Founder, EIC: Ash Muzzillo
Ash Muzzillo (she/her) is a 22-year-old writer and grad student residing on Massachusett land. She recently earned her BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Religious Studies, and is currently pursuing a MA in English Writing (with an expected graduation date of Spring 2027). Her work has been published in multiple literary magazines – you can learn more about her writing on her author website.
Ash established The Jaded Jesters Society after spending hours sifting through online publication directories only to learn that the publications she found weren’t quite looking for her… not her genre, not her style, not her quirks, none of the things that piss her off or light her fire, and the ones that were went down in silence a long time ago. If you can’t find what you want, you gotta make it yourself.
Ash’s ancestry is mostly Italian and Polish, and both nations have famous historical jesters – in fact, the red-clad fellow with the long face you keep seeing everywhere is Stańczyk, a legendary Polish jester who lived in the 15-16th centuries. Ash enjoys all kinds of music, but especially loves alternative subgenres like post-punk, gothic metal, and whatever Fall Out Boy is. When she’s not at work, in class, or reading your lovely submissions, she can usually be found deep in a Wikipedia rabbit-hole or playing video games.
Art Director, Assistant Poetry Editor: Jamie Davis
Jamie Davis is an artist and hobbyist writer based in New England, often using the alias “Fredits”. He can be found at fredits.neocities.org or on Instagram with the username @freditsart