Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, Three-Lobed Burning Eye, F&SF, Asimov’s, and Vastarien. You can find Avra on X/Twitter (@avramargariti).

Rebecca Halsey is the author of the historic romance novel Notes of Temptation. Her short fiction has most recently appeared in Ghost Parachute and The Bookends Review. She holds an MFA degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.​ Her nonfiction writing has been a byproduct of her work in the cybersecurity industry where her analysis has covered cybersecurity trends, eCrime threats, hacktivism, and targeted intrusion adversaries worldwide. She has been part of Flash Fiction Online staff off and on since 2016, most recently taking on the roles of editor-in-chief and publisher.

She resides in Maryland with her husband, four children, and a very stubborn Olde English Bulldogge. When she isn’t writing or editing, she is sketching, painting, gardening, and playing video games. Learn more at www.rebeccahalsey.com.

Brandon Case is a golden retriever who writes of unsettling worlds. In addition to Flash Fiction Online, he has recent work in Escape Pod, Small Wonders, and Factor Four, among others. You can catch his alpine adventures on X/Twitter and Instagram @BrandonCase101.

Nicole Lynn is a Maine writer and legal guardian of two amazing kids. Her fiction has appeared in The Arcanist, Nonbinary Review, and Orca, a Literary Journal. She enjoys hiking up mountains with her dogs and reading Kafka to her pet rats.

Chidera Solomon Anikpe is a young, queer, Nigerian storyteller and student. He is currently in his third year of studying literature at the University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. He can be reached via X / Twitter at @Dera_writes or via email at chideraanikpe[at]gmail[dot]com.

Sam W. Pisciotta is an intrepid storyteller hurtling through spacetime on the power of morning coffee and late-night tea. He writes stories for people who want to visit other planets, learn magic from birds, or camp in haunted forests. His M.A. in Literary Studies from the University of Colorado trained him to deconstruct a variety of texts; living life taught him how to put them back together. He loves holidays and birthdays, pints at the bar, and falling down the research rabbit hole. He is a graduate of Odyssey (’23) and Aspen Words (’22, ‘24). He is a recipient of Odyssey’s Quantum Entanglement and Diverse Perspectives scholarships. Find his stories in Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF, PodCastle, Nightmare Magazine, and other fine publications. Connect at www.silo34.com, @silo34 on Instagram, and @swpisciotta on Bluesky.

LeeAnn Perry (she/they) is an ambient/industrial electronic musician, generative audiovisual artist, techno-witch, and cat food scientist based in San Francisco. You can connect with them online at lnpry.space or @xxuxxuxxuxxuxxu.

Phoenix Mendoza lives in the woods with her wife where she raises pigeons, buries roadkill, and writes. An unashamed enthusiast of the carnal, compostable, and corporeal, she is wholly dedicated to finding and luxuriating in the junction where beauty and disgust meet to rot together. She writes horror like erotica and erotica like horror, and has been published in several literary magazines including OFIC and Last Girls Club. She also teaches a unique eight month writing course called “BLOOD/INK/BONE,” designed to help hobby writers infuse joy and passion back into the craft.