Below you’ll find all the delicious details about the first batch of writers we published and those we kept around as staff writers.

Eric Staggs

Eric Staggs is a Wisconsin-based writer known for his unusual sense of prose and an enduring passion for science and speculative fiction. As a graduate of the Creative Writing program of Columbia College Chicago, Eric uses his skills to create thought-provoking and bone-jarring short stories and flash fiction pieces. Eric earned a BA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago and received his MFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University in 2011. Eric has been published in the Aviator Online Literary Magazine, Tales of the Talisman and Volume One. His short story collection, Space Whales and Other Nonsense was released in February 2011 in eBook format. Eric has worked as a professional freelance web content writer since 2006. His hobbies include history, astronomy, anthropology, politics, science fiction, video games, philosophy and zombies.

Nichole Canniff

Nichole Canniff is a Pennsylvanian turned New Yorker with a passion for all things “love”. Nichole can often be found at 2:00 a.m. during one of those nights that she just “couldn’t put it down”, reading the latest from a favorite romance author. Always the Libra, Nichole shows her need for balance by her ability to use her analytical—left and creative—right sides of her brain. Nichole has worked within the accounting field for 8 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Excelsior College in Albany, NY and is currently working to finalizing the requirements for the NYS CPA exam as well as completing a MFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. Nichole loves reading, archaeology, animal welfare, solving logical problems and drawing.

Ditrie Sanchez

Traditionally unconventional: a Puerto Rican musician descended from several generations of visual artists, Ditrie Sanchez is a creative who calls historic Savannah home. She works in a variety of mediums, having had poems, short stories, comics, graphic designs and musical compositions published in sundry compilations such as The Georgetown Area Magazine, The Inkwell at Armstrong Atlantic State University and The Aviator at Full Sail University. She earned the Persse Composition award and the Presser Scholarship award for her musical efforts at Armstrong Atlantic State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Piano Performance and Musical Composition. She completed her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Full Sail University and is an avid member of the blogging community, including poetic contributions to award-winning One Shot Poetry.

Jared Saathoff

Born in an undisclosed location during a tense time of the Cold War, Jared kept on the move for over ten years before his family settled in the Chicago area close to a particle accelerator. A nomad by nature, Jared was off and wandering again after receiving a stern warning from the folks at Fermi Lab and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from DePaul University. He is a photographer and a writer of speculative fiction and poetry. His hobbies include: breakfast, ice skating, bicycles, video games, plants, laser-tag, reading, and Oxford commas. He doesn’t have a dog. And, he doesn’t like jogging. He currently lives in Madison with his young apprentice.