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.
Lily Wissler
Managing Editor & Designer
Senior
Lily Wissler (she/her) is a Creative Writing major who has been with Sphere since her freshman year. Her own creative work can be found in Short Vine, Rainy Day, and 30 North Literary Journal. If you need her, she is probably seated at the closest movie theater.
Riley Miller
Treasurer
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 her three roommates. She also enjoys taking annoyingly long walks and eating unhealthy amounts of ranch.
Delaney Cunningham
Copyeditor & Fiction Editor
Senior
Delaney (she/her) is a current senior in the Honors Tutorial College’s English program, pursuing a dual degree in psychology. A total Virginia Woolf fanatic, Delaney’s favorite writing style is stream-of-consciousness. Sphere has been her favorite organization to be a part of at OU, and she will miss it dearly. After graduating in May, she plans to attend graduate school for a master’s in school psychology.
Madison Liming
Social Media Director/Poetry Editor
Senior
Madi (she/her) is a senior studying English Literature & Writing while pursuing a journalism minor and a social media certificate. Aside from managing Sphere’s social media accounts and contributing to poetry staff, you can find her dancing at major sporting events on campus. It has been a privilege of hers to have been involved with Sphere all four years of her undergraduate experience!
Parker Webb
Head Fiction Editor
Senior
Parker (he/him) loves anything to do with storytelling, novels, comics, and even video game stories! You can also catch him at Ping and the Aquatic centers when he’s not deep into a good book. Parker is currently going back to read the Death Note series to find all the differences from the show. He’s a secretary and editor for New Ohio Review, an RA, and a 3rd time editor for Sphere. He is always happy to help!
Bridget Rexhausen
Fiction Editor and Co-Web Designer
Sophomore
Bridget (she/her) is an English Literature & Culture major with a minor in Political Science. In addition to working with Sphere, she is an intern at New Ohio Review for Spring 2025. When she’s not busy over-analyzing writing in some form, she enjoys classic old-lady activities like embroidering, reading books, and playing with her (crazy) orange cat.
AnnMarie Palombi
Fiction Editor and Co-Web Designer
Sophomore
AnnMarie (she/they) is a freshman Creative Writing major with minors in Diversity Studies and Advertising and PR. She is also the second assistant director and assistant producer of OU’s sketch comedy club Fridays Live! If you see her on the street, please laugh at her jokes—she’ll cry if you don’t.
Zadrian Neloms
Fiction Editor
Sophomore
Zadrian (he/him) is a sophomore majoring in English Creative Writing with a minor in Economics. He is the treasurer for Ohio University’s BSU (Black Student Union). He is an avid listener of underground rap, R&B, and alternative music. If he isn’t studying or sleeping, he may be making unreleased with music with his in-school record label: Dormitory Records.
Morgan Miller
Fiction Editor
Freshman
Morgan (she/her) is a first-year journalism major hoping to also pursue a minor in English. Her favorite author is Sally Rooney, and she will gladly talk to anyone about the novel Normal People for hours.
Rachael Molnar
Head Nonfiction Editor
Senior
Rachael (she/they) is a third-year Creative Writing student, and this is her third year in Sphere. Outside of editing, she loves reading Virginia Woolf, listening to folk music, and spending a concerning amount of time in the glassware aisles of thrift stores.
Hayden Sprance
Nonfiction Editor
Junior
Hayden (any pronouns) is an English Culture, Literature, and Writing Major hoping to add a Museum Studies certificate. 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.
Acadia Hansen
Nonfiction Editor
Junior
Acadia (she/her) is a third-year English major in the Honors Tutorial College. She enjoys writing creatively, attempting to keep indoor plants alive, and spending time with her cats. You can find her obsessing (and probably crying) over the latest sapphic horror novel.
Dawsyn Adams
Head Poetry Editor
Senior
Dawsyn (she/her) is a senior at Ohio University studying creative writing with a minor in advertising and public relations. In her free time, you can probably find her listening to a podcast with her dogs.
Rachel Townsend
Poetry Editor
Senior
Rachel Townsend (she/her) is a writer and editor from Circleville, Ohio. She likes Diane Seuss and had to take the hubcaps off of her car because she hits curbs.
Aidan Cox
Poetry Editor & Digital Designer
Junior
Taylor Payne
Poetry Editor
Junior
Taylor (she/her) is an English Creative Writing Major with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is the Art Lead for Sunrise Athens, a local chapter of the Sunrise Movement, whose aim is to take political action against the climate crisis. She also works in the Writing Commons as a Writing Tutor, and loves to read, write, and craft!