“Angle Town” by Hugh Findlay

Hugh Findlay’s writing and photography have been published worldwide. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2020 for poetry, and the Best Microfiction Anthology 2024, he is in the third trimester of life and hopes y’all like his stuff. Instagram: @hughmanfindlay. Portfolio: https://hughmanfindlay.com

City Photography by Roger Leege

Roger Leege is a photo-artist who draws on his past as a lawn boy, meat cutter, trucker, EMT, carpenter, bass player, painter, embalmer’s assistant, weed-eater, printmaker, union agitator, journalist, videographer, educator, computer scientist, and deep blue Florida man, to tell his tales.

He keeps much more of his art at rogerleege.com.

Photography by David A. Goodrum

David A. Goodrum, photographer/writer lives in Oregon. His photos have graced the covers of Cirque Journal, Willows Wept Review, Blue Mesa Review, Ilanot Review, Red Rock Review, The Moving Force Journal, Snapdragon Journal, Vita Poetica and appeared in many others.

See additional work (photography and poetry) at http://www.davidgoodrum.com

“City Lights of Calcutta” by Camellia Paul

Camellia Paul has a Masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, India with specialisation in Canadian literature and translation studies. She currently works as a Senior Instructional Designer in a multinational ed-tech and professional services company. Prior to this, she has worked in print media and publishing houses of international repute, and been part of various academic translation projects. Her works of translation and fiction have been published by The Antonym. Her poetry and art have appeared in magazines and anthologies, as well as online journals like Livewire, The Fabulist, The Passionfruit Review, Setu, Troublemaker Firestarter, among others. She also has published photographs in The Telegraph, Kolkata and Setu. She has designed academic book covers and posters for international conferences, published by educational and research institutes, such as Sahitya Akademi, Jadavpur University, and Ashoka University. Currently, she is also learning Arabic. As an independent practitioner of the visual arts and photography, she has extensively worked on the interface of narratives from the everyday in a pandemic world across rural and urban spaces. Apart from being passionate about art, owls, and gardening, Camellia loves reading, listening to music, and exploring cultures. Camellia’s on Instagram handle: cammeowl. https://www.instagram.com/cammeowl/

“The City of Tehran” by Moez Mirmotahari

Moez Mirmotahari is a multi-disciplinary, self-taught artist, a keen observer of life, and, above all else, an adventurer.

Born in Tehran, Iran his interest in the arts began early with his sculptures crafted from aluminum foils. The skills developed through this interest led him to becoming one of the youngest members of the AIS (Association of Iranian Sculptors).

Through his experimentation and studying of different styles and forms of literature, Moez has penned several poems and short stories in Persian and English. An adept linguist, he is fluent in a number of languages.

He has completed his BAs in English Literature and Management/Accounting as well as an MBA from UC3M in Madrid, Spain.

Currently, his artistic focus is on the art of photography, capturing moments of connection to our current times and in the trails of history. Through the eye of the lens, Moez translates the importance of preserving and illuminating our experience on our environment. Find more of Moez’s work at https://500px.com/moez13

Editor’s Post “New York City, May, 2023”

Ayesha F. Hamid is a poet and creative nonfiction writer published in Blue Bonnet ReviewPhilly Flash InfernoSheepshead Review, and Rathalla Review. Her full-length memoir The Borderland Between Worlds is available through Auctus Publishers at Barnes and Nobles and Amazon.  Ayesha also has a full-length poetry collection called Waiting for Resurrection. She is a Poetry Editor at Ran Off With the Star Bassoon and an Assistant Poetry Editor for The Night Heron Barks. She is the Editor-in-Chief at The City Key.

Ayesha holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and A Bachelors of Science in Sociology from Chestnut Hill College, M.F.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Publishing from Rosemont College. She also holds an M.A. in Sociology from Brooklyn College.  Aside from writing, Ayesha also loves film, travel, and photography. You can find Ayesha on twitter @ahamidwriter Ayesha is a lover of cities, big and small.

“London” by Fabrice Poussin

 

Fabrice Poussin is the advisor for The Chimes, Shorter University’s award-winning poetry and arts publication. Fabrice’s writing and photography have been published in print, including in Kestrel, Symposium, La Pensee Universelle, Paris, and other art and literature magazines in the United States and abroad.

Editor’s Post: “Center City, Philadelphia, 4/16/2018”

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Ayesha F. Hamid is a poet and creative nonfiction writer published in Blue Bonnet ReviewPhilly Flash InfernoSheepshead Review, and Rathalla Review. Her full-length memoir The Borderland Between Worlds is available through Auctus Publishers at Barnes and Nobles and Amazon.  Ayesha also has a full-length poetry collection called Waiting for Resurrection. She is a Poetry Editor at Ran Off With the Star Bassoon and an Assistant Poetry Editor for The Night Heron Barks. She is the Editor-in-Chief at The City Key.

Ayesha holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and A Bachelors of Science in Sociology from Chestnut Hill College, M.F.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Publishing from Rosemont College. She also holds an M.A. in Sociology from Brooklyn College.  Aside from writing, Ayesha also loves film, travel, and photography. You can find Ayesha on twitter @ahamidwriter

Ayesha is a lover of cities, big and small.