Trillium Meeks has loved stories – whether in books, on the screen, or in song form – for as long as she can remember. She defines the epochs of her life by what she was obsessively reading as much as by where she was living. She graduated from Auburn University with a degree in English […]
Jesse Breite
June 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Jesse Breite’s recent poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Tinderbox, Poetry Northwest, Terrain, and Rhino. His first full-length poetry collection is forthcoming from Fernwood Press. Jesse teaches high school in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife and two kids. More at jessebreite.com.
Zanna Swann
May 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
From as early as she could talk, getting to the who, what, when, where, why, and how were the goals of Zanna Swann – much to her family’s chagrin at times. Because was never an answer, in fact, it then became a challenge. As a distraction, her mom would flip the script and ask Zanna […]
Hilary Vidalakis
April 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Hilary Vidalakis is a former journalist, park ranger, and prescribed fire technician who now writes and edits from her home in the Bronx, NY, overlooking the Mahicantuck (Hudson) River. She is mom to two wild girls. Her favorite reads include nature writing, poetry, memoir, and children’s literature.
“The Other Revival” by Salaam Green
February 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Tina Mozelle Braziel and James Braziel Walt Whitman contains multitudes, and so does Salaam Green’s debut collection The Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings (Pulley Press 2025). A certified listening poet, Green put her vast skills to work at the Wallace House in Harpersville, AL as a poet-in-residence, interviewing descendants of the enslaved and […]
James and Tina Mozelle Braziel
February 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
James and Tina Mozelle Braziel are a husband-and-wife writing team. They have received fellowships from Hot Springs National Park and Alabama State Council on the Arts. James Braziel’s book, This Ditch-Walking Love (Livingston Press), winner of the Tartt Fiction Award, tells the stories of people living on Alabama’s Cumberland Plateau. His novels Birmingham, 35 Miles (Bantam) and Snakeskin Road (Bantam) […]