Some of us are English majors. Some of us are talented chefs. Some of us sell you poetry on Court Street late at night. But all of us are undergraduates at Ohio University who love celebrating our peers’ creative work.
Colleen McLafferty
Managing Editor
Senior
Colleen (she/her) is a senior in the Honors Tutorial College studying History. When she isn’t talking someone’s ear off, you can find her reading bad fantasy books and consuming obscene amounts of caffeine.
Delaney Cunningham
Copyeditor/Treasurer/Fiction Editor
Junior
Delaney Cunningham (she her) is a third-year English major in the Honors Tutorial College. Hoping to explore how the field intersects with literature, she is pursuing a minor in psychology. Delaney is the copy editor for Sphere 68 and a member of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. When she isn’t typing at, roughly, the speed of light, she sings as a soprano 1 for the Tempo Tantrums.
Madison Liming
Social Media Director/Poetry Editor
Junior
Madi is a third-year English Lit and Writing student pursuing a journalism minor and a social media certificate. She is Sphere’s Social Media director for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 years. Aside from her studies, Madi spends most of her time gushing over her dorm cat, Pebble. Madi is rumored to be Ohio University’s craziest cat lady!
Lily Wissler
Head Fiction Editor
Junior
Lily Wissler (she/her) is an English-Creative Writing major with a Film minor. She can be found in the nearest library.
Riley Miller
Fiction Editor
Junior
Riley (she/her) is a junior studying English literature & writing with a minor in interdisciplinary arts. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, an English honors society. When not obsessing over Jane Eyre, you can find her somewhere with my three roommates. She also enjoys taking annoyingly long walks and eating unhealthy amounts of ranch.
Bridget Rexhausen
Fiction Editor
Freshman
Bridget (she/her) is an English literature major. In addition to working with Sphere, she writes and edits for OU’s fashion magazine. When she’s not studying, she enjoys learning new languages, goofing off with friends, and obsessing over her crazy cat.
AnnMarie Palombi
Fiction Editor
Freshman
AnnMarie (she/they) is a freshman Creative Writing student at Ohio University. In addition to working with Sphere, AnnMarie is also a part of sketch comedy club Fridays Live and is the editor-in-chief of her self-published magazine, The Village Goose! If you see her on the street, please laugh at her jokes—she’ll cry if you don’t.
Rachael Molnar
Head Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore
Rachael (she/they) is a second year English Creative Writing student who hopes to eventually work in publishing. While she loves reading and writing, her obsession with thrifting glassware is akin to an elderly woman with infinite cabinet space.
Parker Webb
Nonfiction Editor
Junior
Parker (he/him) is an RA on the dean’s list who enjoys many different forms of graphic novels. He has read the entirety of The Walking Dead series and EVERYTHING about his all-time personal favorite series: Dragon Ball Z. He loves texts with a lot of voice and a bombastic personality! He is completing a Bachelors in Creative Writing, so send any recommendations of your favorite graphic novels or comics his way!
Abby Joyner
Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore
Abby (she/her) is a second-year English major in the Honors Tutorial College minoring in French with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. You can usually find her drinking a chai at Donkey while she writes papers or obsessively talks about Formula 1, tennis, the fashion industry, Sofia Coppola movies, and Sylvia Plath.
Hayden Sprance
Nonfiction Editor
Sophomore
Hayden (any pronouns) is an English Culture, Literature, and Writing Major pursuing a minor in Political Science. They enjoy making playlists on Spotify and watching the deer and squirrels on campus. Post graduation, they hope to further their education in the Library Sciences field and eventually become an archivist.
Vishal Cain
Head Poetry Editor
Junior
Vishal (he/him) is a dedicated student who is passionate about literature and poetry. He has a great zest for life and hopes to be an English teacher in the near future!
Dawsyn Adams
Poetry Editor
Junior
Dawsyn (she/her) is a Junior at OU studying Creative Writing with a minor in Advertising and Public Relations. She is from Canal Winchester, OH and likes to spend her free time with her family and her dogs.
Owen Jokinen
Poetry Editor
Senior
Owen (he/him) is a Senior in the Honors Tutorial College studying Communications.
Rachel Townsend
Poetry Editor
Junior
Rachel Townsend (she/her) is a third-year English Creative Writing major with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. Her favorite poem is “blessing the boats” by Lucille Clifton.
Aidan Cox
Poetry Editor
Sophomore
Aidan (any pronouns) is a triple major in Classics, Psychology, and Creative Writing! They are interested in writing and multimedia art, their favorite book is When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut and their current favorite album is Heaven Is A Junkyard by Youth Lagoon. Their research interests are abnormal psych, mummies, and Appalachian culture.
Elena Polinsky
Poetry Editor
Senior
Elena (she/her) is a senior English Literature major with a Philosophy minor. She has a love for speculative fiction and poetry, and is inspired by both in her own writing. Post graduation she hopes to pursue an MFA in poetry, as well as to acquire more cats and bottles of pinot noir.
Nessa Le Donne
Art Editor / Designer
Sophomore
Nessa (she/her) is a second year Studio Art major with a focus in painting and drawing. In her free time, she enjoys being a barista, listening to music, and acting in OU’s sketch comedy club, Fridays Live. She has been a part of Sphere since freshman year, and looks forward to designing the magazine in the future.