Lisa Allen
Lisa Allen is a writer, editor, and librarian based in Kansas City. She was a Michael Steinberg Fellow at the Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College and holds two MFAs from the program: one in Creative Nonfiction and one in Poetry. Her essays and poetry have been published in the anthologies Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now; Feckless Cunt; and Dine and the journals Bacopa Literary Review, Lily Poetry Review, 3Elements Review, and Midway Journal. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2019 and 2021, and for Best of the Net in 2022.
Ieshia Karasik
Ieshia Karasik writes picture books that capture the essence of everyday life of People of Color and blended families to be enjoyed by all in the world. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Pedagogy from the Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College.
Former Editors/Staff
Andy Smart, founding co-editor
Andy Smart earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Solstice Low-Residency Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College. His poems have appeared, or are forthcoming in: Lily Poetry Review, River Heron Review, Red Fez, Two-Thirds North, The American Journal of Poetry, and elsewhere. His essays have been published in the anthologies Show Me All Your Scars (In Fact Books) and Come Shining: Poems and Essays on Writing in a Dark Time (Kelson Books), as well as: Sleet Magazine, Moon City Review, and Glassworks (forthcoming). His memoir, The More You Hate Me, was published by Unsolicited Press and his chapbook, Blue Horse Suite, is available from Kattywompus Press.