Editor-in-Chief. Emma Grey Rose is a writer and artist based in San Diego, CA. Her artwork and writing have appeared in a number of publications. All The Beautiful Things (Poetry Chapbook) released in 2024.The Smoke Between Us was nominated for the Pushcart Prize (Poem, 2022). Lucid (Film, 2022) was selected as Short of the Day by Indie Shorts Mag. Moonlight (Film, 2023) won Best Female Filmmaker’s Film of the Month Award and Best Micro Short Film. Rose received a Certificate of Achievement in Creative Writing and an Associate in English from San Diego Mesa College, and a Bachelors in English with a Minor in Theater from San Diego State University. @emmagreyrose

Managing Editor. Andrea Rymer enjoys literature and is working towards her BA in psychology with a minor in cultural anthropology. She also studies philosophy, nlp, holistic and healing through energy, and has hobbies including singing, hiking, rock collecting, and DIY projects.

Editor. George du Bois taught English and ESL for many years, has written spec scripts (speculative screenplays) for film and TV, and has degrees in English and Linguistics. His hobbies include playing music, making ceramics, and singing opera badly when nobody is listening. @jorgegringostarr

Reader. Jeff Edwards is an avid chef, dancer and music fan, and has studied yoga, massage, energy work,  primitive technology, auto repair, philosophy, and herbal medicine. His favorite authors include Ray Bradbury, Joseph Conrad, William Kennedy, Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Quinn, and John Steinbeck. @def_jetson

Wonderland

A digital collage series by Emma Grey Rose. Click here to view available prints.

Lux Aeterna

Lyrics from Traditional Latin Requiem. Composition by Betsy Podsiadlo. Betsy Podsiadlo is a composer, performer and producer living in Richmond, Virginia. Betsy’s work as a composer features the combination of medieval religious tonality, traditional Appalachian style and surprising whimsical electronics ranging from choral suites to solo trumpet with fixed media. In her work as a composer and performer, Betsy is consistently engaged in the pursuit of creating art that, above all else, tells the truth. In addition to composing, Betsy is a founding partner and Creative Director of Art Grove Newsletter with her partner and managing editor, Tom Jakob. Betsy is also currently the 2023 Mellon Producing Fellow with Beth Morrison Projects. Betsy’s “Lux Aeterna” with fixed media commissioned and performed by inimitable soprano, Ariadne Greif, premiered on New York City’s WQXR on February 7th, 2024. 

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