Ole Blue Claw…
Ole’ Blue Claw is the brainchild of three graduates of the Johns Hopkins University Master of Arts in Writing Program. Our desire is to capture the diversity and little-known wonders of the Old Line State of Maryland, including its crustier side. As long-term residents of the state, we hope to fill the pages of Ole’ Blue Claw with engaging, place-infused stories and vibrant, ballsy, hipster, idiosyncratic, memorable characters whose personality quirks and clashes swell the heart of our readers and of course, ole’ blue claw himself, the Old Line State’s most infamous decapod crustacean.
Kimberly Moses
Kimberly Moses, an author, educator, and writing coach, resides on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Communications from the University of Maryland University College and a Master of Arts in Fiction and Nonfiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Her news articles, short stories, and nonfiction writing have appeared in Eastern Shore publications that include Delmarva Youth Magazine, The Manna, Golf Digest, and Ocean City Today. She spent her formative years globetrotting and packing parachutes with her paratrooper father, who served in the United States Army and raised her to respect diversity. Much of her writing stems from their adventures and her love of the outdoors. Kimberly also serves her community as a local government spokesperson and English 101 instructor at Wor-Wic Community College where she enjoys helping others harness their writing skills
Phil Hearn
Phil Hearn was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, where he now lives with his wife and children. His fiction has appeared in several literary magazines, including Barrelhouse, Post Road Magazine, Grist, Pithead Chapel, and Potomac Review. Two of his short stories, “Chameleon” and “The Fleet,” have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He received his MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University in 2017, and is currently putting the finishing touches on his first novel, which is primarily set in Baltimore and surrounding regions in Maryland. https://www.philhearnfiction.com/
Diana Friedman
Diana Friedman is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in multiple publications, including New Letters, Flyway, The Huffington Post, Sport Literate, Newsweek, and Whole Earth Review. She received the Alexander Patterson Cappon Fiction Prize and a Pushcart Prize nomination, and her work has been selected as a finalist /short listed at multiple presses. She was Writer-in-Residence at Catoctin National Park, and she has received grants from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council. She currently faciliates writing retreats in Spain and in Maryland. You can find more of her work at www.Dianafriedmanwriter.com
