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Kalisse L. Van Dellen writes about where she’s been and what she’s lost. She is a graduate of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, and resides… Read More »Kalisse L. Van Dellen on Structuring Her Essay “Baking Do” Around a Chocolate Cake Recipe
Joshua Flores manifested in Chicago with Spanish as his first language, and the struggle to learn English well led him to read. At ten years… Read More »Joshua Flores on Channeling His Mother’s Magic in an Essay About Making Tamales
C. T. Holte grew up in Minnesota without color TV; played along creeks and in cornfields; went to lots of school; and has had gigs… Read More »C. T. Holte on Writing Poems About Blended Families and Their Unique Mix of Holiday Traditions
Jen Feroze (she/her) lives by the sea in Essex, United Kingdom, with her husband and two small sleep thieves. Her work has recently appeared in… Read More »Jen Feroze on Capturing Her Family’s Christmas Eve Cheeseboard Tradition in a Haibun
Ellen Clayton is from Suffolk, England, where she lives with her husband and three young children. Her poetry often focuses on motherhood and love. She… Read More »Ellen Clayton on Writing Her Poem “Home-Baked” for the Sugar and Spice Theme
Nora Boyle is a poet, farmer, beekeeper, and witch who consumes coffee by the cauldron-full. She is the founder of Lady Book Witch Press, based… Read More »Lady Book Witch Press Founder Nora Boyle on Delving Into Grief and Family Secrets in Her Poetry
Sheleen McElhinney is a poet/baker living in Pennsylvania with her family. Her debut book, Every Little Vanishing, was published in October 2021 with Write Bloody… Read More »Sheleen McElhinney on Treating Grief as a Houseguest (and Writing Poems About It)
Judas Ātman (he/they) is a queer, mixed-race, South/Southeast Asian diasporic artist born and raised in San Francisco, California, and now based in New York City.… Read More »Judas Ātman on Exploring Forgiveness and Liminal Spaces Through Poetry
Amy Wang is a writer from California. In her free time, you can find her reading fanfiction. Her work is published or forthcoming at Twin… Read More »Amy Wang on Exploring Grieving Without Letting Go in “Ghosting”
Sheila Mulrooney has an MA in English literature from the University of Toronto. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in a number of literary… Read More »Sheila Mulrooney on Telling Her Grandmother’s Story in a Series of Three Sonnets in Blank Verse