I had a dream about you after everything happened. We were five again, playing in the schoolyard. I was aware of your body even then, how sinuous it was compared to mine. In my dream, recess came to an end and you were behind me in line. You weren’t talking because you were starting to…
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Ross Showalter
Ross Showalter's stories, essays, and criticism appear in The New York Times, Electric Literature, Passages North, CRAFT, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.
Braden Maxwell
Braden Maxwell is an award-winning illustrator and internationally known educator. He completed his BA in Idaho and his MFA in Illustration from SCAD. Braden specializes in editorial, publishing, and advertising. On top of freelance work, Braden has worked as an educator focusing primarily on drawing fundamentals, painting, and digital techniques. Braden has shown his work in multiple juried shows in galleries across the United States, gaining acclaim from Illustration publications such as 3x3 magazine.
