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HOOT POSTCARD 103, APRIL 2020
Tidal Beach by Christina McDermott Christina McDermott is a writer and linguist who enjoys exploring the connection between speech sounds and verse. Her work has appeared in Levee Magazine and October Hill Press. She runs a poetry blog: https://pocketmappoetryblog.wordpress.com/
HOOT POSTCARD 102, MARCH 2020
Steam by Kelan Nee Kelan Nee is a carpenter and poet living in Somerville, MA.
HOOT BONUS POSTCARD, SPRING 2020
Lament of the Child Forced to Pick Up at Bedtime by Kai Juniper Bradford, 4 years old edited by Bryan Bradford Kai Bradford loves polar bears, roly polys, and her dogs Grapes and Hula. She was 4 at the time of “writing” this poem, she is now 5, and she still thinks her mother is pretty bossy. […]
HOOT POSTCARD 101, FEBRUARY 2020
When Need Is Not Enough by Heather Lang-Cassera Photograph provided by author Heather Lang-Cassera is Clark County, Nevada’s Poet Laureate. She’s a World Literature Editor for TLR and Editor-in-Chief for Tolsun Books. Heather teaches Modern American Poetry and more at Nevada State College. Find her at www.heatherlang.cassera.net
HOOT POSTCARD 100, JANUARY 2020
Seven Six-Word Stories, All Titled “Lover” by Alanna Weissman Alanna Weissman’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, Entropy, Barely South Review and elsewhere. She is currently an MFA candidate at New York University.
HOOT POSTCARD 99, DECEMBER 2019
The Fourth Little Pig Explains His House by Abigail Cloud Abigail Cloud is editor-in-chief of Mid-American Review and teaches at Bowling Green State University. Her collection Sylph (Pleiades Press, 2014) is a Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize winner.
HOOT POSTCARD 98, NOVEMBER 2019
Rainstorm After Heatwave by Cristina Van Orden Photography by Elliot Polinksy Cristina Van Orden is an emerging poet living in Los Angeles. She is currently an MFA candidate at Antioch University and works on Lunch Ticket as an editor and blogger. Twitter/IG: @cristinawordma Elliot lives in center city Philly though he’s been entertaining rural fantasies. He […]
HOOT POSTCARD 97, OCTOBER 2019
Bite by Dylan Ecker Art by Lizzie Hinton Dylan is an MFA student at Miami University of Ohio. His research interests may include love letters, ornithological onomatopoeia, and stained glass on cloudy days. He thanks you for reading (thank you!!). Lizzie Hinton lives in Baltimore, Maryland and spends her time pouring Guinness and resisting fitness. […]
HOOT POSTCARD 96, SEPTEMBER 2019
Tamed by Vivian Wagner art by author Vivian Wagner lives in New Concord, Ohio, where she’s an associate professor of English at Muskingum University. Her work has appeared in Slice Magazine, Muse/A Journal, Forage Poetry Journal, Pittsburgh Poetry Review, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Gone Lawn, The Atlantic, Narratively, The Ilanot Review, Silk Road Review, Zone […]
HOOT POSTCARD 95, AUGUST 2019
TEA by C.G. Chambers C.G. Chambers mentors the King’s English Writers Group, and curates the Author in the House Writers Series in a small library in the northern Rocky Mountains.
HOOT POSTCARD 94, JULY 2019
How to Become a Goldfish by Marta Shaffer Marta Shaffer’s work can be found in issues of FIVE:2:ONE, b(Oink), Weatherbeaten Lit, and others. She worked as co-editor/poetry slush pile reader for Watershed Review. She cannot roll her tongue. Marta hails from Minnesota.
HOOT POSTCARD 93, JUNE 2019
The Ark by Oak Ayling English poet, Oak Ayling, can be found in print anthologies and spattered right across the Internet, you can catch up with all her latest work on Twitter and Instagram @oakayling
HOOT POSTCARD 92, MAY 2019
animals by Nikolaj Volgushev Nikolaj Volgushev’s fiction has appeared in journals such as the Cafe Irreal, Cleaver Magazine, and Cease, Cows. He currently lives in Denmark where he writes, programs, and does other things along those lines.
HOOT POSTCARD 91, APRIL 2019
A Love Letter Yet to be Answered by Audra Coleman Audra Coleman lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Her work has appeared recently or is forthcoming in publications including Five on the Fifth, Into the Void, Star 82 Review, Typehouse Literary Magazine and The Penn Review.
HOOT POSTCARD 90, MARCH 2019
Fish Girls by Catie Prendergast art created by writer Catie Prendergast is a writer, editor, and co-founder of an apparel company. Originally from New York City, Catie currently resides in Los Angeles. See all of Catie’s work at catieprendergast.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 89, FEBRUARY 2019
BETTER A BIRD IN THE HAND by Bill Ayres Bill Ayres is grateful for his wife (a joy to all his senses) his family and friends, his work, and for the MUSE Writer’s Center.
HOOT POSTCARD 88, JANUARY 2019
Root by Lisa Allen Ortiz Lisa Allen Ortiz is the author of Guide to the Exhibit, winner of the 2016 Perugia Press Prize. You can keep in touch at www.lisaallenortiz.com
HOOT POSTCARD 87, DECEMBER 2018
The Particle Physicist’s Spouse Denies God by Katie DePasquale Katie DePasquale enjoys telling a good story and making sure it’s correctly punctuated. Her writing has appeared in multiple publications and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Read more at katiedepasquale.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 86, NOVEMBER 2018
IN WHICH MY EX BUYS A BANJO by Amy Saul-Zerby Amy Saul-Zerby is the author of two poetry collections, Paper Flowers Imaginary Birds and Deep Camouflage. She is also the editor-in-chief of Voicemail Poems, and author of the Notable Philadelphia column at The Rumpus.
HOOT POSTCARD 85, OCTOBER 2018
Herbology by Kit Keller Kitt Keller is a poet and musical theater aficionado from Tempe, AZ. She has an MFA in poetry, but she does not have a cat.
HOOT POSTCARD 84, SEPTEMBER 2018
Dear You by Nicole Miyashiro art by Todd Miyashiro Nicole Miyashiro writes poetry and fiction, supports literary programs with the Pennsylvania Center for the Book at Penn State, and is developing Words of Art, an online collection of ekphrastic audio poems. Illustration by Todd Miyashiro whose work can be found at: addtadd.com
HOOT POSTCARD 83, AUGUST 2018
Blooming by Kayla Greenwell Kayla Greenwell is an English graduate student at Purdue University Northwest. She lives in Northwest Indiana with her boyfriend, three cats, and a dog that thinks he’s a cat.
HOOT BONUS POSTCARD, SUMMER 2018
Fandom Kidsplained by Alexander Paul Rodriguez art by Alexander with help from Daniel Riddle Rodriguez Alexander Paul Rodriguez is an ten-year-old poet from San Lorenzo, California. He believes that Batman is everything, Suicide Squad is totally underrated, and Deadpool is too cool for Marvel. This is his first publication. He is thrilled to […]
HOOT POSTCARD 82, JULY 2018
Coda by Jack B. Bedell Jack B. Bedell is the author of Bone-Hollow, True: New and Selected Poems. He is a Professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Lite
HOOT POSTCARD 81, JUNE 2018
I still store honey for you by Erik Fuhrer Art by Kimberly Androlowicz Erik Fuhrer holds an MFA from the University of Notre Dame. His work has appeared in BlazeVox, Dream Pop Press, Crab Fat Magazine, Noble/Gas Qrtrly, SPF Lit Mag, and various other venues. This is Erik’s second collaboration with Kimberly Androlowicz. Their first collaboration […]
HOOT POSTCARD 80, MAY 2018
Maple by John Abbasi John Abbasi is a fiction writer living in Southern California. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from the University of La Verne. He is currently seeking an MFA in Creative Writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University (2019).
HOOT POSTCARD 79, APRIL 2018
The Surviving Conjoined Twin Learns the Art of Kirigami by Cathy Ulrich art by Robert James Russell Cathy Ulrich does paper snowflakes sometimes. Her work can be found in various journals, including Wigleaf, Booth and Monkeybicycle.
HOOT POSTCARD 78, MARCH 2018
Parting Spell by Laura Cherry Laura Cherry is the author of Haunts (Cooper Dillon Books) and the chapbook Two White Beds (Minerva Rising) and co-editor of Poem, Revised (Marion Street Press). Her work has also appeared in various journals.
HOOT POSTCARD 77, FEBRUARY 2018
Eve County by Benjamin Schell Benjamin Schell is from Wilmington, DE, but currently lives in Gettysburg, PA with his wife, Bridget. He thanks HOOT and its readers for their support. This is his first published story.
HOOT POSTCARD 76, JANUARY 2018
Titan’s Folly by Rebeca Parrott An avid lover of stories, Rebeca Parrott enjoys spinning her own fairy tales and crafting poems. Her work has previously been printed in the Sherwood Forest Literary Review.
HOOT POSTCARD 75, DECEMBER 2017
The Plunge, 1929 by Kara Vernor Kara Vernor has received scholarships from the Elizabeth George Foundation and Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference. Her fiction chapbook, Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song, is available from Split Lip Press.
HOOT POSTCARD 74, NOVEMBER 2017
The Matter of Confusion by M.J. Smith M.J. Smith teaches composition, literature, mythology, and assorted arcane disciplines at the City College of San Francisco. He lives windward of Mount Diablo, California and considers this very important.
HOOT POSTCARD 73, OCTOBER 2017
O v O by Adam Kaiser Adam Kaiser is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles.
HOOT POSTCARD 72, SEPTEMBER 2017
Dog Funerals by Cole Meyer art by Alex Bennett Cole Meyer is a reader and book reviewer at The Masters Review. His writing appears at SmokeLong Quarterly, SAND and elsewhere, and will appear in The Best Small Fictions 2017. Follow him on twitter @ColeA_Meyer. Alex Bennett is a freelance illustrator in NYC with […]
HOOT POSTCARD 71, AUGUST 2017
Janus by L.M. Davenport L.M. Davenport is a first-year MFA candidate at the University of Alabama. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming at Hobart, Shimmer, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, and elsewhere.
HOOT POSTCARD 70, JULY 2017
My animals grow crazy in this wind by Kathryn Smith Kathryn Smith’s first poetry collection, Book of Exodus, is forthcoming from Scablands Books. Her poems have been published in Bellingham Review, Redivider, the Collagist, Mid-American Review, and elsewhere.
HOOT POSTCARD 69, JUNE 2017
Astronomification by T.J. Sellari T.J. Sellari teaches Renaissance literature in the English Department of National Chengchi University in Taipei, where he studies taichi and plays bass for Big Turnip, a local power folk trio.
HOOT POSTCARD 68, MAY 2017
And Now by Diana Roffman Diana Roffman is a poet and middle school teacher in NYC. She has an MFA from The University of Montana. Diana loves sending and receiving postcards, and is honored to be part of HOOT! (and HOOT is honored to publish her <3 )
HOOT POSTCARD 67, APRIL 2017
Othodontia by Allie Marini Allie Marini is a Floridian ex-pat living in the Bay Area with her partner, who is a more successful poet but Allie’s not into name-dropping (Too L.A.). Allie’s written some books, been nominated for some prizes, & exists in a nightmarish hellscape of student loan debt for an MFA that she’ll […]
HOOT POSTCARD 66, MARCH 2017
Walk the long way around from library to chapel by Nate Pritts Nate Pritts is the author of eight books of poetry, including Decoherence. He lives in the Finger Lakes region of NY state. [natepritts.com]
HOOT POSTCARD 65, FEBRUARY 2017
Cold War By Kierstin Bridger Art by Michael Pagdon Kierstin Bridger is author of Demimonde (Lithic Press 2016) and All Ember (Urban Farmhouse Press). She is editor of Ridgway Alley Poems and has a new podcast: Poetry Voice with Kierstin Bridger and Uche Ogbuji. Michael Pagdon is an illustrator in the Tri-State area. His work includes freelancing, as well as gallery showings of futuristic robots. His work can be […]
HOOT POSTCARD 64, JANUARY 2017
Chicken Weather by Caesar Kent Caesar is a semi-nomadic California poet, living around the Bay Area and dividing his time between open mic stages, dive bars, and clouds.
HOOT POSTCARD 63, DECEMBER 2016
Corpuscle by Shoshana Akabas photography by Cassandra Panek – Shoshana Akabas is an MFA student at Columbia University, where she also teaches undergraduate writing. She studied English and organic chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and now lives in New York City. Cassandra Panek is a Philadelphia photographer and writer in a love affair […]
HOOT POSTCARD 62, NOVEMBER 2016
Poem by Brennan Bestwick Brennan Bestwick writes from the Flint Hills of Kansas. His poems have been published in THRUSH, Winter Tangerine, Colorado Review, and elsewhere. He is the winner of a 2016 AWP Intro Journals Project Award.
HOOT POSTCARD 61, OCTOBER 2016
Cup of Moon by Andrea Farber-De Zubiria Andrea Farber-De Zubiria’s poems have been published in Cargo, Smoky Blue, Foliate Oak and The San Joaquin Literary Review. She lives in Fresno, CA with her husband, daughters and a fat flock of chickens who prefer Haiku.
HOOT POSTCARD 60, SEPTEMBER 2016
Above Me by Renée Hamlin Renée Hamlin is an MFA candidate at San Francisco State University. Some of her recent positions include supplemental instructor, intern, poetry editor, and—always—relentless daydreamer.
HOOT POSTCARD 59, AUGUST 2016
Everything is Ars by Cindy Watkins Cindy Watkins is a graduate of the University of Georgia who currently lives in Hull, Ga with a badly behaved dog and a three-legged cat
HOOT POSTCARD 58, JULY 2016
Nations of the Sitones By David Villaverde David Joez Villaverde has recently been published in After the Pause, Cheap Pop, Restless, and the Great American Wiseass Poetry Anthology among others. He can be found at schadenfreudeanslip.com
HOOT POSTCARD 57, JUNE 2016
Atoms by Jason Gray Jason Gray is the author of Photographing Eden, How to Paint the Savior Dead, and Adam & Eve Go to the Zoo. He coedits the online journal Unsplendid.
HOOT POSTCARD 56, MAY 2016
Favors by Cathryn Essinger Cathryn Essinger is the author of three prize winning books of poetry. Her work has also appeared in a wide variety of literary magazines. She does own a cherry tree, and now owns a ladder.
