About
The Mad RiverThe Mad River is a literary journal of the strange, the faerie, the insane, the experimental and occasionally snarky. Poetry, writing, stories, and flash fiction brought by the river from the deepest part of the forest. Let water, words, and madness flow.
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The Mad River is a literary journal of the strange, the faerie, the insane, the experimental and occasionally snarky. Poetry, writing, stories, and flash fiction brought by the river from the deepest part of the forest. Let water, words, and madness flow.
Editors
edh lamport
Defying the laws of physics to encapsulate myself in this tiny box with nothing but an alphabet.
Peculiar Julia
Writer of poetry, prose, & the occasional rant. I feed the monsters under my bed story cake & poem pastries. What do you feed them?
Daphelba
…in search of dread secrets with which to weave tales. Dark & Strange Fiction Editor, Creative Collaborator, Advocate for survivors of abuse.
Writers
Lise Colas
writes poetry and short fiction as well as quirky unreliable memoir and lives on the south coast of England.
Christopher Iacono
Christopher Iacono lives with his wife and son in Massachusetts. You can learn more about him at cuckoobirds.org.
E.D. Martin
Half hobo, half homesteader. Telling the “what if” stories of those around her. She/her. Read more at http://www.edmartinwriter.com
Georgiana Petec
Words, my trusted allies, written when you couldn’t be spoken, now for other voices to read you— I welcome you here. https://georgianapetec.com/
Bart Elbey
Writing is a destination that Life is taking me towards. Reading is the countryside we pass on the journey.
J. R. Lima
I am not from here and I am not what I write. But I am here and I write. / Eu não sou daqui e não sou o que escrevo. Mas estou aqui e escrevo.
ehoranpoet
Poet Flower🌻Poetry Editor Anti-Heroin Chic, MA English, MFA Poetry, mental health advocate, youth poet mentor, animal & child protector, #metoo survivor
Elise Edmonds
Magic Writer! YA Fantasy Fiction. Revels in Magic and Mayhem. Supports Indie Authors. Lover of Cats & Dragons. Introvert. Brit. http://magicwriter.co.uk
C.M. O’Slatara
C.M. O’Slatara lives huddled next to a mountain with her family where they swim in the creek and eat the wild things.
Akshat Shukla
He is a poet, short story writer, essayist, playwright, and research scholar based in Kanpur, India. His book 'Micropoems' is available on Pothi (www.pothi.com)
Lowen Puckey
Advocate for mental health, chronic illness and disability. Sometime writer of funnies & fiction. Perpetual drinker of tea.
K.D. Kelley
Wandering the lonely places and spying on what plays in the shadows between hay bales and hedgerows
Daphelba
…in search of dread secrets with which to weave tales. Dark & Strange Fiction Editor, Creative Collaborator, Advocate for survivors of abuse.
J. Brandon Lowry
Nomadic scientist and writer. Topics: Writing, Fiction, and Poetry. Debut novel The Glass Frog available at jbrandonlowry.wordpress.com/links
Jk Mansi
To know where you're going find out where you've been. I strive to be joyful. I read. I write. I’m grateful.
Sable Whisper
Always trying to get better, so critique is welcome. Lucas Justinian on Scribophile, @SableWhisper on Twitter.
Anna Rozwadowska
Owner, Editor of Storymaker, Hallow Literary, Literally Literary. Top Writer in Poetry. Writer, photographer, psychic, medium, and spiritual guide. M.A., Ph.D.
Nicole des Bouvrie
Writer, teacher & freelance philosopher, PhD. Author of "Why philosophers are crazy” (Damon, 2018). Dutch. https://www.nobyeni.com
Ryan Bell
By day, a Cubicle-Monkey rolling his face across the keyboard, occasionally typing out stories. Glitter-dusted Vampire Cowboy by night.
Ravrn Green
I occasionally manage to string some coherent words together; even rarer is when they’re good ones.
Sylvia Heike
Speculative fiction writer from Finland. Stories in Flash Fiction Online, Nature Futures, Lit Up & more. Find out more at www.sylviaheike.com
Jim Salt
On hiatus to do some focused writing and revision… . Writer of flash fiction, short stories, and novels. Fav authors: Murakami, Gaiman, Hosseini, Rowling, King.
TashInTheClouds
‘Roads & Hotels: Poetry By TashInTheClouds’ is now available on Amazon on Kindle and paperback formats.
Lance Baker
A fellow observer on the journey through life. Trying to cultivate a deeper way of being in the world.
Rosemary (Tantra) Bensko
Gold-medal-winning psychological suspense novelist, writing Instructor, manuscript editor living in Berkeley.
Miguela Considine
Mig has been telling stories since before she could write words. Her tales always end up darker than she initially intends.
Mimi Bordeaux
Renegade of prose_+ creator of the troubled mentor-= abyss gaunt and drying on the line:+sinking memory flowing through subconscious mind: it's the dreamland
Cynthia A. Morgan
I’m an award-winning author & Inspiration coach. My writing focuses on positivity, encourages harmony, and promotes belief in the Power of One. Be the Change!
Jack Cariad Leon
Jack Cariad Leon (he/him) is a transgender writer and visual artist based in Brisbane, Australia.
Philip Charter ✍️
📝 I write books, I’m 1.95m tall, and I can fly! 🦸♂️ … one of these statements may be false. https://englishwritingcoach.uk/links
Sharon Foley
My poems have appeared in numerous journals, including The Aurorean, Common Ground Review, Bellowing Ark, and have received multiple honors and awards.
Yanxi Li
Love the intersection of poetry and photography. Learn to grow in sweet humility — Discover, Learn, Improve
StartledEgg
I am an international award winning novelist, but as I wanted an anonymous account you’ll just have to believe me! || I often feel shocked and ready to crack ||
Umm Nala
A woman just trying to navigate through the waters of literature, love, life, Islam and how it all connects. Ps: Nala is my teddy bear, I don’t have a child.
m.mitchell
m.mitchell lives in New Jersey with his beautiful wife, his Insta alias @vernonstockholm, and several dogs, of which one has chosen him as her human.
Ulf Wolf
Raised by trolls in northern Sweden, now settled on the California coast a stone’s throw south of the Oregon border. Here I meditate and write. Wolfstuff.com.
CG Miller
My name is CG Miller. I write fiction to help make sense of the world around me while trying to laugh in the process... lol
Anthony David Vernon
*insert bio that lists things I have done but not in a way that is too stiff because I want to come off cool*
Miss Insomniac
Figuring myself out every day, bit by bit. I also put thoughts into paper to make sure you do not forget to stop and smell the roses.
Maisie Archer
70s/80s girl, big sister, single mom, indiscriminate reader. Writer of fiction, poetry, and personal essays about all the things.
J.L. Littlejohn
Poet/Storyteller ~A Conflict of Words in Tussle With a Pen for a Life of Rhyme. Look for my Poetry on Lit Up
Ruth Boukhari
Ruth is an Australian writer whose work has appeared on Tiny Buddha and YourTango. Her second book of poetry, FORSAKEN, is out now on Amazon!
Connie Song
Reader | Writer | Poet | Medium Top Writer | Editor of Purple Ink | Coffee Fanatic | Twitter Connie Song 10.