Christine Kessides first imagined A Tail Tale when she was a student, but didn’t publish it until her first grandson arrived—who loves a good story and, coincidentally, looks like Wally. Christine is also the author of Magda, Standing, an award-winning Young Adult historical novel. She lives in Maryland with her husband and spends as much time as possible (in person and virtually) with her four children, two grandsons, and granddogs around the country.

More than just publishing a book, this journey is about showing my own children that dreams are worth pursuing. I want them to know that their mom is more than someone who packs lunches and reads bedtime stories—I’m someone who set a goal and made it happen. My hope is to inspire them, and other children, to believe that they can do anything they set their minds to.

I’m a mother of three and married to my high school sweetheart. I’ve been writing since the age of twelve. Writing has always been a healing mechanism for me, an escape from my reality. I have a book of poems published on Amazon titled Awakenings From the Dark.

By day, Robin is an academic research consultant and freelance fiction editor. She has degrees in medieval literature, historical linguistics, and political rhetoric. When not working or writing, she enjoys reading cozy mysteries, dark fantasy, and cute romances; playing video games, Magic: the Gathering, and tabletop role-playing games; and annoying/cuddling her two cats.

Karl Wegener is an American author who served as a Russian linguist in the United States Army Security Agency and with the Intelligence & Security Command during the Cold War. He also served as a combat interrogator in the United States Air Force Intelligence Service Reserve.

My first written work was in market research, in engineering and sales. I have written many papers on subjects including Taxonomy, Entomology, Plant Diseases, and Landscaping as an Advanced Master Gardener at VanDusen, Vancouver. What Really Happened to the Hat and the Gloves is my first nonfiction novella. I have written from personal experience about the impact Alzheimer’s can have on the person affected, their closest relatives, and caregivers.

After leaving a career in music (classical guitar) due to injury, David Linebarger earned a Ph.D. in English at UC Davis before becoming a Professor of Humanities at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. His publications include scholarly essays on Wallace Stevens and Modern Music, poems in over thirty journals, and two small collections of poetry: War Stories (Pudding House Publications) and Bed of Light (Finishing Line Press). A nationally ranked tennis player in his age group, his most recent book is Tennis Players as Works of Art, which features short writings on art and tennis alongside artwork from forty-five artists. His current project is a book on composers and their music.

Brian Sullivan worked in legal publishing for almost thirty-five years as an editor and writer, and is now enjoying retirement with his wife in suburban Chicago. As a father of three, he always wanted to write stories that children would enjoy, but life continually got in the way. It was only when he became a grandfather that he found the time to write a children’s book inspired by his first grandchild, Beau. Beau Wants to Know was followed by a second book, Lilah Loves Life, about his second grandchild. After being blessed with a third grandchild, Dylan, Brian was thrilled to make the book series a trilogy by writing Dylan Is Delightful.

Jastrow Hill is a retired attorney who spent thirty-four years in law enforcement and law. He has had an ongoing love affair with books since first grade. He currently buys and sells books, collects books, and writes books.

Cathy Schieffelin is an avid reader and writer. A love of nature and years of adventure and travel contribute to her daily writing life. She is a regular attendee of local writing workshops and participates in writing competitions. Her work has been published in the Frontier Nursing Service Quarterly Bulletin, Adanna Literary Journal, Halfway Down the Stairs and Microfiction Monday Magazine. The Call, published by Atmosphere Press in December 2024, is her first novel.