Hilary Ayshford is a former science journalist and editor based in rural Kent in the UK. She writes mainly micro and flash fiction and short stories and has been nominated for Best Of The Net and Best Small Fictions. She likes her music in a minor key and has a penchant for the darker side of human nature.
https://hilaryayshford-writer.weebly.com
Bluesky: @hilary55.bsky.social
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Sydney Bollinger (she/her) is a writer and editor with an an MS in Environmental Writing from the University of Montana. Her creative work has been published or is forthcoming in Northwest Review, The Petigru Review, and Hear US Scream. Her first zine, Death Wish, was published in 2023. She lives in Charleston, SC, with her partner and their two cats. Follow her @sydboll and find her work at sydneybollinger.com.

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Rob Baker (he/him) lives in Grafton, Massachusetts, where he divides his time between writing short fiction and creating digital art using code and inspired by poetry. He likes to think that it prepared him for these days being a stay-at-home Dad to toddler twins but doesn't actually believe it. Rob has a published pieces in McSweeney's Internet Tendency and Points in Case and holds a BA in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University.

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Mervyn R. Seivwright
PSC 2, Box 14398, APO AE 09012
+1 937-768-9331
DeepCobra13@gmail.com

Blessings and Salutations Editors,
 
Enclosed are poems for your consideration. It is a pleasure for this opportunity for you to entertain my work.

A short bio, should you need it: 

Mervyn Seivwright writes to balance social consciousness & poetry craft for humane growth. He is a nomad from a Jamaican family, born in London, England, and left for America at age 10, now residing in Schopp, Germany. He is a Spalding University MFA Grad and has appeared in AGNI, American Journal of Poetry, Salamander Magazine, African American Review, & 64 other journals across 10 countries, receiving recognition as a 2021/2023 Pushcart Nominee & Voices Israel's Rose Ruben Poetry Competition Honorable-Mention. His new collection “Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn,” is available through Broken Sleep Books (https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/mervyn-seivwright-stick-hook-and-a-pile-of-yarn).
Link:  https://www.clippings.me/mervynseivwright

Socials: https://www.facebook.com/deep.cobra / 
https://twitter.com/Deepcobra / 
https://www.instagram.com/deepcobra/

I sincerely thank you for your time. 
Mervyn Seivwright


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Shyla Ann Shehan is an analytical Virgo from the US Midwest. She has an MFA from the University of Nebraska where she was awarded an Academy of American Poets Prize. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Pinch, New York Quarterly, Nelle, Door is a Jar Magazine, Midwest Quarterly, Drunk Monkeys, Plainsongs, and elsewhere, and she was nominated for a Pushcart in 2022. Shyla is the curator of The Good Life Review and lives in Omaha with her partner, children, and three cats. ❀ For more, please visit shylashehan.com. 

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Shyla Ann Shehan (she/her) is an analytical Virgo from the US Midwest. She received an MFA in Poetry from the University of Nebraska and is curator of The Good Life Review. She lives in Omaha with her partner, children, and three cats. ❀ For more, please visit shylashehan.com.

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Daniel J. Cecil is an American writer living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Plant, Barrelhouse, The Heavy Feather Review, the LA Review of Books, and The Stranger, among other notable publications. Daniel's work was long-listed for the Dzanc Fiction Prize, a Pushcart, and has received the support of several residencies. Daniel is the founder of Honing House, an educational resource for writers to discover their stories and how to tell them better.

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Three years ago, June Martin jokingly declared herself the world's greatest writer and, since then, no one has challenged her for the title. Her short fiction has appeared in X-R-A-Y, BULL, JAKE, and other lit mags. Her debut novel, LOVE/AGGRESSION, is forthcoming with tRaum Books in spring 2024.

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June Martin is a writer and comic artist living in Oakland, CA. She is the author of the novel LOVE/AGGRESSION, short stories in X-R-A-Y, BULL, New Session and other publications. She is a 2024 Lambda Literary fellow.

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Fernando Gros is a writer of non-fiction essays about creativity and simple living, a musician, and a student of Japanese calligraphy. He divides his time between Australia and Japan.

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Fernando Gros is a guitarist turned photographer turned writer. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and divides his time between a beach house in South Australia and a mountain villa in the Japanese Alps. His work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, Writerly, and Across The Margin. 

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Jeff Bond's stories can be found in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the Carolina Quarterly, Sequestrum, Epiphany, Bridge Eight, and elsewhere. He lives in New York City, where he was for many years a staple of Manhattan daylife as a Happy Hour bartender. He also creates and edits video. jeffbond.nyc. 

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Jeff Bond's writing is usually funny or sad; often both. His stories can be found or is forthcoming in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the Carolina Quarterly, Sequestrum, Epiphany, Bridge Eight, and elsewhere. He also creates and edits video, including music videos for rock icon Nancy Wilson and punk legend Richard Hell. For many years, Jeff was a staple of Manhattan daylife as a Happy Hour bartender. He recently finished a draft of a two-act stage play, a drama about suicide, grief, and blame. (It's hilarious.)

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C.M. Crockford is an autistic/ADHD writer and editor originally from New England. He currently lives in Philadelphia with his cat Wally.

C.M. Crockford is an autistic/ADHD writer and editor who's lived in Philadelphia since 2017. His work has been featured in 3views, Vastarien, Neologism Poetry Journal, and Better than Starbucks among others. Birdsongs, his debut poetry collection, will be out in March 2024 via Alien Alien Buddha Press.

Becky Cawley-Hassall (she/her) is a finance director and aspiring non-fiction writer living in Bristol, UK, with her wife and son. Her debut work was featured in Contrary Magazine, and she admits to worrying that she might be a one-hit wonder.


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Mackenzie Carignan is owner and founder of Creative Vision Lab, a creativity and writing coaching practice in Broomfield, CO. She has a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from University of Illinois at Chicago, and her collection, a house without a roof is open to the stars, is available from Black Radish Books, and her chapbook, someone somewhere is running is available from Dancing Girl Press. Her work has appeared in Another Chicago Magazine, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Poetry is Currency, Dusie, and many other publications. She enjoys coaching people to help them make space for creativity, rebellion, and authenticity in their lives, work, and family spaces. 

Zach Bullard is a father-cum-product manager who's been adrift across the planet for the better part of the past 15 years. Hobbies include rock climbing, thinking about silly things, and spending more time automating tasks than it takes to do them manually.

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Rose Vines has led a trans-Pacific existence, growing up in Sydney, Australia, and, in a moment of mid-life madness, finding her way to New Orleans, Louisiana. Rose’s resume lists a motley assortment of jobs. She’s been a counsellor in a women’s refuge and a rape crisis center; a computer programmer in a bank and a publishing house; a national-award-winning technology journalist with over 3,000 bylined articles to her credit; and a media strategist and writer for a Louisiana-based anti-death penalty organisation.

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megan e. connolly (she/her/ella) is a writer and clinical social worker living in the mountains of southwest Colorado with her four cats, two dogs, and a brood of chickens. megan is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The Rainier Writing Workshop and is working on her memoir "Alone". Her first essay was recently published in Hare's Paw Literary Journal. She can be found on Instagram @meganconnolly_writer

megan e. connolly (she/her/ella) is a writer and social worker living in southwest Colorado with her four cats, two dogs, and a brood of chickens. megan is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The Rainier Writing Workshop. She can be found on Instagram @meganconnolly_writer

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I'm Lucy, a young writer working primarily in the realm of non-fiction and essay writing. Currently, I'm proud to write for FWIW Media and the Courier Newsroom. My work has also found its home in publications like South Side Weekly and Write the World. Armed with my keyboard and large amounts of matcha, I strive to craft narratives that thread together current affairs, politics, and the trials and triumphs of a 20-something in the modern era in order to create a read that mirrors (and hopefully illuminates) the complexities of our time.

Other interests include volleyball, baking, and pretending to understand Formula 1.

Lucy is a young writer who works in the realm of non-fiction and essay writing. She is proud to contribute to FWIW Media and the Courier Newsroom as a writer. Her work has also found its home in publications like South Side Weekly and Write the World. Armed with her keyboard and an aggressive amount of matcha, she strives to craft narratives that thread together current affairs, political discourse, and the trials and triumphs of being a 20-something in this world in order to create a read that mirrors (and hopefully illuminates) the complexities of our time. Her other interests include volleyball, antiques, and pretending to understand Formula 1.

L M Moore is a healthcare provider working in Northern Manitoba. Her poetry and prose have appeared in publications like Cheap Pop, Quarantine Review and The Daily Drunk. 

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Carly Ayres is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. She's written on design and culture for It's Nice That, Communication Arts, Wallpaper*, Core77, and elsewhere. I attended the Rhode Island School of Design and have taken courses with the Center of Fiction, Sackett Street Writers, and Catapult. I’ve never been published. (!)

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My motley journey as a writer began at the Rhode Island School of Design, where I started a small publication covering student work. More recently, I have taken courses with the Center of Fiction, Sackett Street Writers, and Catapult. While my fiction is yet to be published, my nonfiction pieces on design and technology have found homes in Communication Arts, Observer, Wallpaper*, It's Nice That, Core77, and elsewhere.

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Dear Editors,
Thank you for considering my 2500 word story, The Graveyard Shift. Please note, content warning: assisted suicide theme. 

Also, I use the pseudonym Maeve Flanagan to separate my fiction from my nonfiction, and also to honor my great-grandmother. 

Bio: Maeve Flanagan is a writer in Los Angeles. She has a background in philosophy and enjoys writing stories that explore the intersection of technology and the human condition.

Sincerely,
Mary McDonough



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Dear Editors,
Thank you for considering my story, The Graveyard Shift. I use the pseudonym Maeve Flanagan to separate my fiction from my nonfiction, and also to honor my great-grandmother. I have a background in philosophy with an expertise in bioethics and enjoy writing about the intersection of technology and the human condition. 

Sincerely,
Mary McDonough


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Dear Editors,
Thank you for considering my flash fiction piece, Plan B. I write under the pseudonym Maeve Flanagan to separate my fiction from my nonfiction, and also to honor my great-grandmother. 

Bio: Maeve Flanagan is a writer in Los Angeles. She has a background in philosophy and enjoys writing stories that explore the intersection of technology and the human condition.

Sincerely,
Mary McDonough

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Dear Editors,
Dear Editors,
Thank you for considering my story, The Rolling Briefcase (1000 words).  I am a writer in Los Angeles with a background in philosophy. I enjoy imagining stories in which people get caught up in random, absurd circumstances.

Sincerely,
Maeve 

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Dear Editors,
Thank you for considering my 3700 word story, "Can’t Get You Out of My Head."  I use the pseudonym Maeve Flanagan to separate my fiction from my nonfiction, and also to honor my great-grandmother. 

Sincerely,
Mary McDonough

Bio: Maeve Flanagan is a writer in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Fleas on the Dog and Feminine Collective, and a new story will be published in the spring issue of After Dinner Conversation. She has a background in philosophy and enjoys writing stories that explore the intersection of technology and the human condition.



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Maeve Flanagan is a writer in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Fleas on the Dog, Feminine Collective, and After Dinner Conversation. She has a background in philosophy and enjoys writing stories that explore the intersection of technology and the human condition.

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