About the Authors

Flow (Cover Art): Born and raised in Poland, Margaret graduated with a Masters degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Additionally, she completed the internationally acclaimed Paris College of Art summer program. After moving to Toronto, Margaret continued her passion for painting and design by pursuing a career aimed at finding personal style, allowing her to express both her character and emotions through her work. In recent years, Margaret has pursued the artist's path full-time, bringing her inner visions to the canvas.

Cobalt Blue: Some of Karen Zlotnick's work has been featured in Barren Magazine, Pithead Chapel, Typishly, and jmww, among others. Born and raised in New York, Karen lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and their slobbery Newfoundland dog.

Living: Mir-Yashar "Yash" Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University's MFA program. His stories, "Soon," "How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” and "Tales From A Communion Line," were nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

Follow Me: Evander Lang is a writer and filmmaker based in Austin, TX. His work has previously appeared in The Satirist. He can be found on Twitter @evander_lang.

My Mother is a Fish: Andrew Blair Thornton is a graduating medical student at Columbia University and will be starting a general surgery residency in New York City this summer. This is the first piece of fiction that he has submitted for publication.

Knot Theory: Monica Mische is a Professor of English at Montgomery College, where she teaches writing and coaches students with disabilities. Her recent work appears or is forthcoming in Mount Hope; the EcoTheo Review Herstry; JAEPL (U Tennessee); Pedagogy (Duke UP); and the anthologies Deep Beauty: Experiencing Wonder When the World Is on Fire (Woodhall) and Recreating Our Common Chord (Universal Table).