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D.W. Davis
D.W. Davis is a native of rural Illinois. D.W. Davis has had stories and poems published in various online, print, and audio journals. D.W. Davis is beginning to think a lifelong practice of social distancing was just prep work. D.W. Davis is done wasting time on bad books forever. D.W. Davis is unsure about his ability to stop wasting time on bad books. D.W. Davis's favorite knickknacks are globes, musical instruments, and cooking utensils/appliances. D.W. Davis can be found on Facebook, or @dan_davis86 on Twitter.
"Prehistoric Arrowheads" by Wessex Archaeology is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Amanda Hartzell
Amanda Hartzell is somewhere, look harder. Amanda has found something you will absolutely want to see, and it's glowing. She is beginning to let go of old things so they can turn around and track her down. She is done with the idea of forests as haunted forever. She is unsure about what a haunting entails, but the trees have nothing to do with it. Amanda's favorite knickknack is a glass box of arrowheads gathered from an alfalfa field. She can be found among writing, drawing, dogs, and @heatherandsmoke.
Rachael Inciarte
Rachael is bees. Rachael has always been bees and she is beginning to buzz. She is done droning on and will be queen forever. She unsure how to be anything else. Her favorite knickknacks are wax-made and honey-sweet. Rachael can be found swarming at www.rachaelincarte.com.
Jennifer Stephan Kapral
Jennifer Stephan Kapral is a writer and educator in Houston, TX. She has been published in Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, and the Arcanist. Jennifer is beginning to finish a novel and is done with procrastinating on finishing her novel. She is unsure about finding balance between work, writing, and motherhood. Her favorite knickknack is a matryoshka from her grandmother. Jennifer can be found at thegreenquill.org or on Twitter @bayoukraken.
Abbie Kiefer
Abbie Kiefer is a lovable pessimist. Abbie has so many pencils. Abbie is beginning to accept she doesn’t like to knit. Abbie is done knitting forever. Abbie is unsure about so many things – but not about the knitting. Abbie’s favorite knickknack is her one and only knickknack, and it is perfect. Abbie can be found at abbiekieferpoet.com.
Kara Lewis
Kara Lewis is a poet and writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. She has published poems in Stirring, Plainsongs, Sprung Formal, and elsewhere. Kara is beginning to watercolor paint and to crash into things on her new bicycle. Kara is done with misogyny and literary gatekeepers forever. She is unsure about whether or not to adopt a tuxedo kitten. Her favorite knickknacks are museum brochures, candles, and statement earrings. She can be found on Twitter @kararaywrites.
DS Maolalai
DS Maolalai is a poet from Ireland. DS has been nominated four times for Best of the Net and three times for the Pushcart Prize. DS is beginning to work on his third collection, although he's unsure who he'll convince to publish it. DS has been putting up with things forever. He is unsure about where he's going to travel to next. DS's favorite knickknacks are some old bottle openers he found in his grandmother's house. DS can be found on Twitter at @diarmo1990.
John Pritchett
Contributor is John Pritchett. Contributor has A pot of gold. Contributor is beginning to box. Contributor is done growing tomatoes forever. Contributor is unsure about silver. Contributor's favorite knickknacks is/are tools, spools, widgets and grinders. Contributor can be found www.pritchettcartoons.com and www.pritchettdesigns.com.
Emma Sunog
Emma is a writer and educator. She has a semi-ironic obsession with astrology. She is beginning to get tired of the humidity. Emma is done attempting bar chords on the guitar forever. She is unsure about what to cook for dinner, how to go to sleep on time, and where to put assorted feelings. Her favorite knickknacks are the ones she discovers when cleaning her childhood bedroom. She can be found in Philadelphia with her cat.
Samantha Elizabeth Taylor
Samantha is happiest when making pancakes and sipping coffee, awake before everyone else in a cabin tucked into the mountains. Samantha is most raptured by tinkering with the flavors of a slow cooked stew, staring into the eyes of dogs and human vulnerability. Samantha is beginning to come around on the merits of restraint. Samantha is done with the concept of forever. Samantha is unsure about people who say they don’t remember their dreams. Samantha’s favorite knickknack is a miniature bowl of ornately decorated ceramic pastries. Samantha can be found at www.samanthaelizabethtaylor.com or on Instagram @allmaudlin.
Melissa Watt
Melissa is a writer. Melissa has a thing for beeswax candles. Melissa is beginning to enjoy Jeopardy too much. Melissa is done with eating olives forever. Melissa is unsure about humans' superiority over other animals. Melissa's favorite knickknacks are erasers shaped like produce. Melissa can be found on the path to somewhere wild.
Claire Laura Williams
Claire is an archivist. Claire has been asking "What's the point of forgetting if it's followed by dying?" ever since she read A Song by Joseph Brodsky. Claire is beginning to think the point might be beauty, the beauty of loss after loss. Claire is done with regret forever. Claire is unsure about what it means to be her, here and now. Claire's favourite knickknacks are fake ferns and Sly, the fox beanie-baby. Claire can be found loitering on Twitter @clairielll.