Melody Aminian

Melody Aminian is a creative whose aim is to steward curiosity and creativity for planet prosperity.

@Ode_to_mel

Omar Bonilla

Omar Bonilla (he/him) is a poet born in Los Angeles to Salvadoran parents. Omar’s poems navigate identity, family, nature, and personal belonging, having begun writing during the pandemic as a way to unravel all the thoughts, feelings, and realities that had become mangled over the years.

@innervoyagediaries

Anthony Booth

Anthony Booth has contributed a poem and photography to the zine.

@anthonybooth

Kacy Bouccumini

Kacy Boccumini is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and film academic from Los Angeles. His work is known for its witty dialogue, nostalgic visual style, and innovative, unexpected plot twists—all while adhering strictly to classical Hollywood genre conventions to tell modern stories about race, gender, and identity. His first love was poetry, and had he been better at it (or considered better when applying to be a Poetry Major in college), he might have pursued it full-time. He’s honored to be considered now.

@Mybestguyfilms

Tiffany Michelle Brown

Tiffany Michelle Brown is an LA-based writer who once had a conversation with a ghost over a pumpkin beer. Her work has been published by Ominous Thrill, Black Spot Books, Cursed Morsels Press, Tenebrous Press, and Sley House, among others. She is the author of How Lovely to Be a Woman: Stories and Poems and the co-host of the Horror in the Margins podcast.

www.tmbwrites.com @tmok85  tmbwrites.bsky.social

Kayla Cagan

Kayla Cagan is a novelist, playwright, and dramaturg. Her first book, PIPER PERISH received universal praise and starred reviews from ALA Booklist, as well as being an Amazon Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Month, and made the Indie Next Choice list. PIPER PERISH was also picked as a Spirit of Texas High School Reading Program 2018 selection, a Kansas NEA Reading Circle Catalog selection, and a nominee for the Overdrive Book selection. Her second book, ART BOSS, was called “an engaging portrait of the artist as a young woman” by Kirkus Review, and “an automatic pick-up for fans” by Booklist. Both books were selected for the Quarantine Book Club series in 2020.

Her short plays and monologues have been published by Applause Books and Smith and Kraus.  Recent dramaturgy projects include Jarrett King's IRA PROJECT, Jeff Tabnick’s EARLY DAYS and Leigh Lahav’s SHAKESPEARE’S FANGIRLS.  Kayla is also the creator of THE COMMA, a free bimonthly poetry newsletter.

@Kayla_cagan_writer

The Comma on Substack

Sam Hendrian

Sam Hendrian is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, poet, and playwright striving to foster empathy through art. From writing personalized poems for passersby outside of LA's oldest independent bookstore every Sunday to making Chaplin-esque silent films about loneliness and human connection once a month, Sam lives to make other people feel seen and validated. More poems and films can be found on Instagram at @samhendrian143.

Sam Jungheim

Sam Jungheim is a non-binary writer and artist who formally trained as a painter and visual artist. Sam graduated from San Francisco Art Institute with a BFA in Painting and was an Artist in Residence at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild in 2015. While working and teaching at the University of Southern California since 2020, Jungheim has continued to develop as a multimedia artist. Last year they happily stubbled across the Poetry Open Mic at Chevalier’s Books and thus the French Window was born. Sam’s writing ranges from highly personal poetry to fiction to academic writing. Like their visual artwork, they aim to express vulnerability and resilience while touching on contemporary issues. Sam Jungheim is the creator/editor/ designer of this zine Nowadays, you can find them in Los Angeles, California.

John Leslie

JOHN LESLIE - is a writer, actor and teacher. His audio play "The Christmas Cracker" was recently produced by the Open Door Playhouse. His adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest" became part of Wicked Lit's 2014 stage show. His short story "Trick" was published in "Ghosts, Echoes, and Shadows."  His poem "Empathy" was published by the Los Angeles Beach Poetry Festival.

You can contact him on Facebook.

Dawn Moreno-Freedman

Dawn Moreno-Freedman has contributed to multiple issues of the zine.

Jordan Tabaldo

Jordan earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in English from Loyola Marymount University in 2019 and has been writing poetry for over a decade. Her writing has been a continuous source of reflection and growth. Based in Los Angeles, she draws creative inspiration from personal challenges and the shifting dynamics of her relationships, which she explores with a voice both vulnerable and resolute.

Giovanni Trezile

Giovanni Trezile has contributed a poem to the first issue of the zine.

@iinternetboii

John Zinonos

john zinonos (b. 1989) is a new york city-born artist, writer, and olfactive enthusiast, currently residing in los angeles, california. with a multidisciplinary approach, his creative practice spans photography, poetry, and installation, each medium reflecting his deep engagement with perception, memory, and emotional landscapes. his work focuses on intimate, personal, and ethereal vignettes, conveying both fragility and a sense of impending chaos through abstracted storytelling and an observer's gaze. most recently, zinonos published his first collection of poems and photography, titled 'almost too wonderful' and a zine series of poems and collages titled 'he thought oyster mushrooms came from the sea'.

@jzinonos www.johnzinonos.com