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Mad Swirl's 117-page anthology features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, and four artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com throughout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year's published poems, stories and art to ensure this collection is truly "the best of" Mad Swirl. This annual collection represents a worldwide representation of the diverse voices and vantages which speak to all aspects of this crazy swirl we call "life on earth." This anthology is an excellent introduction to the world of Mad Swirl! Huge gratitudes & shout-outs to our 2024 featured Contributors (in alphabetical order): Featured Poets: Ahmad Al-khatat David Allard Jeff Bagato Jason Baldinger Jim Bates Gayle Bell Tony Brewer Heather M. Browne Bhargab Chatterjee Dale Cottingham Andrea Damic John Dorsey Alan Gann Neile Graham Jeff Grimshaw John Grochalski Barbara Hughes Linda Imbler Roberta Beach Jacobson Casey Renee Kiser Heller Levinson Kimberly Madura Roy N. Mason Brendan McBreen Harry McNabb Steven Minchin Rita Moe Jessica Morris Bruce Mundhenke Tom Pescatore Frank Phelan Kushal Poddar Dan Raphael Royal Rhodes Roderick Richardson Polly Richardson(M) Ron Riekki Opalina Salas Beate Sigriddaughter Roger G. Singer Willie Smith Phyllis Souza Dan Spencer John L. Stanizzi Patrick Sweeney Chuck Taylor John Tustin Ndue Ukaj Mel Waldman Trier Ward Harley White Chris Zimmerly Sreelekha Chatterjee Susie Gharib Featured Short Story Authors: Jeff Grimshaw Marie Higgins Mehi Loveski Edward N McConnell Rituparna Mukherjee Michael Pluto Randall Rogers Gianni Sacco Marianne Szlyk ChangMing Yuan Featured Artists: Jeff "Rip" Bender Louella Lester Mitchell Pluto Edward Michael Supranowicz This year's contributors hail from 4 continents and 10 countries (Australia, Canada, China, India, Ireland, Russia, Serbia, Syria, UK, USA [25 States: CA, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, VT, WA]).