About the Editors

Editor Michael Starr is the eldest son of Russian-Ukrainian parents and a zero'th-gen U.S. citizen who has lived in California almost his whole life. He has been writing poetry on-and-off since high school in 2004 where he was the editor of the school's literary magazine, Catharsis, and is published in the likes of Aberration Labyrinth, Lipstick Party, Anapest, Junto Magazine, and BlazeVOX. He holds a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from UC Davis and is currently pursuing career options in the intersection between the biological sciences and computer programming.

Mike's favorite poets as of recent (in no particular order) are: Alice Oswald, Barbara Guest, Carl Sandburg, E.E. Cummings, Pablo Neruda, Stevie Smith, Fernando Pessoa, Seamus Heaney, Joseph Brodsky, &/and Laura D. Foley. He also enjoys chapbooks from lesser-known poets.

Some novelists and artists he enjoys when he is not reading poetry include but are not limited to: James Joyce, Italo Calvino, Philip K. Dick, Steven Millhauser, Luis Alberto Urrea, Hitoshi Ashinano, Yukito Kishiro, and Amy Tan.

Former editor Mindyrose Sinykin is/was a Junior at St. Olaf College, where she ponders God and worries about the future. She has been writing short stories since the age of five and poems since the age of fourteen. Although new to the world of publishing in lit mags, she is passionate about publishing, editing, and reading short fiction and poetry.

Former founding co-editors include B, RedBear, and CJ Delous. B can be found at his Wordpress blog, Pretty Words For Ugly Thoughts, CJ can be found at their Instagram or Wordpress Blog, and RedBear (a.k.a. RedBearSky) works in garden/landscape. DrunkLotus provided founding art and can be found at her blog.