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HOOT POSTCARD 157, OCTOBER 2024
Flight by: Kat Martuccio Kat Martuccio is a copywriter in New York, NY. Find more of her work at blueitalics.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 156, SEPTEMBER 2024
Was He The King Of Baking Powder? by Nina Prater Nina Prater is a poet, mother, and farmer. Her first poetry chapbook is forthcoming with Belle Point Press. Nina, her husband, and their two inquisitive children live on a small farm in the Arkansas Ozarks.
HOOT POSTCARD 155, AUGUST 2024
GIRL’S NIGHT by Lisa Allen Lisa Allen lives in the suburbs of Kansas City and holds MFAs in Poetry and Creative Nonfiction. With Poet Rebecca Connors, she is the co-founder/director of the virtual literary arts space The Notebooks Collective.
HOOT POSTCARD 154, JULY 2024
Fish by Remi Recchia, PhD Remi Recchia, PhD, is a Lambda Award-winning poet, essayist, and editor. He is the author of six books and chapbooks, most recently Addiction Apocalypse (Texas Review Press, forthcoming), and the editor of Transmasculine Poetics (Sundress Publications, 2024).
HOOT POSTCARD 153, SUMMER 2024
Selected lines from Freeloader with Fresh Towels by Alexandra Naughton Alexandra Naughton is a writer, publisher, and literary events organizer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the founder of Be About It Press, established in 2010. Follow her on Instagram @alexandranaughton
HOOT POSTCARD 152, JUNE 2024
Old Country by Michelle Reale Michelle Reale is the Founding and Managing Editor of both OVUNQUE SIAMO: New Italian-American Writing and The Red Fern Review. She is the author of several collections of poetry.
HOOT POSTCARD 151, MAY 2024
Frog by Mehreen Ahmed Mehreen Ahmed is a multiple contest winner for short fiction. Her works have appeared in Litro Magazine, HOOT Review, EllipsisZine, MadSwirl, Alien Buddha and others. Her works have been Pushcart, James Tait, and botN nominated.
HOOT POSTCARD 150, SPRING 2024
Bowie’s Bitch by Sean Hanrahan Sean Hanrahan is the author of the full-length collections Safer Behind Popcorn and Ghost Signs, and the chapbooks Hardened Eyes on the Scan and Gay Cake . He can be found on Instagram as gaycakepoet.
HOOT POSTCARD 149, APRIL 2024
Western Lanes by Philip Andrew Lisi art by Diane Wilikofsky An MFA candidate at Arcadia University, Philip Andrew Lisi lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he teaches English by day and writes poetry and flash fiction by night alongside the ghost of his cantankerous Wichienmaat cat, Sela.
HOOT POSTCARD 148, MARCH 2024
The Mercy of a Temporal Spell by Janna Miller Librarian, mother, and minor trickster, Janna has published in SmokeLong Quarterly, Citron Review, Shenandoah, and Best Microfiction 2023. All Lovers Burn at the End of the World is forthcoming from SLJ Editions in 2024.
HOOT POSTCARD 147, FEBRUARY 2024
Allegheny Alchemy by Jessica Manack Jessica Manack lives with her family in Pennsylvania. Her poetry has appeared widely in journals and she is working on her first book. Keep up with her at http://www.jessicamanack.com
HOOT POSTCARD 146, JANUARY 2024
Baboon by Marc Isaac Potter Marc Isaac Potter (we/they/them) … is a differently-abled writer living in the SF Bay Area. Marc’s interests include blogging by email and Zen.
HOOT POSTCARD 145, DECEMBER 2023
After the Age of Innocence by: Marc Vincenz art by: Jake Quatt Marc Vincenz is an Anglo-Swiss-American poet, fiction writer, translator, editor and artist. He has published over 30 books of poetry, fiction and translation.
HOOT POSTCARD 144, NOVEMBER 2023
First Love by Rebecca Ahn Rebecca Ahn is a writer who enjoys everything from microfiction to novels. Her work has been published in Newfeathers Anthology and The Drabble, and she is an editor at Cloudscent Journal.
HALLOWEEN ISSUE 2023
Each Oscillation brought us closer to the Brink by: Tommy Dean Tommy Dean lives in Indiana, where he currently is the Editor at Fractured Lit and Uncharted Magazine. Find him at tommydeanwriter.com and on Twitter @TommyDeanWriter.
HOOT POSTCARD 143, OCTOBER 2023
Molar <3 by: Apollo Chastain collage by author Apollo Chastain (ze/hir) has poetry published or forthcoming in journals including Poets.org, a PEN America fellowship publication, and the Michigan Quarterly Review. Visit hir at apollopoet.wordpress.com, or on Instagram @apollo.chastain
HOOT POSTCARD 142, SEPTEMBER 2023
Altitude Orchid by: Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren art: by Valerie Hegarty Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren is a poet and translator based in Montreal. Her work has most recently appeared or is forthcoming in Alaska Quarterly Review, The Common, and Lilith. She holds an MFA from Columbia University. Valerie Hegarty is an artist and writer. She has received awards including a Gottlieb, two NYFA Fellowships, two Pollock-Krasners, […]
HOOT POSTCARD 141, AUGUST 2023
Life Hack by: Maya Sol Levy Maya Sol Levy is an artist and poet-person. She has published with HAD, Wendy’s Subway and The Poetry Project. She currently reads for Gasher Journal. Find more of her work online at www.mayasollevy.com
HOOT POSTCARD 140, JULY 2023
to adelaide by: Lawrence Lorraine Mullen Lawrence Lorraine Mullen is a non-binary poet and graduate student pursing a PhD in Literature. They have been published in ‘Maudlin House,’ ‘Ghost City Review,’ ‘Crab Fat,’ and ‘Driftwood.’ They are also a founding editor of Harvest Apothecary Review. Twitter & Instagram: @prince_yikes
HOOT POSTCARD 139, JUNE 2023
Joy by: Peter Yovu Peter Yovu has lived in Vermont a long time, worked in psychiatric facilities, earned an MFA from Warren Wilson College, loves Tomas Tranströmer as well as Tomaš Šalamun. Is tired of bears in his garbage.
HOOT POSTCARDS, VPR MINI-EDITION
Ariana by Kolleen Carney Hoepfner Powder Placed on Porcelain by Sean Lynch – Kolleen Carney Hoepfner is the EIC of Drunk Monkeys/Cherry Dress. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks and an avid VPR watcher. She lives in Burbank, CA with her family. Sean Lynch is a writer and editor who lives in […]
HOOT POSTCARD 138, MAY 2023
love as Echo-location in a heart chamber by: Alison Lubar art: Kyle Congdon Alison Lubar is a mixed-race queer femme who teaches high school English by day and yoga by night near/in Philadelphia. You can find out more at http://www.alisonlubar.com/ or on Twitter @theoriginalison. Kyle Congdon is a visual artist and art therapist residing in Philadelphia, PA. In […]
HOOT POSTCARD 137, APRIL 2023
WE‘RE SPENDING THE WEEKEND IN THE WOODS by Courtney LeBlanc Courtney LeBlanc’s newest collection of poetry, Her Whole Bright Life, is forthcoming in April 2023. She loves nail polish, tattoos, and a soy latte each morning. Read her work at www.courtneyleblanc.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 136, MARCH 2023
worst by Pat Foran Pat Foran is the worst. His work was selected for the Best Small Fictions 2021 and Best Microfiction 2021 anthologies. He also received the 2021 Mythic Picnic Prize in Fiction. Find him at neutralspaces.co/patforan/.
HOOT POSTCARD 135, FEBRUARY 2023
Burned Tongue by Mathieu Cailler art by Christine Donlon Mathieu Cailler is the author of six books. His latest, Heaven and Other Zip Codes (Open Books), was named winner of 2021 Los Angeles Book Festival Prize. Visit him on social media @writesfromla
HOOT POSTCARD 136, WINTER 2023
Friendship by Simone Reid Simone Reid (she/they) is a 21-year-old student at the University of Richmond. She is an emerging poet with work forthcoming in the Obsidian Journal and recognition by the Adroit Journal.
HOOT POSTCARD 134, JANUARY 2023
Kintsugi by: Sean Lynch Sean Lynch is a bartender who writes and edits poetry at his home in South Philly.
HOOT POSTCARD 133, DECEMBER 2022
Meeting of the Mimes by Emily Moon art by Lily Huffman Emily Moon (she/her) is a transgender poet from Portland, Ore. She is author of “It’s Just You & Me, Miss Moon.” Her work appears in Pile Press, Wild Roof Journal, and elsewhere.
HOOT POSTCARD 132, NOVEMBER 2022
POEM FOR NEW YORK CITY by Kyle Seamus Brosnihan art by Bernadette Johnson Kyle Seamus Brosnihan is a Filipino-American poet, playwright, and currently an MFA candidate in Poetry at Brooklyn College. He is the Arts Editor for the Brooklyn Review. His poem ‘Martha’ was voted Poem of the Year by the Brooklyn Poets in 2020.
HOOT POSTCARD, AUTUMN 2022
Do You Know What I Love the Most? by Branden Boynton Lettering by Marie Marandola A son of the West Coast, Branden Boynton writes to find a home for the stars, ocean, and conifer trees. His work has appeared in Silver Needle Press, The Wild Word, and Homology, among others. Marie Marandola is a badass feminist poet, […]
HOOT POSTCARD 131, OCTOBER 2022
Lunar Café by: Jose Hernandez Diaz art by: Niesha Trout Jose Hernandez Diaz is a 2017 NEA Poetry Fellow. He is the author of The Fire Eater (Texas Review Press, 2020) and the forthcoming Bad Mexican, Bad American (Acre Books, 2024).
HOOT POSTCARD 130, SEPTEMBER 2022
Ephemeral Understanding by Mariah Eppes Mariah Eppes is a writer in New York City. More of her work can be found around the internet and at birdbyrocket.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 129, AUGUST 2022
EMILY AS SHE TRACES THE MOUTHS OF OUR THREE CHILDREN by Darren C. Demaree Darren C. Demaree is the author of sixteen poetry collections, most recently “a child walks in the dark”, (Harbor Editions, November 2021). He is the recipient of a 2018 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, the Louise Bogan Award from Trio […]
HOOT POSTCARD 128, July 2022
Don’t Lick the Stone by Ashley Perez Ashley Perez lives in Los Angeles. She has an affinity for tattoos and cats but has mixed feelings about pants. She holds an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles. Find her on Twitter at @ArtsCollide.
HOOT POSTCARD 128, JUNE 2022
Bales by Warren C. Longmire art by Elizabeth Bergland Warren C. Longmire is a writer, and educator from North Philadelphia. His poems featured in this collection have been published in Stone Fruit, American Poetry Review, Bedfellows, Prolit, Voicemail Poems and The Best American Poetry 2021.
HOOT POSTCARD 127, MAY 2022
the astronomical on this volume is bus: youtube haiku by: Lindsey Siferd art by: Michael Bargamian Lindsey Siferd is a college admissions counselor in New York City. She has previously been published in the Cimarron Review, Atlanta Review, 2River, and others. She is currently enrolled in an MFA at Columbia University. Michael Bargamian is a collage […]
HOOT POSTCARD 126, APRIL 2022
The Department of Lost Propositions by: John Ling John Ling is a drummer and composer based in New York. His writing has appeared in Rust + Moth and ONE ART
HOOT POSTCARD 125, MARCH 2022
You, You Brilliant by Sean Lyon Sean Lyon believes that clichés are lifeless skeletons, but when reanimated with manic verbal steroids they dance like a weird clickety-clack marionette [Poems: Literary Orphans, Typishly, HOOT Review. Stories: Cleaver Magazine, Bridge Eight].
HOOT POSTCARD 124, FEBRUARY 2022
The Oligodynamic Effect by: Jennifer Ahlquist original artwork by: Benny Kessler Jennifer Ahlquist is a Philly-based writer whose work has been featured in Epiphany Literary Journal (2019 Breakout 8 Winner
HOOT POSTCARD 123, JANUARY 2022
Redwoods by: Annie Berke Annie Berke is a writer and editor based in Maryland. Her fiction has been published in Pithead Chapel, the Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Rejection Letters, and Lost Balloon.
HOOT POSTCARD 122, DECEMBER 2021
While Watching Dragonflies on a City Bridge by: Danae Younge Danae Younge is a 20-year-old, internationally published poet and an undergraduate at Occidental College. Read more of her work at www.danaeyounge.com
HOOT POSTCARD 121, NOVEMBER 2021
Self-Portrait After I Move To Kentucky by Beth Gilstrap photography by author Beth Gilstrap is the author of Deadheading & Other Stories, winner of the 2019 Red Hen Press Women’s Prose Prize, forthcoming October 5. She currently lives and writes in an old shotgun house in Louisville.
HOOT POSTCARD 120, OCTOBER 2021
Deboning Song by Simon Nagel art by Manda Comisari Simon Nagel is a writer from California that now lives in London. He’s built a house, worked in an immigration law firm, and dabbled in printmaking. He’s finishing a novel and you will like it. Iluustration by artist Manda Comisari: www.mandacomisari.com
HOOT Postcard, Halloween Special 2021
Tradition by Christina Rosso Christina Rosso is a writer and bookstore owner living in Philadelphia. She is the author of SHE IS A BEAST (APEP) and CREOLE CONJURE (Maudlin House, 2021). For more information, visit http://christina-rosso.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 119, SUMMER 2021
Passenger by Luis Jefté Lacourt art by the author Luis Jefté Lacourt (he/him) is a bilingual librarian and illustrator based in New Jersey, USA. Born and raised in the last colony of the world. Proud dad and veteran.
HOOT POSTCARD 118, AUGUST 2021
Murmurations by Ariel Berry Ariel Berry has a Ph.D. in creative writing from Western Michigan University. Her work has appeared in several literary journals, including American Short Fiction, 100 Word Story, Gone Lawn, and Southword.
HOOT POSTCARD 117, JUNE PART 2: 2021
LOCKED AND CELLULAR by Adam Day Adam Day is the author of Left-Handed Wolf (LSU Press, 2020), and Model of a City in Civil War (Sarabande Books). He is the recipient of a Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship for Badger, Apocrypha, and of a PEN Award.
HOOT POSTCARD 116, JUNE PART 1: 2021
When you are driving on a dark night by Ivy Hoffman Ivy Hoffman is a high school sophomore who began to write in the third grade when she discovered her passion for poetry. She’s been writing ever since, and this will be her first publication.
HOOT POSTCARD 115, APRIL 2021
Scents of Thyme by Linda Eve Diamond Linda Eve Diamond is a recipient of Artist Embassy International’s Dancing Poetry Grand Prize. Her creative works appear in The Ekphrastic Review, Grey Sparrow Journal, High Shelf Press, and elsewhere. Visit her website at http://LindaEveDiamond.com.
HOOT POSTCARD 114, MARCH 2021
Short Burst of Weather by Amy O’Neil art by author Amy O’Neil is an emerging writer from Brighton, UK. Winner of the Grindstone Literary Flash fiction contest, Globe Soup Short Story contest, and a finalist in various fiction competitions, she is now attempting a novel.
