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Best of the Net
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Board of Directors

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Erin Elizabeth Smith

A masc presenting white person with short hair, wearing a black collared shirt and black pants and with tattoos sits on some wooden stairs, looking into the camera.

Tennison Black

A headshot of Darren C. Demaree smiling in a park during fall with a black t-shirt on that reads "Love Will".

Darren C. Demaree

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Krista Cox

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Sarah Clark

jason b. crawford

jason b. crawford

Jill Khoury has short pink hair and pale skin with pink lipstick. In front of a blue background, she gazes thoughtfully at the camera.

Jill Khoury

Rita Mookerjee

Rita Mookerjee

Editorial Board

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Erin Elizabeth Smith

A masc presenting white person with short hair, wearing a black collared shirt and black pants and with tattoos sits on some wooden stairs, looking into the camera.

Tennison Black

Kanika Lawton

Tierney Bailey

Samantha Edmonds

A brown, widely-smiling face with thick, black rimmed glasses and burgundy lipstick leans into the frame, a hand supporting the chin.

Ashley Elizabeth

Sherrel McLafferty

Ada Wofford playing guitar in a basement.

Ada Wofford

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Lee Anderson

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Sarah Clark

A headshot of Darren C. Demaree smiling in a park during fall with a black t-shirt on that reads "Love Will".

Darren C. Demaree

Kathleen Gullion

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Sarah Harshbarger

Sarah Harshbarger

Brynn Martin

Rita Mookerjee

Rita Mookerjee

Elisha Mykelti

Saba Syed Razvi

Reader Board

Amber Alexander, a feminine presenting person, poses for a photo wearing a red blazer and top with a black skirt. They have a medium length blonde hair and are looking thoughtfully into the distance.

Amber Alexander

Onyedikachi Chinedu

A portrait of the author L.M. Cole, a white person with mid-length brown-red hair in a black shirt, in front of a white door.

L.M. Cole

Close-up of femme-ish presenting middle-aged woman with asymmetrical, short dark hair, nose piercings, and intense eyebrows in front of hanging plant. She is smiling slightly.

Beth Couture

A white woman with long, dirty blonde hair stands before a blurred background of trees. She wears a black turtleneck shirt and gazes into the camera.

Ken Doss

A brown-skinned woman with chin length hair reclines on a flight of stairs, posing with a bright pink book, titled "Friday Night Hand Greande."

Sierra Farrare

A headshot of Adriana Rambay Fernandez with long brown hair, dark eyes, and a solemn expression, wearing hoop earrings and a red wrap, set against the backdrop of blue sky, clouds, sand and ocean.

Adriana Rambay Fernández

A white woman sits on a rocky surface with snow-capped mountains in the distance. She has windswept blonde hair in a ponytail and is smiling. She is wearing a yellow tie dye t-shirt, shorts, and hiking boots.

Jen Gayda Gupta

Annalisa is smiling in the reflection of a mirror in a beige plaid sweater vest over a navy blue shirt.

Annalisa Hansford

Close up photo of a blonde haired woman with tattoos in a black dress.

Layla Lenhardt

An outdoor headshot of Sienna Morgan, a woman with short curly hair, wearing black glasses and a white shirt, smiling.

Sienna Morgan

A white woman in a black dress and glasses looking at the camera.

Robin LaMer Rahija

Delaney S. Saul smiles at the camera. She has straight brown hair, blue eyes, and long bangs that brush her eyebrows. She wears a mottled purple top, a gold necklace, and a ruched silk headdress. Her earrings are little burning houses.

Delaney S. Saul

Headshot of Max Stone from the shoulders up, wearing a black button-up and sweater vest.

Max Stone

Sundress Academy for the Arts

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Marah Hoffman

Marah Hoffman

Z Eihausen

Z Eihausen

A long-haired, bearded caucasian person wearing fingerless black gloves, black tights, black shoes with silver lion buckles, and a sleeveless blue dress is speaking into a cordless microphone on a wooden stage. The dress has white stars all over it and depictions of the phases of the moon vertically down its front. Behind them are two blue lights, and a stage curtain illuminated in bisexual lighting.

Joey Gould

A light-brown skinned woman is wearing a black, faux-leather off the shoulder dress with matching circular gold earrings and a choker necklace. Her locs are styled in an up-do and she is smiling directly into the camera wearing glasses with a black and white frame and a full face of makeup including light pink lipstick.

Denise R. Ervin

Shlagha is wearing a dark blue t-shirt and is standing next to some houseplants. In the background, there is a plain cream wall and a blurred image of a religious deity. She is smiling.

Shlagha Borah

One person posed for a selfie. They have green hair and sunglasses on with a mask under their chin.

Emory Night

Alexa White

Alexa White

Photograph of Caroline Webster standing in front of a brick building

Caroline Webster

Nicole Arocho Hernández

Nicole Arocho Hernández

Joseph Minarick

Gregory Warren

Best of the Net

A headshot of Darren C. Demaree smiling in a park during fall with a black t-shirt on that reads "Love Will".

Darren C. Demaree

A masc presenting white person with short hair, wearing a black collared shirt and black pants and with tattoos sits on some wooden stairs, looking into the camera.

Tennison S. Black

Sarah A. Chavez

Headshot of Shipra Agarwal wearing a black dress and purple glasses, resting her chin on her hand and holding a pen.

Shipra Agarwal

An Asian American person wearing a dark shirt stands in front of a brick wall and smiles.

Ching-In Chen

Amber Alexander, a feminine presenting person, poses for a photo wearing a red blazer and top with a black skirt. They have a medium length blonde hair and are looking thoughtfully into the distance.

Amber Alexander

Jillian A. Fantin

Jillian A. Fantin

Craft Chaps

Hannah Olsson

Hannah Olsson

Meg Cass

Meg Cass

Rita Mookerjee

Rita Mookerjee

A photograph of a woman with dark hair wearing a grey jacket standing next to a brick wall.

Sohini Basak

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Doubleback Books

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Rebecca Youé

Bayleigh Kasper

Robin Gow

Bethany Milholland

Bethany Milholland

Poets in Pajamas

Aslan Gossett

Aslan Gossett

An image of co-curator Gardner Dorton sitting at table inside of a queer bar.

Gardner Dorton

Journals

Luci Brown

Sarah Clark

Krista Cox

Jill Khoury

Jill Khoury

Blog & Social Media Editors and Contributors

Femme-presenting middle-aged woman with short blonde hair, large light blue glasses, and floral arm tattoo looks wistfully at the camera

Krista Cox

Livia Meneghin

Livia Meneghin

Marah Hoffman

Marah Hoffman

Ryleigh Wann

Ryleigh Wann

Nicole Bethune Winters

Nicole Bethune Winters

Design Staff

Kristen Camille Ton

Lori Tennant

Interns

A tan-skinned Latinx's selfie against the backdrop of an early evening sky. They have black hair and are wearing a striped orange and black long-sleeve shirt. In the background, there is a glass and steel city building. They are standing on a boat labeled "SHORELINE" in white text on the roof of its deck.

Brendon Blair

Portrait of Saturn with tied curly hair, wearing a blue shirt embroidered with flowers and lace, beaming with a smile against a backdrop of blurred foliage. Saturn is wearing a small moldavite necklace as well as a necklace of a tarot card.

Saturn Browne

Woman who is smiling wearing a black hat against a brick background

Erin Cantrell

A black person sitting in front of a field of tulips, smiling widely. They have an afro and wear mint-colored glasses with a navy sweater and gray jeans.

Whitney Cooper

Red-haired woman sitting in front of a floral patterned couch. She is wearing a red shirt and has tattoos on her arms.

Maggie Diedrich

A white woman with short blonde hair is standing in front of a brick wall looking at the camera.

Addie Dodge

A brown woman is posing to the side in a greenhouse with a tall green plant. She is wearing a black hijab, varsity jacket, blue jeans, and red handbag.

Hedaya Hasan

Standing in front of green foliage, Erica smiles at the camera. She wears an amethyst colored dress and gold jewelry, with her hair braided around the crown of her head and falling into loose curls down her shoulders.

Erica Leal

Caitlin is a young woman, wearing a blue and white striped shirt. She is smiling and has blue eyes and long strawberry blonde hair.

Caitlin Mulqueen

Photo of a young woman standing underneath the branch of a tree. The tree branch is decorated with colorful paper.

Katy Nguyen

A tan girl with long, curly, black hair is looking into the camera. She is wearing a purple sweater. In the background is the blurred view of a cafe.

Hiba Syed

A young white woman shown from the shoulders up in a living room, with some picture frames on a wall in the background. She has dark blonde curly hair that reaches her shoulders, and she is smiling. She wears a blue patterned tank top with a white scarf around her neck.

Isabelle Whittall