• Read more about B. D. Cantrell

B. D. Cantrell is a veteran and debut author exploring the cost of survival through visceral speculative fiction. Drawing on years of understanding how systems break—both mechanical and human—he crafts stories where power is never free and every victory leaves scars. Whispers of the Void is the first book in The Aeon Canticle, a fifteen-book series about choice, consequence, and the weight of eternity.

• Read more about written from truth

I am an independent literary artist and author based in Baltimore City. My work centers on lived experience, healing, resilience, and storytelling rooted in truth. Through books and written narratives, I explore personal and community stories that address survival, growth, and empowerment. my practice focuses on creating accessible literary work that reflects real life experiences and support connection, understanding, and healing through the written word.

• Read more about Alison Chase Radcliffe (ACR)

Artist/Musician 

• Read more about Joshua Geesaman

I've been a proud outsider artist since recording my first music at 10 and creating my first visual work at 16.  I find that having multiple outlets allows for more free-flowing expression (no doubt an influence from Fluxus and Dada).  I work in photography, mixed mediums, music, sound collage and poetry.