Editorial Team
FOUNDING EDITOR AND SHORT STORY EDITOR
Abigail Seltzer is a short story and flash fiction writer, whose work has appeared in publications including Mechanics Institute Review, Gutter and Idle Ink. Her fiction and poetry was included in the 2013 Lightship anthology and she was formerly a reader for Bandit Fiction. In 2023, she had the idea of a setting up a literary magazine for older writers and is still astonished that it actually happened.
FLASH FICTION AND POETRY EDITOR
Adele Evershed started writing poetry and flash fiction when she was fifty-five. Since then, she has published two poetry chapbooks, a novella-in-flash, and a short story collection. She is partial to haiku, PG Tips, and a good Panto gag.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Philippa Bowe is a bilingual flash fiction writer, poet and translator. Her words can be found in an array of publications online and in print. She is working on a second flash novel and a poetry collection, lives on a hill in southwest France, and is addicted to big vistas.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Patience Mackarness (she/her) lives and writes in idyllic seclusion in Brittany, with regular hectic but rewarding interludes featuring small grandchildren in England. She writes flash, short stories, creative nonfiction and hybrid pieces. Links to her published work can be found at https://patiencemackarness.wordpress.com.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Helen Lyttle’s poetry has appeared in various anthologies. Her short fiction has appeared in journals such as Rejection Letters and Trashcat Lit. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2024.