Author Description

scissors and spackle began in 2011 with the belief that words in their purest form both cut and repair, sometimes simultaneously. We are a flop house for words. We are fiction without boundaries. The print and literary publishing world is changing. As writers, we need spaces to express our thoughts, opinions, needs, desires, and goals. We need ways to connect with others in our busy lives, both in our writing and as ourselves. We come to this from various backgrounds, privileges, and interests. We each leave a bit behind. This issue is filled with literary goodness. Guest Poetry Editor, Bill Yarrow and Guest Prose Editor, JP Reese under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Ariana D. Den Bleyker bring you work by up and coming edgy writers such as Ian Bodkin, Lee Busby, Jay Sizemore, Alex M. Prutenau, Gary V. Powell, Richard Peabody, Kevin Ridgeway, and many, many more.