This month, our theme is fanfic. While celebrity culture is deeply flawed, iconicism is real, rooted in our desire for shared ritual, myth, legend or role models. July’s writing prompt: Walk us down the red carpet of your imagination... write a poem or story with your favorite famous figure playing a part.

Collin Kelley...
is an award-winning poet, novelist, and journalist from Atlanta, GA. His latest collection, Wonder & Wreckage: New & Selected Poems, is out now from Poetry Atlanta Press. He is co-editing White Winged Doves: A Stevie Nicks Poetry Anthology, forthcoming from Madville Publishing in Spring 2026. Find out more at collinkelley.com.

Wren Valentino...
is an actor, entrepreneur, film producer, movie critic, and workshop instructor. As the bestselling author of twenty-one novels, Wren writes in multiple genres, primarily romance, thriller, young adult, and horror. His work has been adapted for the screen, and his stage plays have been performed in multiple countries. Currently, Wren plays fashionista Velvet Vane on the popular web series Horror Hound Bites with Mary Kate. For more information, visit wrenvalentino.com.

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