Insiya Abbas
Read her Midnight Confessions Poetry Collection, “Among the Hopeful Beggars” here.
Insiya Abbas is a New Jersey–based writer, avid daydreamer and is currently completing her Master’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Her poetry has been performed at local open mics and the New Jersey District Tournament for Speech and Debate. Abbas' work explores emotional truth and falsehoods and the intersection between identity, healing, and imagination. You can find her writing on Medium and Substack at Insiyabbas.
Aisha Ommaya
Read her Midnight Confessions Personal Essay, “Feeling lost? Good, me too.” here.
Aisha Ommaya hosts The Unemployment Diaries, a podcast exploring what happens “when the work isn’t working.” After nearly 15 years in corporate communications, she shifted her focus to chronicling stories of navigating change, reinvention, and the search for what comes next. Keep up with Ommaya on Substack.
R. Rizvi
Read her Midnight Confessions Poem, “We Were Actors” here.
R. Rizvi is an aspiring freelance writer and award-winning poet. She was a finalist in the New York Times 2017 Found Poetry contest and competed nationally in the 2018 Muslim Interscholastic Student Tournament for spoken word. When she is not writing, she can be found listening to jazz, reading, and making matcha.
