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Zoe Reay-Ellers

She/Her | Dishsoap enthusiast | Ithaca, NY, United States

Owns 20 plants. Not the stepmom, the mom that stepped up @ Dishsoap Quarterly. Reads for OKD & Chestnut Review.

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Selected work

Cover of fifth wheel press

AITA for throwing out my roommate’s sourdough starter? — Zoe Reay-Ellers — fifth wheel press

fifth wheel press, 2025

Poetry
Cover of SillyGoosePress

Sonnet as list of things to do with your partner during the summer instead of having sex

SillyGoosePress, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Ninth Letter

Un-scientific report on the possible side-effects of ADHD medication for people searching ‘will stimulants make me a different person’ on Reddit

Ninth Letter, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Sophon Lit

SONNET AS LIST OF THINGS TO TELL THE DAUGHTER THAT I MIGHT SOMEDAY HAVE

Sophon Lit, 2025

Poetry
Cover of ALOCASIA

Unread texts sent to my orchid that finally bloomed after two years while my girlfriend was taking care of it for me over the summer because I have to fly across the country to go home & she just drives

ALOCASIA, 2025

PoetryProse Poetry
Cover of fifth wheel press

Sex Ghazal & A pros and cons list of dropping out and becoming a priest based on my loose knowledge of catholicism

fifth wheel press, 2025

Poetry
Cover of Ghost City Review

How to get the ‘Perfection’ achievement in Stardew Valley

Ghost City Review, 2025

PoetryProse Poetry
Cover of Stone Circle Review

There’s a guy in my friend’s group chat whose texts about making plans always get ignored

Stone Circle Review, 2024

Poetry
Cover of HAD

MAYBE SEATTLE, JUNE 2025

HAD, 2024

Poetry
Cover of JAKE

bitch doesn't even begin to quantify

JAKE, 2024

Poetry
Cover of HAD

99 ways to say i love you while texting with one hand

HAD, 2024

Poetry
Cover of HAD

Nobody prepares you for the fact that getting diagnosed with ADHD feels like failing

HAD, 2024

Poetry
Cover of Interstellar Literary Review

I ask my friend to sleep call with me via sonnet

Interstellar Literary Review, 2022

PoetrySonnet
Cover of Fish Barrel Review

Text Messages Sent from Traverse City to Hong Kong

Fish Barrel Review, 2021

Poetry
Cover of Blue Marble Review

Reader, I

Blue Marble Review, 2021

PoetryProse Poetry