STAFF

Kiara Sellers (co-founder and fiction editor) grew up in southern California and lives in Portland, Oregon. She likes tattoos, astrology, nice people, and sunrises. In her free time, she can be found reading, making collages, and playing Lord of the Rings Online. She hates horrible fonts and has an irrational fear of falling into outer space. Kiara has been published in The Elm and Mightier Than the Sword.

Cali Hale (co-founder and poetry editor) was born in Florida and lives in New York City where she is currently attempting to survive Chemistry. She likes tea, cats, the Oxford Comma, and poetry. Cali has been published in The Elm and Galumph Magazine. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cuddling with her cat, and sewing things.

Marissa Whitford (photography editor) grew up in Southern California and previously lived in West Virginia before settling somewhat recently in New Jersey. She enjoys the smell of Christmas tress, rainy days, photo-ops, and would do (almost) anything for french fries. She can often be found definitely not watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians and stalking @HostileGoose on Twitter. She strongly dislikes apple pie and has an unhealthy obsession with the movie Clueless.

Jenny Jung (creative non-fiction editor) is a maverick who currently lives in Massachusetts. She is in love with three things: herself, white hot chocolate, and sleeping. Jenny’s inspirations stem from songs written by Say Anything, the surrealism of Aime Cesaire, and the insights of Eckhart Tolle. Her proudest achievement was when she managed to stuff thirteen cherry-tomatoes in her mouth.

Lauren Brumfield (photography first viewer) is a sophomore in New Jersey. She has written for The Alternative Press, and written, edited, and published a healthy children's cookbook to benefit the charity City Harvest. She also enjoys participating in her school's photography club, theater program, and marching band. Lauren is an aspiring journalist.

Chanel Shum (art editor) is fond of Tolkien’s expression, “Not all those who wander are lost” because she is horrible with directions, and being a wanderer sounds much more dignifying than a lost suburban girl. She has an affinity for roofs, diners, caffeine, art supplies, and paperback books. She eager to learn anything (excluding Geometry) and is probably one of the only people in the world who has ever managed to get hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk.

Jennifer Lee (fiction editor) is a short storyist and Scholastic Art and Writing Awards national gold medalist from New York City. When not reading, writing, or editing, she can be found procrastinating on homework or daydreaming about sleep.

Sammi Curran (fiction editor) has been a writer since she could hold a pen. She writes mostly prose, but writes poetry and screenplays as well. Sammi is published in The Elm and Westchester County's online anthology for BOCES Writer's Master Class. She recently had a story bought to be read on the Unusual Mortality Event Podcast.She likes kayaking, trying new things, and animals of all kinds.

Fisayo Adeyeye (poetry editor) lives and writes in Southern California. He likes ants, whales, and the way his bed sheets feel wrapped around his head. He has been published in Shabby Doll House, Unrooted Magazine, and others, and he wants you to know that he is probably okay.

Victoria Arakelian (art first viewer), while being born and raised in Massachusetts, currently resides in Georgia. She loves art, writing, and science. She also enjoys reading everything. Well, everything that is good. Her best friend is a German shepherd, and she has a deep and profound fascination with the universe. The power of baby animals is her greatest weakness. One of Victoria's goals in life is to transform into a dragon and rule a distant galaxy.