. Tiwari
Bhavya Tiwari is an undergraduate student at the University of Delhi, India. She is currently associated with ‘The Medley’, an online literary journal, as a content reader and curator. She’s been writing since age of fifteen and sometimes posts her work on the internet under the pen name ‘Altraberry’. Photography by Michael R. Pitter
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“Left Out in the Rain” Selections by K. Langston
Kathleen Langston lives and attends school in Brooklyn, New York. She is interested in the intersection of the physicality and ephemerality of bodies. Artwork by Kirill Gatavan
