Sara Yager Lloyd
Editor-in-Chief
Sara Yager Lloyd is a creative writer rediscovering her voice after two decades of exploring life’s many chapters. Now pursuing her master’s at WCU, she brings grittiness and a lot of living to the page. Sara has called North Carolina home for the past nine years, where she does life with her favorite humans, two dogs, four cats, seven fish, four frogs, and one snail. She finds joy in gardening, grounding herself in the earth, and dreaming of one day becoming a wild mountain witch surrounded by cats and jars of mysterious things.
Jack Hines
Associate Editor
Jack Hines is a musician, archivist, and writer currently pursuing an M.A. in English with a concentration in Literary Studies at Western Carolina University. He grew up devouring Beat Generation novels, music magazines, and biographies of cultural icons, often being reprimanded for finding them more compelling than his schoolbooks. A musician first, he recorded and toured internationally with the K-Holes, Georgiana Starlington, and the Black Lips. In 2018, he quit touring to be with his children and co-founded Greenville Music Preservation, an organization dedicated to collecting, archiving, and sharing the rich musical history of Greenville, South Carolina.
Jo Norwood
Associate Editor
Jo Norwood is a Creative Writing graduate student and writer from North Carolina. He focuses mainly on writing literary fiction and studying a wide-variety of items, especially religion, speculative fiction, and American mythology.
Ky Walker
Associate Editor
Ky Walker has been a fan of literature ever since she could hold a pen. A lifelong resident of North Carolina, Ky received her Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing and Publishing in 2025 from Western Carolina University. Ky is currently teaching in Rhetoric and Compositions, pursuing a Master’s in Creative Writing. She spends most of her free time writing stories and listening to the creek with her Fiancé and two dogs, all of which push her to explore the many stories hidden away in her head.
Emily Naser-Hall
Faculty Advisor
Emily Naser-Hall is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and Graduate Program Director in the Department of English Studies at Western Carolina University. She holds a Ph.D from the University of Kentucky, an MA from Northwestern University, an LL.M. from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University. Her research focuses on post-1945 American literature and film, cultural narratives, and the intersection of law and literature.