Writers in the Attic: Apple

MEET THE WRITERS Alexandra Ellen Appel’s work appears in numerous literary journals. Current work will be featured in the Light of Peace (Fall 2020) and Cirque: Literary Journal of the Pacific Northeast (Fall 2020). In 2015 two poems were included in the WITA Anthology, Animal. Dr. Appel is pleased to be included in this year’s WITA Anthology.

John Barrie is a writer from Boise, Idaho, whose micro-fiction has appeared in CWI’s Stonecrop Literary Magazine and Boise Weekly’s annual Fiction 101 contest. When not writing or working, John spends his time as a husband, father, Boise State student, Dungeon Master, and fierce advocate of spicy food–his Carolina Reaper chili is his proudest non-writing accomplishment. A wise woman once told him, “If you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to go out to eat,” and he hopes that now more than ever people will live by that message.

Kyle Boggs is an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at Boise State University. He is a former (and still sometimes) environmental journalist turned academic who believes in the power of community writing, a strong cup of coffee, and a long run in the foothills. He can be seen on adventures big and small with his partner, a messy-haired toddler, and two wild dogs.

Dené Breakfield grew up in West Virginia. In 1985 she moved to Boise, where she earned a BA and MA in English from Boise State University. Her work has appeared in cold-drill, Nebo, Writers in the Attic (Fuel), Boise Weekly’s Fiction 101, Plays magazine, BSU’s Women Making History project, and elsewhere. christy claymore has published three poems within the past year, and is pleased to have the third included in this fine publication. Formerly an adjunct professor, she is now working 125