Every season we call for art and literature from creatives around the world, to showcase in our online edition. You can find out about our featured creatives below. And beneath that you can read this editions poetry and enjoy visual art pieces. Head over to our 'Articles & Fiction' section to read the longer prose pieces featured in this edition. 

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FLOATING ISLANDS BY MICHAEL DAVYDOV @michael_davydov_

International artist, was born in 1996, creating a mix of media sculptures in the genre of modern miniatures. Laconically exploring the theme of the synergy of nature, man and home through the fragility of these images.

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POMPEII BY RIBH IRELAND @ribhymay

Ribh Ireland is a writer, teacher, and proud country bumpkin. Raised in Devon, she now makes Oxfordshire her home. Her most recent projects have featured in Chewin' The Fat and TYPE! Magazine, with short plays recently performed at The Lowry and The Pleasance Theatre.

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THE ORDINARY PORTRAIT BY MARCELO PEDROZO @jmarcepedrozo

Marcelo Pedrozo, was born on April 23 of 1986, Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a child curious about art, he began his day in painting at the age of 12 , where he discovered one of his passions. Lover of the abstract, he combines the color pallete with emotions and moods of mind to create his art pieces.

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SO MUCH MORE THAN A TOY: THE HEALING POWER OF WEARING THE STRAP BY VICTORIA BROOKS @queermistresswifehuman

Victoria Brooks (they/she) is a writer interested in trauma, time-travel, ethics, and trans-dimensional sexuality. They have published two nonfiction books and various short form pieces. Her passion is the healing possibilities of queer sci-fi and her first novel, SILICONE GOD (MOIST Books) was published on 30 December 2023.

Read it here.

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DIGITAL COLLAGES BY KAT TEMPLETON

I am a raw art expressionist from the Pacific Northwest that creates in a world of vivid colour. I describe my artwork as, deep, untamed, raw emotion. Visual art is a platform for me to challenge traditions, explore new ways of seeing, and share to the world the beauty of abstracted thinking and creating. I seek to pull the viewer into an environment that is alive and moving, swaying, and playing. Never still. I am non traditional artist, which has granted me opportunities to create artwork for gallery exhibitions, private commissions, literary magazines, theatre productions, film and fashion.

 

Kat says, "Never stop pushing boundaries with your medium, Don't be afraid to embrace the chaos, break the rules, be raw, and be passionate! Inspiration, innovation, and heart defines the artist."

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GHOST BY GRIFFIN RAYNOR @griffinwrites

Griffin Raynor (he/they/she/it) is a writer and editor from Texas. He's been published in Improbable Press, BENDER Zine, Paddler Press, and Tales from The Radiator. They love fun jewellery and their tiny little calico cat.  

 

MAKING CHICKEN SOUP ON A SEPTEMBER MORNING BY JOAN MAZZA

Joan Mazza has worked as a medical microbiologist, psychotherapist, and taught workshops on understanding dreams and nightmares. She is the author of six self-help psychology books, including Dreaming Your Real Self (Penguin/Putnam). Her poetry has appeared in Slant, The MacGuffin, Potomac Review, Prairie Schooner, Poet Lore, and The Nation. She lives in rural central Virginia.    

        
VISUAL ODYSSEY & THE MONALISA BY MONALISA SIBANDA @monalisa.dezeray

Welcome to the vibrant world of TheMonalisa!  I've delved into the realms of art, honing my skills across various mediums. Specialising in bold and captivating abstract art, my work bursts with vivid colours and expressive energy.

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HIDALGO'S CLAY: DOLORES, MEXICO BY CYNTHIA GALLAHER @frugalpoet

Cynthia Gallaher, a Chicago-based poet, is author of four poetry collections, including "Epicurean Ecstasy: More Poems About Food, Drink, Herbs and Spices," and three chapbooks, including "Drenched." Her award-winning nonfiction/memoir/creativity guide is "Frugal Poets’ Guide to Life: How to Live a Poetic Life, Even If You Aren’t a Poet." One of her poems will be sent on NASA's flight to the south pole of the moon later this decade. 

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OF THE DREAM WE CAN'T HAVE BY IKECHUKWU HENRY @Ikechukwuhenry01 

Ikechukwu Henry is an Igbo- based Nigerian writer, who believes his dreams could be turned into words through writing. He was 2024 PROFWIC Valentine's Day Writing Contest Shortlisted writer and Sevhage Prize longlisted for fiction 2023. His works have appeared/, forthcoming in The Candid Review, World Voice Magazine, Ta Adesa and others. He tweets @Ikechukwuhenry_

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HAND BY JOAN MANEL ZAMORA @jm_artphoto

Joan Manel Zamora is a photographer based in Andorra specialized in: fine art photography, travel photography and commercial photography. What started a few years ago as a hobby ended up being his main job in the Pyrenees. He specialized in several categories: fine art photography, commercial and sport; and adding part of his work on the blockchain creating nft with his works. He travelled to different countries in recent years to capture those unique and fleeting moments through his camera. In recent years he has travelled to Nepal, Morocco, Turkey and some European countries. For a couple of years he has been contributing to humanitarian projects with his brother which gave him a new perspective on our society.  

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NEITHER A BORROWER NOR A LENDER BE BY MERRYN RUTLEDGE

Winner of Orison’s 2023 Best Spiritual Literature poem award, Merryn Rutledge is widely published; poems are collected in Sweet Juice and Ruby-Bitter Seed (Kelsay Books.). Merryn teaches poetry craft, reviews poetry books by women, and works for social justice causes. She formerly taught literature and writing at a leading US private school, and then ran a US-based leadership development consulting firm.

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DUSTBIN BUNNIES BY STEPHANIE RITZEMA @_stephritz 

I am a 23-year-old poet and creative writer living in Dalston. I am currently studying on the Creative Writing Masters at Cambridge, and love writing within the fields of ecology, femininity, and horror. 

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WIND OPERA BY ANNA WINSLOW @lovecrushr

Anna Winslow is an American filmmaker living in Berlin.

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FORGE BY JAMES MELLOR @jamesmellor06