Textual Healing with Mallory Smart

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has appeared in The Black Dreams , The BHF Book of Horror Stories , Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror , and Weird Horror . He is working on a short story collection titled No Light in the Trees . He is the author of Fine , a tragicomic novel published by Sagging Meniscus Press in November 2024, and Teeth: An...

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has appeared in The Black Dreams, The BHF Book of Horror Stories, Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror, and Weird Horror. He is working on a short story collection titled No Light in the Trees. He is the author of Fine, a tragicomic novel published by Sagging Meniscus Press in November 2024, and Teeth: An Oral H...

Kurt Baumeister’s writing has appeared in Salon, Guernica, Electric Literature, Rain Taxi, The Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Nervous Breakdown, The Weeklings, and other outlets. An acquisitions editor with 7.13 Books, Baumeister holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and is a member of The National Book Critics Circle and The Authors Guild. Twilight of the Gods is...

Kurt Baumeister’s writing has appeared in Salon, Guernica, Electric Literature, Rain Taxi, The Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Nervous Breakdown, The Weeklings, and other outlets. An acquisitions editor with 7.13 Books, Baumeister holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and is a member of The National Book Critics Circle and The Authors Guild. Twilight of the Gods is...

Jack Skelley is the author of The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker (on Semiotexte), Myth Lab (Far West Press), Interstellar Theme Park (BlazeVox press), Monsters (Little Caesar Press) and Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson (Fred & Barney Press). Jack is also songwriter and guitarist for psychedelic surf band Lawndale which is on SST Records. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on ...

Jack Skelley is the author of The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker (on Semiotexte), Myth Lab (Far West Press), Interstellar Theme Park (BlazeVox press), Monsters (Little Caesar Press) and Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson (Fred & Barney Press). Jack is also songwriter and guitarist for psychedelic surf band Lawndale which is on SST Records. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on...

S. R. Schulz lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He’s been traveling to visit family in Croatia since 2010. He currently works as a family physician just outside Portland, Oregon, and is a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University. His writing has been published online and in print, including McSweeney’s, HAD, Rejection Letters, Maudlin House, Autofocu...

S. R. Schulz  lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He’s been traveling to visit family in Croatia since 2010. He currently works as a family physician just outside Portland, Oregon, and is a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University. His writing has been published online and in print, including McSweeney’s, HAD, Rejection Letters, Maudlin House, Autofoc...

Diana Oropesa is a writer and performer based in Portland. Her debut book, An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance (Future Tense Books), is a hybrid collection of flash fiction and poetic nonfiction that explores the quiet, strange ways people fade from our lives. She’s a member of Yelling Choir and holds an MFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. ➡️ Buy An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearanc...

Nick Rees Gardner is the author of Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts (Madrona Books), a gritty, poetic collection of linked stories about addiction, recovery, and resilience in the fictional town of Westinghouse, Ohio. Grab a copy from Madrona Books or Amazon . He’s also the author of Hurricane Trinity (Unsolicited Press), the poetry collection So Marvelously Far (Crisis Chronicles Press), and...

Nick Rees Gardner is the author of Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts (Madrona Books), a gritty, poetic collection of linked stories about addiction, recovery, and resilience in the fictional town of Westinghouse, Ohio. Grab a copy from Madrona Books or Amazon . He’s also the author of Hurricane Trinity (Unsolicited Press), the poetry collection So Marvelously Far (Crisis Chronicles Press), and...

Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction writer, essayist, and former librarian based in Orlando, Florida. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Mostly Dead Things , as well as With Teeth and Stop Me If You've Heard This One . Her work has appeared in The New York Times , TIME , The Cut , Vogue , and more. You can find her online at kristenarnettwriter.com . Her latest novel, Stop Me...

Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction writer, essayist, and former librarian based in Orlando, Florida. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Mostly Dead Things , as well as With Teeth and Stop Me If You've Heard This One . Her work has appeared in The New York Times , TIME , The Cut , Vogue , and more. You can find her online at kristenarnettwriter.com . Her latest novel, Stop Me...

Victoria Brooks is a queer nonbinary author living in London, UK, and parent to an octopod (2 year old identical twins)—an identity-shifting experience they recently wrote about for  W0rms . Their first queer sci-fi novel, Silicone God, was published by  MOIST Books in the UK, and was recently published in the US ( House of Vlad Press ). They have also published various essays on writing trauma an...

Victoria Brooks is a queer nonbinary author living in London, UK, and parent to an octopod (2 year old identical twins)—an identity-shifting experience they recently wrote about for  W0rms . Their first queer sci-fi novel, Silicone God, was published by  MOIST Books  in the UK, and was recently published in the US ( House of Vlad Press ). They have also published various essays on writing trauma a...

Jaydra Johnson (b. 1988 Springfield, Oregon) is a writer, visual artist, and educator who splits her time between Portland, OR and NYC. Her book Low: Notes on Art and Trash ](http:)[was selected for publication by Maggie Nelson and is out now with Fonograf Editions. Johnson is also the author of Refuse Report , a monthly newsletter exploring the tension between high and low art, currently hosted o...

Jaydra Johnson (b. 1988 Springfield, Oregon) is a writer, visual artist, and educator who splits her time between Portland, OR and NYC. Her book Low: Notes on Art and Trash ](http:)[was selected for publication by Maggie Nelson and is out now with Fonograf Editions. Johnson is also the author of Refuse Report , a monthly newsletter exploring the tension between high and low art, currently hosted o...

Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of Girl on Girl (Rejection Letters) and Until It Feels Right (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Connecticut State University, and is the CNF editor for Farewell Transmission. She is currently working on a novel about her father’s video store. Follow her @emilylauracosta or read more at emilylauraco...

Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of  Girl on Girl  (Rejection Letters) and  Until It Feels Right  (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Connecticut State University, and is the CNF editor for Farewell Transmission. She is currently working on a novel about her father’s video store. Follow her @emilylauracosta or read more at  emilyla...

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker.    His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams,   The BHF Book of Horror Stories , Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror and Weird Horror . He is working on a short fiction collection called No Light in the Trees.  _ _ _ His debut novel,  Fine,  was published by _Sagging Meniscus Press _in November 2024, and the same...

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker.    His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams,   The BHF Book of Horror Stories , Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror and Weird Horror . He is working on a short fiction collection called No Light in the Trees.  _ _ _ His debut novel,  Fine,  was published by _Sagging Meniscus Press _in November 2024, and the same...

Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘ The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’ His short fiction has been published by Vice, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Thuglit, Severed Press, PMMP, Expat Press, and Broken River Books. He was the Managing Editor of LitReactor.com (2011-2023). Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, & TikTok...

Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘ The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’  His short fiction has been published by Vice, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Thuglit, Severed Press, PMMP, Expat Press, and Broken River Books. He was the Managing Editor of  LitReactor.com  (2011-2023). Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, & TikT...

Steve’s Playlist: Steve’s Albums of the Year, 1987-2024 Mallory’s Playlist: A Totally Unbiased Collection Of Questionable Bangers Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collections. His most recent novel, Episode 3328: Ian Sharp, will be published on January 27th, 2025, by Translucent Eyes Press. His other books include The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories (Malarke...

Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collections. His most recent novel,  Episode 3328: Ian Sharp , will be published on January 25th, 2025, by Translucent Eyes Press. His other books include  The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories  (Malarkey Books ’24),  Skyscraper  (West Vine Press '23), and  A Quick Primer on Wallowing in Despair  (Leftover Books ’22). His short...