Riley H. Welcker has many stories, essays, and poems bulging from his briefcase. He hold a B.S. in Business, a B.A. in English, and is currently a graduate in Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso. His work has appeared in numerous publications including the Montréal Review, Passages North, Blast Furnace, Menacing Hedge, BlazeVOX, Grey Sparrow Journal, Oklahoma Review, Mindful Word, Mandala Journal, Kansas City Voices, eLectio Publishing, Story Shack, Syndic Literary Journal, SNReview, San Juan Record, and Hippocampus Magazine.
John Barrows is the art advisor for Imitation Fruit. He enjoys doing illustrations for the journal because it lets him have fun and be creative. You can see more of his work at: www.barrowsart.com.