Contributors

Jarod K. Anderson volunteers for his local parks, pulling invasive honeysuckle and telling people more than they want to know about woodpeckers. He has three poetry collections, known as The Haunted Forest Trilogy.

Zoë Bossiere is from Tucson, Arizona. Their debut book, Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir, was on the 2025 Southwest Books of the Year list.

Jared Harél teaches writing, plays drums, coaches basketball, and lives with his family in Westchester, New York. His poetry collection Let Our Bodies Change the Subject won the Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize. (jaredharel.com)

Clint Margrave is the author of the novel Lying Bastard and the poetry collections Salute the Wreckage, The Early Death of Men, and Visitor. He lives in Los Angeles.

Jessica Marsh writes fiction and essays, mostly by the window in her home in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is working on her first novel, a coming-of-age story about a biracial girl, set amid the back-to-the-land movement of the late seventies. (jessicamarsh.wordpress.com)

Daniel McDermon lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their three children, and a dog. His work has appeared in high school newspapers, zines assembled at Kinko’s, and The New York Times.

Sam Risak is a PhD candidate studying addiction narratives at The Ohio State University. While she has given up jiu-jitsu, she does pride herself on lifting very heavy objects at the gym. (samrisak.com)

John Paul Scotto hosts the podcast How I’ve Read. Write to him at [email protected].

Sara Son currently lives in California with her partner and two very good dogs. She is an MFA student at UC Irvine, and her story in this issue is her first published work of short fiction.

Maureen Beitler is a fine art and documentary photographer living in New York City. Her work focuses on environmental portraiture, women and girls’ empowerment, family dynamics, and community.

Paul Breeden is a photographer living in Maine. His illustrations have been published in National Geographic and Smithsonian.

Jason Ensler is a filmmaker and photographer living in Los Angeles with his family and his dog, Larry, who was rescued after being hit by a train and remains the living embodiment of resilience. Ensler’s latest directorial effort is the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, premiering this year on Disney+.

Gloria Baker Feinstein is a photographer living in Oregon. One of her most treasured pastimes is baking, and she is particularly proud of her chiffon cake with berries and cream.

Brad Goff enjoys jamming on his vintage Fender Jazz Bass with his buddies most Friday nights. He grew up close to Narragansett Bay and Newport, Rhode Island, where the “livin’ is easy,” especially in the summer.

David A. Gray was born in Scotland but now lives in New York City, which he lovingly documents in his photography. A monograph of his images, Wait for It, was published by Grand Editions in December. (davidagray.myportfolio.com)

Greg Osterhaus is a Virginia-based landscape and cow-portrait artist and a longtime subscriber to The Sun. (osterhausart.com)

Dan Pearlman is a street photographer and jazz musician who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (flickr.com/danpearlman)

Paul Rabinowitz has been creating across multiple art forms for almost two decades. Born and raised in the Garden State, he has had work featured in many publications, including Nailed and Mud Season Review. (paulrabinowitz.com)

Andrew Snee is senior editor at The Sun. He plans to stay in his Raleigh, North Carolina, home for the rest of his life, if for no other reason than to avoid moving his record collection again.

Wesley Verhoeve is a photographer based in the Netherlands whose work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and many other publications. (wesley.co)

Terry Wild plays trumpet in the Young at Heart Big Band. After an extensive career as a commercial photographer in Pennsylvania, he now lives in Lexington, Kentucky. (terrywildstock.com)

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