Michael Shoemaker is a poet, photographer, editor and writer from Magna, Utah. His photography has appeared in Writers on the Range, Sea to Sky Review, A New Ulster, the Denver Post, the Salt Lake Tribune, Yahoo.com and elsewhere. Michael is the author of three poetry/photography collections and is a nominee for the 2025 Best of the Net anthology for his photograph “Flashflood Waterfall”. He is an Associate Poetry and Art Editor at Fireflies’ Light: A Journal of Short Poetry and Cantos: A Literary Arts Journal.

Dale Williams is a visual artist working in painting, drawing, and book arts. He has shown his work in New York City and environs for over 30 years. His images have also appeared in many literary journals in print and online. In 2014 he was the recipient of a fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Williams studied art at the Cooper Union, Hunter College, and California Institute of the Arts. Human and hybrid figures that freely exhibit an antic vulnerability are the focus of much of his work.

Karly Foland is a writer of speculative short fiction from Omaha, NE, USA, who has spent over a decade living in Africa, Asia, and Europe. She recently moved from Abuja to Brussels and lives with her husband, baby, and the two cats they rescued from the streets of Rabat. She also dabbles in painting and photography. Her writing has appeared in print and online and can be found along with examples of her photography on karlyfoland.com.

Pawe? Grajnert is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist working in Poland and the US.

Amanda Rioux is a freelance writer, photographer, and adjunct English professor. Her work—including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and photography—has appeared in The Atlanta Review, Writerly Magazine, The Mantelpiece, and others.

Danny Diaz is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Antonio. He graduated from UTRGV with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their three dogs.