ABOUT MYCELIUM
Mycelium. n. The vegetative tissue of a fungus, typically consisting of a network of fine filaments; an instance of this.
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Mycelium Magazine was founded in order to deepen the connection between the arts and letters, to promote social and communal justice, and to strengthen the bonds within and between communities.
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We are accepting of many genres and give preference to unconventional, weird, and boundary-pushing creations. We want something that feels like nothing else.
Mycelium was created in an effort to better understand humanity's place along the great fungal death network that will one day welcome us all.
MASTHEAD
FAY FORD
CO FOUNDER AND EDITOR
Fay is a poet and nonfiction author based in Michigan, where they spend their days writing, painting, and shoveling snow. With a Master's in English Literature and a Bachelor's in Creative Writing, Madison Fay has years of writing and workshopping experience, as well as some publications. Fay is the head narrative writer and content manager for Trans Folks Walking, an indie video game currently in production at the Amatryx Gaming Studio Lab at the University at Buffalo. Fay finds inspiration in the quotidian and in the spiritual realm to fuel much of their writing. Fay's pronouns are they/them, and they are neurodivergant and disabled. Their publications are as follows:
Poetry
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Sagebrush Review XII (“God can’t always be God”) (3/1/2017)
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Vagabond City (“on my gender being illegal”) (12/15/2017)
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Junk Drawer of Trans Voices Issue 3 (“Christmas Snow”) (12/1/2018)
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OCEANS AND TIME BLOG (“laundry room surgery”) (1/26/2019)
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Picaroon Poetry #16 (“I’ve Killed Things”) (5/1/2019)
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Kissing Dynamite (“Look for Rain when the Crow Flies Low”) (3/1/2019) featured poet
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Peculiars Magazine (“Call Me Debris”) (1/26/2019)
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Homology Lit (“The Slowest Thing”) (12/1/2018)
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Junk Drawer of Trans Voices Issue 4 (“I am sitting in a meadow”) (3/1/2019)
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Celestite (“Eulogy for Regular Conversation: Sorry Mom”) (3/6/2022)
Creative Nonfiction
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Vagabond City (“Fear: A Collage”) (04/10/2019)
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Junk Drawer of Trans Voices Anniversary Issue (“No Hysterosalpingogram Will Save You”) (10/1/2019)
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First Person Scholar (“Gendered Spaces and Cultures in Video Games”) (11/6/2019)
AARON C. THIEL
CO FOUNDER AND EDITOR
Aaron Thiel resides in the Kalamazoo River Valley, where they like to think they're doing a pretty good job. A founding member of Mycelium, Aaron studied theatre and film while in university while always having a special interest in the written word. Their spec script, The Blue Sashes, was featured on the inaugural Green List published by Wayne State University's Film Department.
BEE FORD
ART DIRECTOR
bee Ford is a professional artist based out of Grand Rapids, MI. Her primary modes of expression are illustration and oil painting, though she also works in collage, acrylic painting, and the written word. bee is inspired by artists such as Dorothy Lathrop, Kay Nielsen, and Aubrey Beardsley. She also pulls creative drive from her every day spiritual experiences as well as the encounters she had on the other side when she briefly passed away. Paying careful attention to composition, color, and aura, bee brings an essential voice to Mycelium.​
FORMER EDITORS
LINDSAY MENSCH
NONFICTION EDITOR
Lindsay is a graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied creative writing, horticulture, and environmental studies. She is published in Sagebrush Review XII and has won several awards from the MSU Department of English, including the HYPHENS Essay Prize. She can be found cooking and baking, tending to her vegetable garden, and reading anything by Roxane Gay.