Anastasia Wickham earned her Ph.D. in English Education at the University of Oklahoma. She teaches middle school Language Arts, enabling her to fulfill her passions of inspiring young writers and creating a new generation of lifelong readers. Anastasia enjoys helping others record and edit their memories. She lives in Norman, Oklahoma, with her husband, stepdaughter, […]
Christopher X. Shade
September 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Christopher X. Shade is a writer and book reviewer with stories in about twenty national and small press publications, and a novel set in Spain and France in agent circulation. A member of the NBCC, his book reviews have appeared in New Orleans Review, Saint Ann’s Review, and elsewhere. He was raised in the South, […]
Morgan O’Grady
September 16, 2014 by 4 Comments
If Morgan O’Grady isn’t writing or reading, she may be knitting, sewing, baking, or laughing with her family. She’s currently a Master’s candidate in poetry at West Virginia University.
Sadie Shorr-Parks
September 9, 2014 by 1 Comment
Sadie Shorr-Parks is a nonfiction writer from Philadelphia. She has a book review forthcoming with The Iowa Review. Her nonfiction and poetry can be found in Defunct Magazine, Blueline, and Lines + Stars, among other literary magazines. She currently teaches in the English department at West Virginia University.
September Read of the Month: “The Holy Mark,” by Gregory Alexander
September 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Jessi Lewis The Holy Mark is the story of Joseph Broussard, or “Joe,” who later becomes Father Anthony Miggliore, a priest of the Catholic Church in New Orleans. Joe’s story involves distinct conflicts between Joe’s family and the Catholic community regarding sexual attraction, the Church’s public relations, and the hidden and overt lifestyle […]
Jessi Lewis
August 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
Jessi Lewis is a Virginian writer with roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains and an MFA from West Virginia University. Her poetry and fiction have been published in Ghost Town Literary Magazine, Stymie, Flyway and forthcoming in Rock & Sling. Her work “Walnuts” was nominated for a Pushcart. She is the former Founding Head Editor […]