Gabrielle Belknap has a PhD in Educational Policy from Marquette University and a BA and MA in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She loves working with teenagers and currently teaches high school English.

Joshua Thusat received his graduate degree in English from Bowling Green State University, where he drove ice trucks across Cuyahoga County to pay for college. His most recent nonfiction appears in Coalesce Community Journal and Change Seven Magazine. In Fall 2022, Joshua’s latest fiction will appear in Five South Journal, Molecule Lit, and Syncopation Literary Journal. He teaches writing in the Chicagoland area.

Some of his essays include “Eating with Another Family” in Coalesce Community Magazine

“In Memoriam: Sister Mary Jo” originally in Penlight Magazine. Reprint in Double Back Review October 2022.

Fiction: “The Gibeon Sun” in Five South

Poetry: “Cueva de las Manos” Divot of the Month September/October 2022

And yes, fantasy baseball pieces you might find? Those are him…

Deep gratitude for the extraordinary editing skills of Jessica Campbell. She does not just slashes typos. She researches references, places and World Englishes. She offers extensive explanations and suggestions, and encourages true collaboration.