Contributors with Profiles — Page 29

For the first 29 years of my life, I grew up with the smells of Eucalyptus trees, and the old Mission churches with their euphoric music.

Mary Ann McGuigan’s short fiction has appeared in many journals. Mary Ann taught English for nearly a decade and was a business and finance editor at Bloomberg L.P. A native of the Bronx, NY, she grew up there and in Jersey City.

Mason Yates is from a small town in the Midwest, but he currently lives in Arizona, where he studied at Arizona State University.

Matt Dennis is an English teacher and part-time author. When he’s not marking essays, he’s writing short stories and putting the finishing touches on a speculative fiction novel.

Matt Grimes grew up in the New York/New Jersey area and now teaches middle school English in suburban Maryland just outside of D.C. He played baseball in college and loves the Yankees. Outside of teaching and trying to write, he spends a lot of time with his dog, reading too much Hemingway or Steinbeck, and wasting money playing terrible golf.

Matt Witt is a writer and photographer in Talent, Oregon. His work may be seen at MattWittPhotography.com.

Matthew Dexter is an American freelance writer living in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Matthew Chabin is an emerging writer from Portland Oregon. He now lives in Nagano Prefecture of Japan, and is the author of a memoir, 'Equaling Heaven.'

Matthew Mota is a writer from Chicago, Illinois. He went to the University of Illinois for engineering but still makes time to write. Creating unique short stories and poetry are his ways of navigating the universal hardships of life.

Maui Holcomb grew up in the Northwest and currently lives and writes in Burbank, California, toiling in the lower echelons of the film industry attempting to make movies sound good. Previously published in a variety of magazines and journals, he spends his free time cleaning up after his wife and two daughters.

Maurice Forrester is a software developer and writer living in central New York.

Michael Dundrea recently earned his MFA in Creative Writing at Eastern Washington University. He lives with his fiance, Alex, in Spokane where they have recently decided not to watch any more episodes of "House of Dragon."

Michael Fiorito is currently a contributing short story editor for Mad Swirl magazine. In 2018, his short story collection "Freud's Haberdashery Habits & Other Stories" was published by Alien Buddha Press.

Michael is a high school English teacher in Ozark, Alabama. He has been published in fictionontheweb.com and is currently at work on a novel to be published in the near future hopefully. More of his work can be found at scribophile.com.

Michael James Tapscott is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer, musician, and songwriter. Since 2004, he has been recording, releasing, and performing under various names.

Michael L. Sussman, born in New York, has lived most of his years in Oregon. He has written many songs, a handful of scripts, a boxful of jokes, and a collection of film reviews, essays, and poems.

Michael W. Clark has a Ph.D. in molecular biology from U.C.L.A. He has been a research scientist as well as an entrepreneur. Along with these professional endeavors, he has been writing fiction and poetry since he was a teenager.

An ex-pat by happenstance, Michael has spent most of the last three years in and around Germany. Some of his non-fiction has also been featured in "mental_floss" and "Americas." On the web: www.michael-ward.com

Michele Host is a lawyer and writer living in New York.

Michelle Reale is the author of several poetry collections, and is the Founding and Managing Editor for both OVUNQUE SIAMO: New Italian-American Writing and The Red Fern Review.

Mika Nadolsky resides with his wife in Dallas, Texas by way of Denver Colorado.

Mini Babu is working as Associate Professor of English with the Dept. of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala and now working at BJM Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, India. Her poems have featured in anthologies, journals and magazines.

Mitra Samal is a Techie turned Poet and Writer. Her works including poems, stories, essays, and reviews have been published in numerous venues. She is also an avid reader and a movie buff.

MJ Skinner (he/him) lives in northeast Ohio. He is a girl-dad, a husband, and a surviving human (so far). His history in the helping professions (law enforcement, counseling, and social work) has provided valuable insight into the pain, pleasure, and complexities of the human condition.

Monobina Nath is a poetess living in Kolkata, India.