Ditmas Lit

Brendan C. Byrne was born in the District of Columbia but has lived most of his adult life in New York City. He has published three novellas: The Showing of the Instruments (2011), The Training Commission (2019, with Ingrid Burrington) and Accelerate (2021). His collection of short stories, Another World Isn't Possible, appeared in 2025 from Wanton Sun 

Ilise S. Carter is a freelance writer and performer based in New York City. She has written for Allure, New York Times, Washington Post, and others. In addition, she’s spent over a decade as a consulting copywriter for companies such as Shiseido, bliss, L’Oréal, and Madame CJ Walker. Her first book, The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History from Prometheus Books, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NY Post, and Publishers Weekly. Her book on the long-term impact of the spiritualist movement, When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice (Sourcebooks 2025)…