S Stephanie’s poetry, fiction and book reviews have appeared in many literary magazines such as Birmingham Poetry Review, Café Review, Cease, Cows, Clover & Bee, Hole in the Head Review, Iowa Review, One, Rattle, St. Petersburg Review, Southern Indiana Review, The Southern Review, The Sun, Third Coast, Turtle Island Review, Dream Pop, Hamilton Stone Review, and many anthologies. She has three collections of poetry out. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Art and teaches poetry and writing on both the community and college level. She lives in Rollinsford NH and respects cats.
Jim Rioux’s first book of poems, Fistfuls of the Invisible, was published by Penhallow Press. In addition to appearing on many albums as a multi-instrumentalist, he is a singer/songwriter; releasing the albums Darlings of the Soil (2016), yes I will Yes (2018), and The Hook (2023); the EP Mercury (2023); and the singles “Season of the Stranger” (2022) and “Some Kind of Ghost—featuring Jolie Holland” (2021). His most recent book of poems, Too Close to be So far Away, is published by Burst and Bloom Press. Jim teaches writing at the University of New Hampshire and lives in Kittery, ME with his wife Amanda and their dog Jimbo. His most recent book of poems, Too Close to be So far Away, is published by Burst and Bloom Press.
Jessica Purdy holds an MFA from Emerson College. She is the author of STARLAND and Sleep in a Strange House (Nixes Mate, 2017 and 2018), The Adorable Knife (Grey Book Press, 2023), and You’re Never the Same (Seven Kitchens Press). Her poems and micro-fiction have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best Spiritual Literature, Best New Poets, Best of the Net, and Best Micro-Fiction. Her poetry, flash fiction, and reviews appear in About Place, The Hopper, On the Seawall, Radar, The Night Heron Barks, SoFloPoJo, Litro, Heavy Feather Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Exeter, NH.
