Happy New Year, Corridor supporters!
Crash Solo’s art graces the January cover. Gets 2026 started on the right foot. Thank you, Crash. Love the colors!
I hope you all had a wonderful New Year. If you enjoyed fireworks, I hope the sky was clear enough for you to see them, unlike our neighbors to the south. See some photos below.
The Seattle Space Needle seemed a bit shy, concealed, and unsure, but a big bang nonetheless. It feels a little like America’s outlook for 2026. This coming year is sure to bring some more “WOW” moments on the political front. But we got this. Let’s hold hands, take a deep breath, keep our chins up (elbows up if you’re Canadian) — we got this.
As artists and writers, we understand the power of images and of the written word. They have the ability to alter the paths of people and countries. Corridor is a free zine, not only in price but also in spirit. It is free to move through the hands and minds of many. Seeds on the wind! You may have noticed that four new poets and artists have begun contributing to Corridor over the last three volumes. Welcome!
In February, Corridor will donate the cover, plus four pages, to poets and artists from the zine published by Wishful Thinking Press. https://www.instagram.com/wishfulthinkingpress/
If you find a copy, there will be special “I Love Zines” stickers in it; something fun to put on your waterbottle. So much love and appreciation.
Please check out these great bios from Vol 35:
BIOS BIOS BIOS
Victor Ortiz, a Bellingham poet and Pushcart Prize nominee, writes free-style
English-language haiku, preserving elements from Japanese haiku aesthetic and technique.
Candice James is a visual artist, poet, musician and songwriter. She is a League of Canadian Poets and Royal City Literary Arts Society member and the author of 21 books.
Lynn Geri lives in Bellingham… She has 3 books and 5 Scrollbooks of poetry published,
available at Village Books, Bellingham. Lynn’s poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
Linda Conroy, a Bellingham poet, and author of two poetry collections, likes to write about the complexities of human nature and our connection to the natural world.
Eli Tell was born amid two raging tornadoes on the fourth of July and has been trying to live up to his dramatic entry into the world ever since. He loves writing.
Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor’s poetry chapbook, Pause Mid-Flight, was released in 2010, and her poetry and essays were collected in Dancing Between Bamboo Poles and published in 2019.
Duncan Shields is an animator, writer, podcaster, and performer currently living in Vancouver BC, with his wife and daughter. He enjoys the rain and burritos, and he’s happy to be here.
Naomi Stenberg (she/her) is queer, neurodivergent, and thriving in Seattle. When not writing, she likes to leave life-affirming chalk drawings on sidewalks all over town.
Harvey Schwartz hitchhiked west in 1971 for a summer vacation and never returned. His life since has been sprinkled with magic that he tries to put in words.
J.I. Kleinberg lives in Bellingham, Washington, where she tears words out of magazines and stares at them until they turn into poems. Find out more at
https://chocolateisaverb.wordpress.com or on Instagram @jikleinberg.
Shannon Laws is the publisher of Corridor. Her fifth poetry book, “Tongue in Ink,” is
available at Village Books. shannonplawswriter.com
ARTISTS
Jessica Pfundt is a local photographer who enjoys capturing PNW landscapes and the people within them. Her poetry is inspired by our human connection to our environments.
Peer Smits (The Netherlands).3 books. Writing also prose, composer, photographer.
Publications in several magazines. Painter.
Michelle Ballou is a poet and artist living in Bellingham, Washington. She likes to play with ink, paper, and words. The American Robin is her spark bird.
Crash Solo is a librarian who writes poetry, plays, and fiction, and also creates and shares collages. He sometimes runs long distances. He lives with his family in Bellingham.
Teagan Tilford is a multimedia artist living in Bellingham, Washington. You might find them vending with their prints, patches, and up-cycled clothes at art markets around Bellingham! Follow their Instagram! (@squigglylinesbyteagan)
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