Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of Girl on Girl (Rejection Letters) and Until It Feels Right (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Connecticut State University, and is the CNF editor for Farewell Transmission. She is currently working on a novel about her father’s video store. Follow…

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams, The BHF Book of Horror Stories, Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror and Weird Horror. He is working on a short fiction collection called No Light in the Trees. __ _His debut novel, Fine, was published by _Sagging Meniscus …

John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams, The BHF Book of Horror Stories, Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror and Weird Horror. He is working on a short fiction collection called No Light in the Trees. __ _His debut novel, Fine, was published by _Sagging Meniscus …

Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’ His short fiction has been published by Vice, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Thuglit, Severed Press, PMMP, Expat Press, and Broken River Books. He was the Managing Editor of LitReactor.com (2011-2023)…

Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’ His short fiction has been published by Vice, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Thuglit, Severed Press, PMMP, Expat Press, and Broken River Books. He was the Managing Editor of LitReactor.com (2011-2023)…

Steve’s Playlist: Steve’s Albums of the Year, 1987-2024 Mallory’s Playlist: A Totally Unbiased Collection Of Questionable Bangers Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collections. His most recent novel, Episode 3328: Ian Sharp, will be published on January 27th, 2025, by Translucent Eyes Press. His other books include The G…

Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collections. His most recent novel, Episode 3328: Ian Sharp, will be published on January 25th, 2025, by Translucent Eyes Press. His other books include The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories (Malarkey Books ’24), Skyscraper (West Vine Press '23), and A Quick Primer on Wallowing in D…

Kevin Maloney is the author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, Cult of Loretta, and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever. His writing has appeared in FENCE, HAD, Forever Magazine, and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: ⁠https://textualpodcast.com/…

Kevin Maloney is the author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, Cult of Loretta, _and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever. His writing has appeared in _FENCE, HAD, Forever Magazine, and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: ⁠https://textualpodcast.co…

Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spaceboy Books, 2017), and short stories that appear here and there online, including Maudlin House, HAD, and Back Patio Press. He grew up in the industria…

Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spaceboy Books, 2017), and short stories that appear here and there online, including Maudlin House, HAD, and Back Patio Press. He grew up in the industria…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies including Taboos & Transgressions, Iron Horse Literary Review, december, Sequestrum, and Exacting Clam. She directs the MFA in Creative Writing and the MA…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies including Taboos & Transgressions, Iron Horse Literary Review, december, Sequestrum, and Exacting Clam. She directs the MFA in Creative Writing and the MA…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME, was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press. He lives in New England with his wife and their dog, and he’s currently at work on new writing. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcas…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME, was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press. He lives in New England with his wife and their dog, and he’s currently at work on new writing. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcas…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Anoushka Warden is a writer for stage and screen and has recently had her first novel published. Her first play, My Mum’s A Twt, was staged at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre. Her second play My Dad’s a Cnt won the Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize . Her debut novel, I…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Anoushka Warden is a writer of theatre, TV, Film and now novels. Her debut novel, I'm F*cking Amazing was released in the US with Doubleday Books and is available now online and in book stores. Anoushka is on instagram @made_by_noush Check out past episodes of Textual H…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mariah Stovall has written fiction for the anthology Black Punk Now, and for Ninth Letter, Vol 1. Brooklyn, Hobart, the Minola Review, and Joyland; and nonfiction for The Los Angeles Review of Books, Full Stop, Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68to05, The Paris Review, Poets & Writers, an…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing David Winner is a senior editor at StatOrec magazine, the fiction editor of The American, a magazine based in Rome, and a regular contributor to The Brooklyn Rail. He just released the novel, Master Lovers, from Outpost19. Check out his website: https://david-winner.com/ Fol…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing David Winner is a senior editor at StatOrec magazine, the fiction editor of The American, a magazine based in Rome, and a regular contributor to The Brooklyn Rail. He just released the nove, Master Lovers, from Outpost19. Check out his website: https://david-winner.com/ Foll…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scott Mitchel May is the author of the novels Awful People and Breakneck. His short fiction and essays have appeared in HAD, Maudlin House, Trampset, and The Maryland Literary Review, among others. He tweets @smitchelmay Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our webs…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jeff Alessandrelli is most recently the author of the novel And Yet (Future Tense Books, 2024). His work has previously been published in The American Poetry Review, Fence, New American Writing, Lit Hub, BOMB, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. In addition to his w…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Steve Gergley is the author of The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories (Malarkey Books ’24), There Are Some Floors Missing (Bullshit Lit ’24), Skyscraper (West Vine Press ’23), and A Quick Primer on Wallowing in Despair (Leftover Books ’22). His short fiction has appe…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing The Whistler: 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 Emily Capers (1:10): Emily Capers is a Midwestern mixed girl, who writes to begin conversations around identity by experimenting with form and genre. In Between My Bodies (Long Day Press) is her first chapbook. She curren…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jeff Alessandrelli is most recently the author of the novel And Yet (Future Tense Books, 2024). His work has previously been published in The American Poetry Review, Fence, New American Writing, Lit Hub, BOMB, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. In addition to his w…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jillian Luft is a writer and Florida apologist. Her debut novel, Scumbag Summer, is set for publication on June 20th via House of Vlad Press. You can read more of her work at **jillianluft.com. ** Twitter: @JillianLuft Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our websit…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jillian Luft is a writer and Florida apologist. Her debut novel, Scumbag Summer, is set for publication on June 20th via House of Vlad Press. You can read more of her work at jillianluft.com. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.c…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book, I Keep My Visions To Myself, just came out from With an X Book…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing John Patrick Higgins is a writer of long and short stories, screenplays and plays. He has had bad teeth for as long as he can remember and you might expect him, being English, not to notice. But he has noticed, and he’s doing something about it. His new book, Teeth, recounts…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brianna is a writer based in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to being a member and on the social media team for the Horror Writers Association, she’s also co-chair of the Seattle Chapter. She has work in Beautiful Tragedies 2 and 3, The Dire Circle, The Nottingham Horror …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing John Patrick Higgins is a writer of long and short stories, screenplays and plays. He has had bad teeth for as long as he can remember and you might expect him, being English, not to notice. But he has noticed, and he’s doing something about it. His new book, Teeth, recounts…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book, I Keep My Visions To Myself, just came out from With an X Book…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Ari Gold is a film director, poet, musician, & founder/president of Grack Films. His movies have screened at Sundance, Telluride, Karlovy-Vary, & hundreds of other festivals, & he has won over fifty prizes, including best film at SXSW (twice), the Student Oscar, and Best Dir…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Emmy-award winner Ben Tanzer's acclaimed work includes the short story collection UPSTATE, the science fiction novel Orphans and the essay collections Lost in Space and Be Cool. Ben is a storySouth and Pushcart nominee, a finalist for the Annual National Indie Excellenc…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Beatriz Seelaender is a Brazilian writer from São Paulo, Brazil. Traces of her writing can be found all over the internet, especially if you follow her on Twitter (biaseelaender) or instagram (slanderdawg). Her award-winning novella, "All According to Norm", will be out late…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collection Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas Gargantuana’s Ghost and Turn, as wel…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Joshua Bohnsack‘s work has appeared in The Rumpus, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Salt Hill, AGNI, SAND, Lit Hub, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Essay Daily, and others. He is the founding editor of Long Day Press, a hand-bound chapbook publisher, faculty advisor of Oyez Review, and teach…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brian Allen Carr is an American writer. He is the author of the short story collection Short Bus and was the winner of the inaugural Texas Observer Story Prize as judged by Larry McMurtry in 2011. Carr was also a finalist for the 2011 Texas Institute of Letters Steven Turner…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brianna Malotke is a writer based in the PNW. In addition to being a member and on the Social Media team for the Horror Writers Association, she’s also co-chair of the Seattle Chapter. Her most recent horror work can be found in Dark Town, Lost Souls, _and _The Nottingham Ho…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Kyler Bingham Is a writer, educator, and proud dog dad. He lives in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Dirt is a literary and film zine, podcast & radio show hosted by Kyler Bingham. Salt Lake Dirt airs on KPCR 92.9FM every Monday at 6:00pm PST in Los Gatos, CA. You can listen to the…

Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Review, HAD, W&S, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and Rejection Letters. He was the winner of the 2019 UW-Madison Writers' Institute Poem or Page Competition in the category of literary fiction, and his …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collection Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas Gargantuana’s Ghost and Turn, as wel…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Wilson Koewing is a writer from South Carolina. His debut story collection "Jaded" is available from Main Street Rag/Mint Hill Books. Click HERE to purchase. You can read an interview where Wilson discusses the writing of JADED at Bull Magazine HERE. His second book, QUASI, …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sarah Edmonds is a queer author and filmmaker from southeastern Pennsylvania who currently serves as video poetry editor for the West Trade Review and as Editor-in-Chief of For Page & Screen Magazine. Their films have been featured in several international festivals and thei…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and spooky stories, hailing from the southern United States and currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) with his wife two kids, and a naughty (but lovable) puppy in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a writer, his short fiction a…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Austin Ross is the author of the forthcoming novel Gloria Patri, out August 22 from Malarkey Books. His work has appeared in Literary Hub and elsewhere. He lives just outside Washington, DC, with his family. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sarah Edmonds is a queer author and filmmaker from southeastern Pennsylvania who currently serves as video poetry editor for the West Trade Review and as Editor-in-Chief of For Page & Screen Magazine. Their films have been featured in several international festivals and thei…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He's an MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. The best of his time - by far - is spent with his wife and two goblins by the ocean. Catch his work in Maudlin House, HAD, Twin Pies, hex, Autofocus, and e…