Fearsome Critters: A Millennial Arts Journal — VOLUME ONE

Anastasia Jill (1993) is a queer poet and fiction writer living in the southern United States. She is a current editor for The Smaeralit Anthology. Her work has been published in several literary journals.

Liam Edward Talty-Johnson (1989) is a photographer and storyteller based in Northwest Ohio. His work has also been featured in Khroma Magazine, Passporte Gallery, and The Toledo City Paper.

Sarah Johnson (1995) lives in East Texas and is a graduate student, having been featured in Thrice Fiction, 2River, and Ghost Parachute.

Catherine Jones (1987) is a language lover, art enthusiast, tea aficionado, a college professor, and writer of both poetry and nonfiction.

Ben Jorisch (1986) is a speck on the face of the void. Born in New York, he believes that every millennial is a junkie, has been affected by junkies, was raised by junkies, or has been robbed by junkies.

Jury Judge (1991) is an artist, writer, poet, photographer, and political cartoonist. If you are interested in commissioning her for artwork, email her at jurysjudge@gmail.com.

Maria Kalyagina (1979) is a Vietnam-based illustrator from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She moved to Souteastern Asia about 7 years ago, fell in love with it, and found inspiration there.

Merkin Karr (1995) is a senior at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, focusing on poetry and creative nonfiction. She runs the sexual assault and domestic violence survivors support group there.

Lauren Klein (1995) is a young writer and artist. Educated at the University of Toronto, she has had poetry and fiction published in journals such as Forage, Brickplight, and The Quill.

Kara Knickerbocker (1990) is the author of the chapbook Next to Everything that is Breakable (Finishing Line Press, 2017). She lives in Pittsburgh where she works at Carnegie Mellon University.

Noah Koob (1991) was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the nearby suburb of Gurnee. His poems have appeared in Towers Magazine. During his off time, he obsesses over The Simpsons.

Katie Krantz (1999) is a student and early career writer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is a graduate of the Alpha Young Writer’s Workshop for Genre Fiction and of the Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop.

Olivia Kressler (1995) is a creative writing and digital media arts student at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is also a resident advisor, a barista at Starbucks, and does track and field.

Travis Landhuis (1989) teaches writing at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Some of his stories have been published in The Cossack Review, North American Review, and The Columbia Review.

Susan L. Leary (1984) is a Lecturer in English Composition at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in many print and online journals.

Holly Levett (1999) is a high school senior in North Carolina who, when she’s not writing, enjoys running, quilting, and playing with her two cats.

Kelley Lewis (1996) has worked as the Promotions Director and Co-Editor in Chief for Polaris Literary Magazine. Her work has been published in ReCap, Penumbra, and Polaris.

Joseph Lezza (1986) is a branded content marketer in New York, New York who wears sunglasses, even when it’s not appropriate, and drinks an obscenely unhealthy amount of black tea.