SHAWN BERMAN

Shawn Berman runs The Daily Drunk. He once ate 100 spicy chicken wings because of a dare. It was a terrible decision. He tweets a lot about Adam Sandler @sbb_writer.

Jaecyn Boné

Jaecyn Boné (they/them) is a disabled, queer, Asian-American writer and artist. After writing fiction for most of their life, they recently branched out to poetry, much to their surprise—they failed the poetry section of their fourth grade language arts class because they spent the whole time doodling. They live in Billings, Montana, USA with their spouse, 2 year old, infant, and possibly a ghost or two. Find them on Twitter @thefaerth.

SHIKSHA DHEDA

Shiksha Dheda uses poetry(mostly) to express her internal and external struggles and journeys, inclusive of her OCD and depression roller-coaster ventures. Mostly, however, she writes in the hopes that someday, someone will see her as she is: an incomplete poem. Her work has been featured (on/forthcoming) in Forward Poetry, Aerodrome journal, Poetry Potion, Visual Verse, The Kalahari Review, Brave Voices, Glitchwords, Neuro Logical and Resurrections Magazine. You can find her on Twitter at @ShikshaWrites

NAOISE GALE

Naoise Gale is an autistic, bipolar, socially anxious, ex-anorexic mess of a twenty-year-old who, when she isn’t sleeping from all the meds, loves baking wonky cakes and writing poetry about her experiences. She has been published by Cephalo Press, Rabid Oak and Anti Heroin Chic amongst others. She was also runner up in the Parkinson’s Art Poetry Competition 2020 and commended in the Poetry Space Competition 2020. You can find more of her work @Naoisegale13 on Twitter.

ELISABETH HORAN

Elisabeth Horan is a poet, mother, and small press publisher living in the wilds of Vermont. She is the author of numerous poetry chapbooks and collections, and the Editor-In-Chief of Animal Heart Press. Elisabeth is passionate about discovering new voices and mentoring emerging poets. She is also a fierce advocate for those impacted by trauma, mental illness and addiction. Follow her @ehoranpoet and ehoranpoet.net

KARA KNICKERBOCKER

Kara Knickerbocker is the author of the chapbooks The Shedding Before the Swell (dancing girl press, 2018) and Next to Everything that is Breakable (Finishing Line Press, 2017). Her work appears in or is forthcoming from Poet Lore, HOBART, The Dallas Review, Levee Magazine, among others. She is always escaping Pennsylvania to travel somewhere more punk rock. Find her at or on Twitter: @karaknick.

BRIAN JERROLD KOESTER

Brian Jerrold Koester’s favorite color is purple, and his favorite poet is Lorca. His collection is titled What Keeps Me Awake (Silver Bow Publishing), and his chapbook is called Bossa Nova (River Glass Books). Koester is lucky to live ten minutes from McLean Hospital.

SCOTT MITCHEL MAY

Scott Mitchel May was born and raised in DeKalb, IL where at the age of 15 he began working for a now-defunct independent punk rock record store. He ran the soundboard for basement shows and was paid in King Cobra 40s.

MICHAEL MCGILL

Michael McGill is a poet from Edinburgh, Scotland who has recently been published in Lunate, Write Now, Dream Journal, 433, Lucky Pierre, Stone of Madness Press, Dreams Walking, Milly Magazine, Rejection Letters, The Daily Drunk, FEED, The Cabinet of Heed and detritus. His overheard comments and photopoems regularly appear on Twitter @MMcGill09 and Instagram @michael7209.

ASHLEY SAPP

Ashley Sapp (she/her) resides in Columbia, South Carolina, with her sweet dog, Barkley. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Carolina in 2010, and her work has previously appeared in Indie Chick, Variant Lit, Emerge Literary Journal, Common Ground Review, and elsewhere. She is an avid bibliophile who surrounds herself with books and typewriters, but she also enjoys traveling, photography, and of course, a pun or two (or three). Ashley has written two poetry collections: Wild Becomes You and Silence Is A Ballad.

TIFFANY SHAW-DIAZ

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz is a nocturnal soul who can be found haunting her local library when not writing or wrecking havoc. Follow her on IG and Twitter @tiffanyshawdiaz.

MAX THRAX

Max Thrax lives in Boston, MA. His stories and poetry have appeared in Bristol Noir, Punk Noir, Shotgun Honey, and the Daily Drunk. Find him online at or on Twitter @Thraxmaximilian.