Elya

Elya Braden is a writer and mixed-media artist living in Oxnard, CA, and is an editor for Gyroscope Review. She is the author of the chapbooks Open The Fist and The Sight of Invisible Longing. Her full-length collection, Dragonfly Puzzle Box, was released by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions in September 2026. Her work has been widely published, and her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets. www.elyabraden.com.
Green meadow with scattered rocks, two trees, ruins of a structure, and a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.
October 5, 2026
Close-up of a stack of matzo crackers with a blurred background.
February 23, 2026

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