H. James Lopez dabbles in Adventure, Urban Paranormal, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi but his unpublished love will always be Noir. First published in a Punk Shakespeare anthology Sound and Fury: Shakespeare Goes Punk (2015), James has stories in The Outstanding Outpost, Blaze Ward Presents, and a dozen other anthologies and Writerpunk Press releases.

If you like what you read, follow James on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/h.jameswrites

DALE W. GLASER is a lifelong collector, re-teller and occasional inventor of wild tales.  He grew up right on the line between suburban cul-de-sacs and unspoiled wilderness, and has been known to get up to mischief in the woods late at night from time to time.  He was exposed to both elven-inflected high fantasy and down-and-dirty rock and roll at a young enough age that any hopes of his taking life seriously were ruined forever.  He needs air, food, water and stories in order to survive, not necessarily in that order. His lifelong love of written words has manifested as a devotion to the English language almost exclusively, which is probably just as well because if he were to master any of the dead tongues that conceal ancient mysteries and invoke malevolent forces, we’d all be in trouble.  He currently lives in Virginia with his wife, their three children, and a rotating roster of pets.  Six is a good estimate of how many animals live with the family at any given time.  He can be found online at https://dalewglaser.wordpress.com/

J. Neira is the child of a Mexican immigrant, who now lives in Minnesota. They are a cozy horror author & have slush read for three presses: Graveside Press, Translunar Travelers Lounge, and Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Their stories have been published by HellBound Books, Graveside Press, Terrorcore Publishing & West Avenue Publishing among many others. Rose Marie Sullivian is one of their favorite characters.

Emily is a stay-at-home wife and homeschool mom of three from Ohio, USA. She is a born-again Christian, and her faith is very important to her. She loves fantasy and sci-fi even though she is on the aphantasia spectrum (the inability to visualize mental images, especially images she has never seen before). She is also a PWS (a person who stutters).  She has two previously published short stories entitled "The Eerie Wood" and "All Is Not As It Seems" in anthologies "Goblincore" and "Midnight Menagerie" respectively.

Aaron Frale screams and plays guitar for the prog metal band Spiral and has written over 30 Sci Fi and Fantasy novels including the fan favorite Office Maxi series. When he isn’t writing or playing metal, he hangs out with his family and at the local game store.

If you enjoyed Where’s the Bass?, consider the Misfits of Carnt series where the fire mage screams metal to cast spells.

Linda Robinson is a Air Force veteran with a passion for writing.  Known for crafting strong, compelling heroines and gripping, suspense-filled plots, her books are filled with tension, heart, and unexpected twists. Her passion for animal conservation is reflected in her books, Death at the Sanctuary and Elephant War, where she highlights the beauty of wildlife and the challenges faced by endangered species. Linda also co-authored and illustrated a children’s book with her brother, Ben Robinson: Ben’s Weather Friends Explain Fronts, Thunderstorms, and Rainbows. 

Mark Gardner (sometimes writing as M. A. Gardner) is a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in northern Arizona with his wife, three children, and spoiled dogs. With multiple degrees under his belt, he works in post-secondary education, where he is passionate about fostering learning and growth. Mark's diverse experiences inform his writing, infusing his stories with authenticity and depth.

www.article94.com

MD Harrold is a Canadian fiction writer and screenwriter. He enjoys writing science-fiction, fantasy and supernatural stories with action, adventure, and thriller plots. MD Harrold is currently working on a debut science-fiction novel.

https://mdharroldwriter.com/

Rodney Hatfield Jr. weaves macabre horror, dark humor, and speculative twists into a vibrant body of work—from chilling novels and novellas to standout flash and creepypasta stories. His contributions span big-name anthologies, niche publications, and consistent output across speculative genres. 

Whether on Patreon, Facebook, or indie magazines, Rodney remains a lively presence in the horror-writing scene.

Patreon.com/MortimerTGraves

Facebook.com/MTGRAVESstories

CJ Erick’s stories have been published by Brilliant Flash Fiction, Abyss and Apex, Camden Park Press, and others. His short fiction received a recent Pushcart nomination and inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2023 anthology. He writes in multiple genres, publishes novels in a space fantasy series, and dabbles in poetry.

He lives in the Dallas area with his wife and their rescue superhero dog Saber-Girl, calls his sourdough bread starter “Ursula” (K. Le Guin), and cooks crazy-good Cajun food for a Midwest Yankee. MFA 2022. Kenyon Review Fiction Workshop 2024. www.cjerickfiction.com

Rosetta Yorke lives in the wilds of North Yorkshire, UK. She writes horror, time travel and Gothic romance short stories. Her love of all things dark dates from her archaeological days spent ‘six feet under’, releasing restless skeletons from centuries-old graves in a race against time before municipal contractors redeveloped the site. Her short stories and drabbles have been published in various anthologies—for more information, please see: https://linktr.ee/rosettayorke

A lifetime reader and Friend of Writers, Jesse A Barrett began writing professionally in 2022, after the usual stops in photography, Pizza Delivery, Tropical Fish Sales, phone work and FinTech.

He currently lives in Oklahoma, with his fuzzy supervisor and is wondering how exactly he got here.

Don Money writes stories across a variety of genres. He is a middle school literacy teacher. His short stories have been published in multiple anthologies including with Vault of Terrors, Trembling With Fear, Shacklebound Books, Black Hare Press, Wicked Shadow Press, and Black Ink Fiction, and in Troopers, Martian, Stupefying Stories, Saddlebag Dispatches, and Stygian Lepus magazines. Don’s stories have won placement in contests in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Sarah Arnette writes fantasy and science fiction and a reader of everything. She is a wife and mommy to two loving pitbulls, and an imagination powerful enough to create galaxies of wonder. Surrounded by her books, it was only a matter of time before their whispers found their way into her mind, creating worlds that had to escape through her. https://www.arnettebooks.com/sarah-arnette

Charles R. Bernard is a writer who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the author of five novels and one nonfiction book. His work has been featured in ‘Thuggish Itch’ and ‘Cosmic Horror Monthly’ and has appeared in anthologies including Deadman Humour: 13 Fears of a Clown and American Cult. He resides next to Salt Lake City Cemetery; a sprawling necropolis whose tombs and markers stretch out over a square kilometer of grounds. Charles is lively company, though.

Benjamin Thomas is a retired US Air Force Medical Service Corps officer and former National Organ Transplant program officer for Veteran’s Affairs. He has authored numerous short stories as well as a time travel novel and a historical whodunnit. Published works can be found in western anthologies published by the “Western Fictioneers” as well as Saddlebag Dispatches. Additionally, he is the author of the interconnected “Leland and Charlie” stories featuring a grandfather/granddaughter duo as they travel through Colorado in the 1850s collecting bounties by outconning the conmen. A native of New Mexico, Benjamin has always been a “westerner” at heart, currently enjoying life with his family in Colorado Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak.

Bam Boncher is a mountain girl from West Virginia, where she lives with her husband, author M. D. Boncher. Growing up immersed in the rugged tales of Louis L’Amour and all things Wild West, she spent her youth dreaming of dusty trails and fearless gunslingers. Her world expanded when she discovered JRR Tolkien, igniting a passion for fantasy that blended with her western roots. Now, these two loves fuse into one big magical Wild West fantasy world in her mind, now spilling onto the page with a growing list of stories she is now getting the courage to share with the world. When not writing, she tends to her lively flock of chickens and a charming clowder of cats, embracing the simple joys of rural life.

To learn more about her and her sometimes humorous antics, visit https://bamboncher.substack.com/  

A retired print journalist and former actor, Ian Gillespie (he, him) spent more than 30 years working as a reporter, columnist, and editor at the London Free Press newspaper. His short story "It Won't Go Away" appeared in the 2021 anthology "Dead Keys," published by Loose Dog Press, while his story "Playing Possum" was selected as a runner-up for the 2021 Austin Clarke Award sponsored by the Toronto-based online literary journal The Ex-Puritan. 

Married, with three grown children, Gillespie lives in London, Ontario with his wife and a growing collection of typewriters.

https://iangillespie.ca/ 

R.E. Dyer has lived as a teacher, a corporate trainer, and a curriculum designer—but always as a writer. A member of the HWA, his weird tales and supernatural yarns appear in publications ranging from Carnage House to Fraidy Cat Quarterly and anthologies like Feral Lands (Samak Press), Dolls in the Attic (Terrorcore Publishing), and The Elemental Cycle: Air (Erie River Publishing). In his spare time, he runs a decades-long Ravenloft campaign and is proud to have contributed a small Domain of Dread way back in Dungeon Magazine #76.

He spins tales from his home in the wilds of Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife, two children, and one voracious cat. Find him online at: https://redyerauthor.com/

Joe Salem writes technothrillers, alternate history and sci-fi. He works in the oilfield in Houston.