About the Authors

Praying Mantid.2 (Cover Photo): John Sandkuhler seeks to capture his subjects from perspectives less-traveled. His preferred baits are shadow, texture, and light, with a macro lens as his favorite snare. Any striking colors are purely incidental and a bonus to this color blind, farsighted novice’s shots. For two decades prior to this very important work, he was a teacher. John is a frequent contributor to Five on the Fifth.

Reminder: Clara Jeske is a writer and recent graduate from the MS Professional Writing program at Towson University, for which she was also a graduate assistant. Her essays have been published in Entropy and Ligeia, with work forthcoming in Free State Review. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland with her family.

Peaches: A.M. Gwynn's most recent work will appear in the summer issue of Grey Sparrow Journal. Her work has also appeared in War, Literature & The Arts, Consequence Magazine, Prachya Review, The Thieving Magpie, and other literary venues.

Falling Words: Natasha Dalley is a non-practicing attorney now working at a bank in Western New York to support her writing and other artistic endeavors. She lives with her husband and two children in a small house with a whimsical forest island backyard.

Regrowth: Dominic Walker is a writer and former teacher based in the UK. He writes short stories, screenplays, and nonfiction. His work has appeared in Litro, Art Touches Art, and Volume. As a live storyteller, he has performed across South West England and London.

Tree Trunks: Elizabeth Coletti is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a recipient of the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Prize in Fiction, and her work has been published in Cellar Door literary magazine.