About Blazing Star
The Blazing Star Journal was founded by Mary Swander in 2022 to showcase writing by farmers, gardeners, writers, artists and others who advance the AgArts mission: to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts. We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama and art –– one piece once a month to allow our readers time to focus and appreciate the highlighted work.
Managing Editor: Mary Swander
Issue Editor: Janine Calsbeek
Web Development: Big Imprint
Graphics Editor: Anna Geyer
The Final Straw
Sean Dengler, Sept 2025
The Big Three
Sean Dengler, Oct 2025
Beauty is Pain
Patrick T. Howard, Nov 2025
The Unfinished Sweater
Susan M. Strawn, Dec 2025
