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Interview: That Very Place Author Mary Ann McGuigan

Ariel K. Moniz — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Mary Ann McGuigan’s stories have appeared in The Sun, Massachusetts Review, and many other journals. Her collection PIECES: A Novel in Stories includes fiction named for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. That Very Place, her new story collection, is described as “a deeply moving descent into the human heart and all its conflicts.” Her creative nonfiction…

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Interview: Every Storm Is A Message Author Kris Spencer

Ariel K. Moniz — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Kris Spencer is a teacher and writer based in London. He has two poetry collections, Life Drawing (2022) and Contact Sheets (2024), published by Kelsay Books. His debut novel, Every Storm is a Message (2025) is published by Holand Press. His third poetry collection, Slack Land, is due for publication in December 2025. Every Storm…

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Interview: Writer & Executive Producer Patsy Iwasaki of The Katsu Goto Documentary

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Patsy Y. Iwasaki, Ph.D. is an associate professor of English at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. She received her Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and also has an M.Ed. in education. Her research interests and teaching practices include documentary film, instructional design and development, digital humanities,…

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Interview: Artist & Poet Paola Merrill of The Cottage Fairy

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Paola Merrill is a Puerto Rican American living in rural Washington state. An artist, writer, and videographer, Paola created the YouTube channel TheCottageFairy in 2020 and has spent the last five years making videos celebrating the nature of the Cascade mountain region. She speaks on topics related to lifestyle preferences, living as a Highly Sensitive…

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Interview: Salt Bones Author Catherine Campbell

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Catherine is a writer, editor, and videographer residing in the Pacific Northwest. Her writing has appeared in Macleans, Quill and Quire, Dovecote, Verum Literary Press, and Augur Magazine, among others; her chapbook, The Cages We Put Ourselves In, was published in 2020, and her debut poetry collection, Salt Bones, was published in 2025. Catherine is…

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Interview: Illustrator Peter Glanting

Ariel K. Moniz — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Based in Portland, Oregon, Peter Glanting is an illustrator and UX designer who writes about the intersection of humor and mental health. His fascination with engravings, wood block prints, hatching, and linear halftone shine through in his own work, which instantly struck us as something special. He holds a B.A. in English from the University…

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Interview: Simon Ager of Omniglot.com

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000

If you’ve ever found yourself curious about a particular language or writing system, chances are you’ve stumbled across Omniglot.com. Founded in 1998 by linguist and polyglot Simon Ager, Omniglot is an indispensable repository of knowledge filled to the brim with information on languages, writing systems, constructed scripts, fun language tidbits, puzzles, quizzes, and links to…

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Interview: Paris Bookseller Emmanuel Fradois of Librairie-Galerie Emmanuel Fradois

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000

I had the good fortune during my time living in Paris to take a traditional bookbinding course at Librairie-Galerie Emmanuel Fradois from Emmanuel himself. There is something magical about the little shop, tucked away in Paris’ 20th arrondissement, and the first time I walked in and saw the glittering shelves of leather-bound books I couldn’t…

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Interview: Paris-Based Poet Giselle Linder

Ariel K. Moniz — Sat, 03 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Giselle Linder is an Australian-born poet, artist, and actress currently based in Paris, France. Her debut poetry collection, City Gothic, was released in 2023 by indie publisher Dark Thirty Poetry Publishing, and was followed by a sophomore collection, Are You Having a Good Time Yet?, in March 2025. Her work has also been included in…

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Interview: Cottonopolis Author SF Layzell

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of sharing SF (Sarah) Layzell’s short story, The Seventh Swan, during our first ever open call. Now, we’re pleased to announce that they’ve published their debut novel, Cottonopolis, an enchanting LGBTQ+ historical fiction. Sarah Layzell’s work focuses on childhood, queerness and grief. Originally from Lancashire in the north west of England,…

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