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Jennifer Browne is the author of American Crow (Beltway Editions) and the poetry chapbooks Before: After (Pure Sleeze Press), In a Period of Absence, a Lake (Origami Poems Project), whisper song (tiny wren publishing) and The Salt of the Geologic World (Bottlecap Press). Her poems have recently appeared or are forthcoming in Untelling: The Literary and Art Magazine of Hindman Settlement School, Gulf Stream Magazine, and Steel Jackdaw. She directs the Center for Literary Arts at Frostburg State University, where she has taught since 2008. Her students frequently describe her as “passionate,” “knowledgeable,” and “boring.” Find her at linktr.ee/jenniferabrowne. Nina Padolf’s Samantha, The Peanut Butter Detective, (Pegasus Publishers, U,K. Jan. 2026) is an early reader picture book. Her book of poems, Uprooted, (Kelsay Books, 2021) explores being
adopted. Her poems are in Haiku Magazine featured in the Haiku Imperium Collection #1 (Jan. 2026),The Watershed Journal (Fall 2025), PA Bards Western Poetry Review Anthology (May
2025) and many journals. She co-curates Greenhouse Cider & Plants Co-Op readings in Pittsburgh. She is a board member and workshop instructor for Write Pittsburgh. She advocates
for the underdogs/cats.
Failed death metal singer turned professor, Matthew Ussia is director of Duquesne University’s First Year Writing Program in spite of the fact that he got a C- in freshman writing and was rejected from Duquesne’s MA program. He is also an editor, podcaster, post-doom thereminist, softcore punk, postpunk backup singer, social media burnout, and sentient organic matter. His first book, The Red Glass Cat, was published by Alien Buddha Press in 2021. His second book, also published by Alien Buddha Press, Saturday Night on Earth was published in 2025. His writings have appeared in Mister Rogers and Philosophy, Future Humans in Fiction and Film, North of Oxford, MadSwirl, Trailer Park Quarterly, The Chiron Review, and Pittsburgh Quarterly among others. More information can be found at www.matthewussia.com.
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