Sophia Ross Eckert is a prose writer and editor from Ontario, Canada. She holds an MFA in fiction from George Mason University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief for phoebe. Her fiction has been shortlisted in several literary contests, including the Room Short Fiction Award and the Pinch Literary Awards, and her publications include Santa Clara Review and West Trade Review. She has been awarded residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Banff Centre for the Arts. When she isn’t at her desk reading or writing, her favorite place to be is in the woods with her dog, Winona, searching for the perfect stick.

Susan Muth is a Best of the Net and Pushcart-nominated writer from Virginia. She recently earned her MFA in poetry from George Mason University. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Ocean State Review, the Pinch, West Trade Review, Breakwater Review, Chaotic Merge Magazine, Ucity Review, Rejection Letters, The Northern Virginia Review, and others. She is the former poetry editor for phoebe and immediately looks up the IMDB page of any film she is watching.

Nicole Brate is a graphic designer with a decade of experience in digital imaging, layout design, and brand management. Her work has garnered 15+ publication awards, and her expertise is complemented by a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Iowa State University. Outside of work, Nicole finds balance through swimming, exploring fantasy literature, and crocheting blankets for NICU infants.

Thomas Eckert is a software developer from Ontario, Canada. He earned his Masters in Physics at the University of Rochester, then went on to a career in software at Microsoft, HashiCorp, and Redpanda Data. He likes to paint watercolors and listen to history podcasts while walking his dog.