Contributors with Profiles — Page 14

Shelly Norris ripened in the wild west on a farm in Wyoming. She hails from a long line of post-Civil War migrants, pioneers, scofflaws, and illegitimates; wherever there is a "bastard" break in the lineage, that's her line of people.

Sreelekha Chatterjee’s short stories have been published in various magazines and journals. She lives in New Delhi, India.

Steve Hood is an attorney and political activist. His work won an award from the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association and has been published in many places including Crack the Spine, Maudlin House, and the anthology Noisy Water. His chapbook From Here To Astronomy was published by Pudding House.

Terence Kuch is a consultant, avid hiker, and world traveler. His publications and acceptances include Ante Review, Clockwise Cat, Colored Chalk, Foliate Oak, Foundling Review, Marginalia, North American Review, and many others. He has studied at the Writers Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and the Mid-American Review Summer Fiction Workshop.

Tim Frank is an upcoming writer specialising in the comic and the surreal. He has written a semi-autobiographical novel, 'Devil in my Veins,' and is currently writing a sci-fi thriller novel.

Todd Sullivan taught English as a Second Language in South Korea and Taiwan for sixteen years. His fiction, poetry, and non-fiction have been published internationally. He founded the online publication, Samjoko Magazine, in 2021, and hosts a YouTube Channel that interviews writers across the publishing spectrum.

Uday Shankar Ojha is a professor of English at Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar, India.

Walt Shulits is a retired bond market professional and lifelong paddling fanatic -- canoe, sea kayak, outrigger canoe and surf ski -- who stumbled upon writing poetry while searching for a non-sport activity that would give him the same sense of living in the moment as paddling.

William P. Adams lives near Seattle and writes short fiction, poetry, and memoirs, often inspired by his baby boomer childhood.

Yasmin Hemmat is an English literature student and part-time teacher with a passion for reading poetry. She has been published in Literary Hatchet Journal.

Afra Ahmad is a writer, poet, artist and calligrapher. Based in Taiwan, she holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature.

Alex Stolis lives in Minneapolis.

Alex Z. Salinas is the author of two full-length poetry collections: WARBLES and DREAMT, or The Lingering Phantoms of Equinox. He is also the author of a book of stories: City Lights From the Upside Down. He holds an M.A. in English Literature and Language from St. Mary's University. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Alyssa Trivett is a wandering soul from the U.S. When not working two jobs, she listens to music and scrawls lines on the back of gas station receipts.

Amita Basu’s fiction appears in more than 85 venues. She’s contributing editor at Fairfield Scribes Micro, and sustainability columnist and interviews editor at Mean Pepper Vine. She lives in Bangalore, and works at a climate action thinktank.

Ashwini Gangal is a clinical psychologist by training, media journalist by profession, and storyteller at heart.

Bruce McRae, a Canadian musician, is a multiple Pushcart nominee with over 1,400 poems published internationally in magazines such as Poetry, Rattle and the North American Review.

Two lifetimes ago, Catherine performed her poetry in Madrid. Now her main jobs are to write and hang out with her family.

Charlie Lomas was born in Manchester. His communist family rose and declined with the fortunes of world communism. He has history degrees from Leeds and London universities. He has lived in a Cevennes village for thirty-two years, working as a translator.

Dr. Chayanika Saikia is a geoscientist by profession working for a national oil company and lives in Noida.

Christian McCulloch is a prolific British writer with a colourful background.

Christopher Allen, a native Tennessean, lives in Germany and writes creative non-fiction, humor and Southern literature. His work has appeared in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People" and "Gathering: Writers of Williamson County," as well as in the ezines "Metazen," "Ruthless Peoples Magazine" and "The Short Humour Site."

Cora Taylor is a native Ohioan and an aspiring "plant person." Her writing is inspired by the old family tales that are only shared after just the right amount of whiskey has been spilled.

Daginne Aignend likes hard rock music and fantasy books. She is a vegetarian and spends a lot of time with her animals.

Daniel J. Flore III's writings have appeared in many publications. He is the author of 4 books of poetry, all available on Amazon from GenZ Publishing.