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 113, published January 2025, features works of poetry, flash fiction, short nonfiction, and visual art by Linda K. Allison, Swetha Amit, Richard Atwood, Rose Mary Boehm, Daniel Brennan, Maia Brown-Jackson, Hyungjun Chin, Amanda Nicole Corbin, Kaviya Dhir, Jerome Gagnon, Jacqueline Goyette, Julien Griswold, Alexi Grojean, Ken Hines, Minseo Jung, Sastry Karra, Joy Kreves, E.P. Lande, Kristin Lueke, Robert Nisbet, Yeobin Park, Dian Parker, Roopa Menon, Ron Riekki, Esther Sadoff, Chris Scriven, Taegyoung Shon, Mary Thorson, John Walser, Julie Weiss, Stephen Curtis Wilson, and Jean Wolff.
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