Wilson was a medical-surgical and generalist photographer, writer, and communication specialist in the health care and library science fields for 36 years – cut steel in a foundry and drove a truck for a time. “I’m interested in the artfulness of those things that make up the region where I’ve lived all my life,” Wilson said. “My photographs are little portraits of central Illinois. I seek out the time-worn, curious, and funky, exploring rural communities and urban neighborhoods for reminders of humanness, culture, and community.” He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, a juried Illinois Artisan for Photography, and a member of the Peoria Art Guild. stephencurtiswilson.com.
Pam Martin is a retired therapist who enjoys reading, writing, photography, and walking in the woods with Papi, the elderly rescue chihuahua. She and her husband retired to Deep River, Ontario, having fallen in love with the area years ago due to the pine trees and the best-grilled cheese sandwich ever. Pam was born in Ottawa but spent most of her adult life in Prince Edward Island, working for a few years in Northern Saskatchewan. After being in La Ronge, SK, she doesn’t understand why anyone would travel anywhere but north! Her favorite thing about living in Deep River is the abundance of trails – water, rocks, trees, plants, mosses, and lichens, a world of glory for the walker and photographer, as are the early mornings with the mist rising off the river.
When Michael Hower began digital photography over ten years ago, it was founded upon a fascination with abandoned buildings and landscapes. His work focuses on historical themes, portraying human objects/structures in modified environments now devoid of human activity, with a particular interest in places of industry, prisons, and graffiti. The work conveys themes of wear, deterioration, and nature’s reclamation of manmade environments. Recently, he has started exploring sculptural spaces using photography to challenge himself further. The first foray into this space was his Cabinet of Curiosity jars, or as he refers to them, “Specimen Jars” of “Sadie” and “Graffiti Mask.” Additionally, Mike started experimenting with altered books, allowing him to explore similar themes tactile and multi-dimensionally.
Aiden Kwon is a sophomore at Yongsan International School of Seoul. Aiden is a student who believes creativity is the key to life. He, therefore, shows interest in art, where he can create and draw his ideas. Creativity crosses Aiden’s eyes every second, with random yet brilliant ideas or a scene coming to his mind. Different colors and shapes for him are the key to the entrance of his creative ideas. His endless adventure of improvements and findings highlights his creativity every day.
Brendan Praniewicz earned his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State in 2007 and has subsequently taught creative writing at San Diego colleges. He has had poetry published in From Whispers to Roars, Tiny Seed Journal, That Literary Review, and The Dallas Review. In addition, he received second place in a first-chapters competition in the Seven Hills Review Chapter Competition in 2019. He won first place in The Rilla Askew Short Fiction Contest in 2020. He was a Pushcart Nominee for poetry in 2023.
Featuring:
Issue 119, published October 2026, features works of poetry, flash fiction, short nonfiction, and visual art by Linda K Allison, Gilbert Arzola, Sarah Barbo, Roger Camp, Barbara Daniels, Natalia Danjon, Virginia Doré, Chris Dungey, FruitAndNut, Tom Gdisis, Cleo Griffith, Lesley Hart Gunn, Mark Hendrickson, Zebulon Huset, Romana Iorga, Ryo Kajitani, Carella Keil, Merie Kirby, Grace Lynn, Daniel Moon, Sylvie Oleta, Josh Price, Stacy Rollins, Elizabeth Rosen, David J. Schast, Judith Shapiro, VA Smith, Stefan Sofiski, Lisa Christina St John, Valy Steverlynck, Kathryn Temple, John Walser, Megan Wildhood, Stephen Curtis Wilson, S.E. Wilson, Roberta Winters, Jean Wolff, Jason Youngclaus, Matt Zambito, and Esther Zhang.
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