Meet the contributors of upcoming Issue 238
Olivia Gunning
Olivia’s stories have been published or are forthcoming in The Forge Literary Magazine, STORGY, Penny Shorts, The Fiction Pool, Five on the Fifth and Scarlet Leaf Review. She began writing fiction as soon as she could hold a feather and self-published her first story, Mrs. and Mr. Patchwork, aged six. Later, having studied English Literature in London, Olivia trained and worked in journalism. She moved to Morocco and continued writing as a travel writer, studying linguistics and teaching English. She spends half of her time in a fictitious world. As a journalist, Olivia has written for Fodor’s Travel Guide, The National, Elle Decoration as well as several travel supplements. She lives and works in Casablanca, Morocco.
Whitney Lee
Whitney Lee is an obstetrician who received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Huffington Post, Women’s eNews, Numéro Cinq, The Rumpus, and Gravel. She lives in Chicago with her husband and four children. Currently, she is working on a collection of themed essays.
Karen DiPrima
Karen is a novelist and short story writer. Her short stories have appeared in the Broad River Review, Our Happy Hours: LGBT Voices from the Gay Bars (an anthology published in September 2017), and Image OutWrite. Her nonfiction work has appeared in The Philadelphia Business Journal, The Philadelphia Lawyer, NJ Lifestyles Magazine, and others.
Aholaah Arzah
Aholaah Arzah received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard. Her poems, essays, short fictions, and visuals have appeared in a variety of publications including; Short, Fast and Deadly, Crab Creek Review, elimae, Paper Tape, The Bellingham Review and ARC. Her essay “Ring Cycle” received Longshot Magazine’s feature award. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
Meg Granger
Meg Granger received her MFA at Western New England University. She is a Fiction/Nonfiction editor of Common Ground Review and an Adjunct Professor of English. Her work has appeared in The Merrimack Review and she is currently in a readership with The Masters Review. She also loves photography: you can find her beautiful blue dachshund on Instagram @MatildaGirlBlue.
John Sweet
John Sweet, b 1968, still numbered among the living. A believer in writing as catharsis. An optimistic pessimist. Opposed to all organized religion and political parties. Avoids zealots and social media whenever possible. His latest collections include APPROXIMATE WILDERNESS (2016 Flutter Press) and BASTARD FAITH (2017 Scars Publications). All pertinent facts about his life are buried somewhere in his writing.
Nigel Ford
Nigel Ford is English and works as a writer and visual artist. His stories have appeared in the Penniless Press anthology, Howling Brits, (designed the cover) and a collection entitled One Dog Barking, (designed the cover) published by Worldscribe Press. He has been featured in a number of literary magazines, most recently The New Ulster.
Jury S. Judge
Jury S. Judge is an internationally published artist, writer, photographer, and political cartoonist. She contributes to ‘the Noise’, a literary arts and news magazine. Her ‘Astronomy Comedy’ cartoons are also published in the ‘Lowell Observer.’ Her artwork has been widely featured in literary publications such as ‘Claudius Speaks’, ‘South 85 Journal’, ‘The Tishman Review’ and ‘Dodging The Rain.’ She has been interviewed on the television news program, ‘NAZ Today’ for her work as a political cartoonist. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 2014.
L. N. Holmes
L. N. Holmes is an Ohio native living in Nebraska. Her flash fiction has appeared in or is forthcoming from Newfound’s annual best-of print issue No. 4, Vestal Review, Obra, Laurel Magazine, Varnish Journal, and other publications. She’s an alumna of Creighton University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, where she was a half-fellow. Her honors include the Katherine B. Rondthaler Award for Poetry, the Salem College President’s Prize for Creative Writing, a first place award from the North Carolina College Media Association, and others. Learn more about her at lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com