Adelaide Dicken sometimes writes poems, sometimes tells stories, farms on Fridays, dreams of abolitionist trans futures, sings jaunty little tunes. Forthcoming: speculative short fiction, seeding a radical street theatre to sprout in the 2040s.

Alex Moreno is a Los Feliz Writer whose work explores emotional processes through surrealism, visceral interiority, and synesthetic play. Her debut poetry book, Sticky Time, is forthcoming with Sunflower Station Press in November 2025. You can find her writing published with Scaffold Lit, Spectra Poets, Lit Angels, Dream Boy Book Club, and on her own Substack, Thought juice. Everything is collected on her website.

Alexa Wise is a Los Feliz Writer, poet, comedian, and filmmaker—born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in the Orthodox Jewish community of San Diego. She has performed at UCB, The Pack Theater, The Sims Library of Poetry, The Glendale Room, and Tabula Rasa amongst other venues. She runs The Prototype, a poetry show and open mic dedicated to experimentation and pushing poetic boundaries.

Alionka Polanco is a Los Feliz Writer, actress, and storyteller based in Los Angeles. A semi-retired life coach, her work has been featured in GLAMOUR, SELF, The Huffington Post, and more. Most recently, she spoke at NASA on the power of resiliency. Join her free email community at alionkapolanco.com.

Alyssa, originally from Wyoming, is an educator, poet, and activist in various communities across Savannah, Georgia. Her creative work is featured in local zines across Wyoming and Georgia as well as Anti-Heroin Chic, Bombay Gin, and Hood of Bone. Find Alyssa on Insta at @canepacreative

Anna Christian is a Los Feliz Writer, poet and filmmaker from Kansas. Her writing has appeared in Annulet, Texas Review, Prompt Press, Dirt Child, and Garden Rumours. She lives and shoots hoops wherever she goes. 

Aubrey Mayne is a writer and artist in LA. Her work appears with the LA Poetry Society, Perverse 4 Verse, Spoken Word Paris, Darling Magazine, UCB Theater, and Michelin Guide. She created the podcast Public Display of Connection and her poetry collection, Read Some Poetry You Buttheads, was released in 2026. Her insta is @aubrey.mayne.

Ben Deeb is a Los Feliz Writer who enjoys building furniture, making stained glass windows, and digging large holes in the desert. He’s written four episodes of ABC’s Black-ish, and continues to develop for television, despite the state of the entertainment industry. Ben also writes short fiction and location-based narrative puzzle hunts.

Bernard White is a Los Feliz Writer, but not a writer.  He has never been published by any publication that he can remember.  He is quite an accomplished actor who writes a lot.  He considers himself the poet laureate of Los Feliz.  Ask him and if he’s in the mood, he’ll tell you why.  He was recently kicked out of the Pasadena City College Poetry Workshop.  He believes Love is the necessary foundation for criticism.

Bobby Crosby is a lazy human who strives to be more radical. Find Bobby on Insta @bobbycrosby

Bren Holmes is a Los Feliz Writer, Dublin-born, LA-based musician, songwriter, and photographer. For over 30 years, Bren has honed his craft as an original member of the beloved Young Dubliners, touring the world and sharing his unique blend of rock, folk, and Irish soul. All music available on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Have a listen!

Brian Sonia-Wallace is the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles and the author of The Poetry of Strangers (Harper Collins). He has written over 10,000 poems for strangers across the world on a manual typewriter. Find Brian on Insta @rentpoet

CD Eskilson is a Los Feliz Writer, trans nonbinary poet and translator. Their
 debut poetry collection, Scream / Queen, is available from Acre Books. Once, they were in a punk band.

Charlie Tea is a singer-songwriter, busker, one-man-band, poet and aspiring novelist based in Nederland, Colorado, though originally from Dayton, Ohio. He’s an avid concertgoer and hiker, and bookwork, who can be found performing frequently on Pearl Street Mall and in downtown Nederland.

Chris Wright is a Los Feliz Writer, editor, and publisher. He’s been a freelance writer since 2017, and has been published in Outside magazine, WIRED, California Fly Fisher, and others. He publishes the magazine Cafe Goblin with the help of many friends. He’s working on his first novel, Headwaters, about fly fishing to survive the coming apocalypse. He lives with his wife Rachel and his dog Fish.

Colby Smith is a Los Feliz Writer and performer who has appeared on WFMU, Radio Free Brooklyn, IFC, and The Travel Channel. His essays on culture appear on his substack, Actually Really Smart, and he is currently at work on his first novel. 

Dana Cox is a comic artist and illustrator from Los Feliz, California. She makes comics primarily about her own life, but also sometimes about grocery stores. She finds existence perplexing, startling, and often upsetting. If you go for a walk together, she’s probably gonna point out a dog, a bird, or a plant and make you look at it. Check out her Substack.

Derek Talbott is a mystical poet and visual artist. His work conjures mythic and symbolic landscapes to reveal the sacred dimensions of the natural world. To contact me and find more about my work, go to @barondemalahide.

Derrick C. Brown is a Los Feliz Writer, Storyteller & Writer, Comic, Award-winning poet, Ghost writer, and President of Write Bloody Publishing. He used to be a paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne, but finds writing to be more fun. He is the author of ten books of poetry and four children’s books, and winner of the Texas Book of the Year award for Poetry.

D.W. Socha is a Los Feliz Writer who has won several awards including the Rod Serling Award for screenwriting. She recently published her first novel, The Fair And The Castle, and is passionate about helping other writers explore their creativity. 

estel is a poet and performer currently living in Boulder, CO. It was a poetry editor for the 50th issue of the Bombay Gin Literary Magazine and you can read more of its work at Online Features | Naropa University. estel has loved reading and writing since before it could read or write and in its free time loves to watch movies.  To find out more about estel, you can find it on instagram @estel.franklin.

Felix Flauta Jr. lives and teaches public high school in Chicago where he married his public library sweetheart. Together they have one child who is constantly up too late like his father. Felix posts his work on insta @felixflautapoetry.

Gregory Virgin is a Los Feliz Writer and stand-up comedian. He has contributed to the Weekly Humorist and Robot Butt, among others. Gregory feels unsure of most everything but knows he loves Los Feliz and would like to keep writing. His work can be found at gregoryvirgin.com.

Hanna Pachman is a Los Feliz Writer, poet, whose work has been published by Rattle, Catamaran, Maudlin House, The MacGuffin, and others. Hanna was an Assistant Editor for the poetry magazine, Gyroscope Review for two years. She is currently attending UCR for an MFA in Creative Writing.

Isabella Bellezza is a Los Feliz Writer who enjoys writing weird little short stories and poems. She is a bicyclist and a trans woman and a scientist.

Jen Miller is a poet and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her writing explores the intersection of memory, nature, relationships, and transformation, finding beauty in both vulnerability and renewal. Check out her Insta @grafikg and Substack.

Jennifer “Miss B” Baptiste is a Los Feliz Writer, actor, librarian, event host and illustrator. She creates lyrical introspective pieces to promote healing, mindfulness, and curiosity. Miss B has been published in various book anthologies, zines and literary journals. Under the banner WheresMsB, she produces literary related products that feature her illustrations and zines. Visit her website or @WheresMsB to learn more.

Jennifer Lehr is a Los Feliz writer, author of the memoir Ill-Equipped for a Life of Sex and PARENTSPEAK. She is also the founder of Oxford House Projects, an interior design studio specializing in vintage furnishings.

Juan Amador is a Los Feliz Writer and performer. He released his first poetry book titled “Pimping My Trauma” with Riot of Roses Publishing House. His poems have been included in the literary journal Mobile Data Mag and anthologies from Beyond The Veil Press, Golden Foothill Press and Poetic Underground LLC Press.

Karla Lamb (she/ella) is a Queer Xicana poet born in Mexico City, with work appearing in Dyke Affair, So To Speak, Hooligan Mag, & elsewhere. Her work has been nominated twice for Best of the Net & translated in Revista La Peste. She hosts Verse4Verse, a monthly Sapphic and Queer-expansive poetry night in East Hollywood. More at @vinylowl.

Kathleen Woods Koster, a former Capitol Hill journalist turned LA creative writer, where she lives with her dog Darby. She graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with Honors in English and received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Keleigh Ferguson is a Los Feliz Writer and educator who spent her first seven years in LA living in Los Feliz. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Statement Magazine, Jellyfish Whispers, & the Gap-Toothed Madness, as well as in the anthologies Storm Cycle and Point Mass.

Kevin Stack has been writing poetry since 1993. After successfully growing a teenager, he returned to the craft in 2023. He has self published two chapbooks, Who Harvests These Detours, 2024 and Departure Gate Television, 2025. A forthcoming chapbook, Yoga Cult, will be released this year. To find out more about Kevin’s work, got to Instagram, @k_c_stack

L. Fuller. M.A., S.E.P., C.Ht. Therapist, dancer, writer, human. I have never been good enough. Newly committed to “bad art” and the philosophy of “make.” Find her on Insta @lifemovesthrough

Laura Espinoza was born and raised in East Los Angeles. She identifies as a Chicana. After two decades of working as a graphic designer & marketing professional within the commercial real estate industry, she decided to shift her focus to education. Currently, she is a UCLA grad student, & works with PUENTE at LACC, a program dedicated to supporting Latinx, first-gen, low-income students. Check out her blog: inmedires.com

Lauren Yang, raised in the SFV, observes all that moves and stands around her as she transmutes what she experiences into poetry. Committed to whimsy and the absurd, she performs in local clown shows alongside typewriting and reading poetry. Lauren hopes that her work highlights all that connects us. To find out more about Lauren Yang’s work, go to or find them on Insta @randomactsof_haiku.

Lenny Love Jr. The poet of the pavement. The poet of the imperfect. Documenting the highs & the lows through the passion of words. To find out more about lenny love, Jr’s work, go to https://lennylovejr.substack.com/

linda ravenswood is a Los Feliz Writer, poet and performance artist. she has a new book — girls in the desert — forthcoming from FlowerSong Press. her books, a poem is a house, Cantadora, and The Stan Poems. find her at thelosangelespress.com

Masha Amal is a former performance poet and primary school teacher based in London, UK,now weaves micropoetry between lesson plans and botany trips. A multilingual Faber Academy alumna interested in linguistics, with a poet’s eye and a hoarder’s shelves, she always seems to have one more book stashed away. @ladypoelondon on X  or drop an email: ladypoelondon@gmail.com

Max Oakland is passionate about blending music, gaming, and art, revealing the inspiration behind each project and his commitment to innovative creativity. Check out his work at his website.

Melanie Zoey is a filmmaker, poet, and performer. Melanie has devoted herself to creating rageful, joyful, poetry, prose, scripts and films that bring taboo to light. After becoming disabled in 2018, Melanie has become a disability advocate in their work, which seeks to make chronic invisible illness more visible. Her Insta is @melaniezoeyishere

Mitra Parineh is a Los Feliz Writer. Her essays and fiction can be found in various publications including The New Orleans Review and Frenshe, and her play Power’s Out was broadcast live in January 2021. She has been a fellow at the Writer’s Block Residency in downtown Las Vegas and the Community of Writers in Olympic Valley. She teaches undergraduate writing at USC and writes an online literary newsletter.

Molly Sanchez is a Los Feliz Writer and comedian who has performed at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, The LA Comedy Store and various other hives of scum and villainy. She co-hosts The Blume Saloon, a Judy Blume book club podcast and is an officially published fan fiction author.

Nastja Nikolskaya is an artist, photographer and image-maker. In their art they like to explore themes of pre-determinism, social scripts and how technology changes and enables us. They trained as a social anthropologist at the University of St Andrews and as a fine Artist at the Glasgow School of Art.

Nicole Levin is a climate organizer and writer living in Los Feliz with her tiny dog. She studied environmental science and comedy while at Harvard University and moved out to Los Angeles to work in entertainment but she doesn’t do that anymore. She is the author of two self-published books. Her debut “Diary of a Sad Girl; Or, My Quest to Find Love on a Dying Planet” (2023) was staff pick at Skylight. And her next book “Diary of a Mad Girl; Me Vs. The Oil Industry Vs. My Nonprofit Job” comes out Sep 15th at Skylight.

Phil Leirness is a Los Feliz Writer, filmmaker, podcaster, teacher, CA-certified Violence Prevention Specialist, and live show host. His Substack – “The Voice of Los Feliz” – celebrates the neighborhood he loves. Phil has loved Los Feliz all his life, though he would move to Malta if his wife would allow it.

Rachel R. Carroll is a poet, music journalist, and educator living in Los Angeles. Rachel holds a genre-hybrid MFA from CalArts, where they received the Emi Kuriyama Award. They are currently seeking representation for their debut novel manuscript.

Raf Mauro is a Los Feliz Writer, actor, and director. He has done over 100 TV shows and films and published books for children, poetry, screen plays and stage musicals. He also sings with a wonderful collection of friends and strangers in a cabaret called Croon in the Afternoon. He is directing a piece for a play for Towne Street Theatre Co in October, and loves living in Los Feliz!

Rebecca Slater is a comedy writer and artist living in Los Feliz. She is originally from Newport Beach, California, studied writing at Northwestern University, and has worked on several network sitcoms. To find out more about Rebecca’s work, please check out @cutestudio.art on Insta, or www.cutestudio.art.

Ren Michael is a musician, writer and poet whose work explores the deeper nature of communication, social systems, consciousness and identity.  His music is available on all digital platforms including Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.

Ryan Socha is a Los Feliz writer who has been a resident for 18 years. He writes occult, horror, and comedy stories, sometimes all in one. He loves practicing mindfulness and meditation. For fun he plays chess and goes for runs.

Sammy Ginsberg is a Los Feliz Writer, LAUSD teacher, and organizer based between London & Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in the LAist, the WeHo Times, and the Daily Trojan. She is executive director of 21st Century Writers and the co-director of the CSUN Writing Project. She also edits The Feminist Toilet.

Sam Hendrian is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and poet striving to foster empathy through art. From writing poems for strangers each Sunday, to making films about loneliness every month, Sam lives to make others feel seen. More work can be found on Amazon, YouTube, and in various online literary magazines.

Sandi Hemmerlein is a Los Feliz Writer, & author of The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: A Century of Hollywood, Hi-Jinks, and Ham & Eggs! With her knack for lesser-known histories, Sandi has appeared as a historical expert for segments including NPR, Fox 11, & KTLA, & covered history/offbeat travel destinations for PBS, Atlas Obscura, & more. Check out her blog Avoiding Regret.

Sharon Yablon is a Los Feliz Writer. She is an award-winning playwright, stage and radio, short story writer, and co-curator of Susan Hayden’s series Library Girl. Her radio plays are found at A Garden of Terrible Blooms. Her stage plays have been performed at venues including The Echo Theater Company and Padua Playwrights.

Steven Benaquist is a Los Feliz Writer, author of award-winning plays Too Many Hitlers & Letterz 2 Tupac, an Evening with Tony Danza. He wrote & performed dozens of sketches &monologues for NPR’s American Parlor Songbook, voiced ‘Honeybear’ in Dreamworks’ Fishstick & Honeybear, & has won awards performing standup & improv around the country & overseas. He is not divorced, not a father of three.

Tanya Gabrish is a Loz Feliz Writer, poet and brand storyteller. Her work has been featured on some of your favorite beauty brand pages but she really finds joy in her dreamy, sun-soaked poetry. Author of two poetry collections taste my supernova and sunrise lives in brown eyes. Find her writing at Skylight Books and tanyagabrishpoetry.com. Also she solo-tripped to Santiago, Chile to tour Pablo Neruda’s houses.

Tanya Ward Goodman is a Los Feliz Writer & author of the memoir “Leaving Tinkertown.” She writes about caregiving, art, travel, and the wonders of artist-built environment in publications including The Washington Post, Variable West, The Orange County Register, & LA Review of Books. Tanya volunteers at Marshall High, SELAH and enjoys counting coyotes and hawks on the trails of Griffith Park. @twgoodman

Tayi Sanusi is a writer and food stylist whose work explores food as one of our oldest forms of storytelling and the language through which we remember and connect. She studied at NYU Tisch, where she earned a BFA in Drama with a minor in Creative Writing. Her writing has appeared in NBC Insider, Men’s Health, and Cosmopolitan, while her styling work spans everything from major brands to neighborhood pop-ups. Learn more at tayisanusi.com.

Tim Carrier is from St. Louis. His poems have appeared in Cordite Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, Foglifter, The Offing, Poetry Northwest, West Branch, and other journals. His chapbook Lookout Mountain is forthcoming from The Song Cave in fall 2025. He lives in northern New Mexico. Follow @carrierpoet on Instagram.

Tim Kirk is a Los Feliz Writer, and author of the western novella Burnt and a collection of short stories The Feral Boy Who Lives In Griffith Park. Tim also makes films as writer and director including Sex Madness Revealed, The Miami Vice Incident, and the award-winning The Mystery of Durango. His producing credits include Room 237 and The El Duce Tapes.

Tracy Chabala is a Los Feliz Writer, pastry chef, & techno artist who cannot stop listening to early Pink Floyd. She’s written about food, culture, & her own crazy experiences including VICE, LA Times, LA Weekly and is currently an editor at Shondaland.com. Lately, to her utter shock, she’s found herself writing — and completing! — short satirical stories to cope with 2025.

Trevor Bashaw is a writer from the Arkansas-Kansas-Missouri tri-state area that now lives in Los Angeles. They have an MFA from UC Davis and work at the Getty Foundation. Recent poems of theirs have been published with FENCE, Amygdala, and the Call Center Collective. They also co-edit VERS Literary Magazine. To find more about Trevor’s work, go to trevorb.org or follow them at @w3rmo on IG.

Will Vincent’s book, Wildfires: I – XVI was published with sPect! in 2019. His poems and articles have appeared in Cordite Review, Cartridge Lit, rivulet, The Elephants, PANK, Entropy, HTML Giant, and The Iowa Review. He co-wrote a short film with Adam Shecter and edited a chapbook of the same title for the video installation New Year, displayed at the 11 Rivington Gallery in New York. He teaches English in Los Angeles, CA.

William J. Meyer is a Los Feliz Writer, who enjoys writing about cosmic chaos, doomed romance, and sometimes robots. His independent audio fiction was a Platinum Selection at the HEAR Now Festival & awarded Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form) from the Parsec Awards. He’s from Wisconsin and misses the snow but not the cold. Check out his free Patreon.

Zachary Tyler Gatliff is a writer and designer living in Los Feliz. He can often be seen at local writing, and reading, events.