Laura Jinks is a writer, a mother, and a widow. She lives with her daughters, her dogs, her chickens, and whatever other animals wander into her life in Upstate New York. She continues to build a life filled with memories, meaning, and shouted moments of joy. When she is not writing and the kids are in school, she can be found crocheting, knitting, practicing karate, or playing video games.

David is the author of the Amazon bestselling Alex Swan spy thriller series dubbed by The Big Thrill magazine as ‘A Cold War Sherlock Holmes.’ Book seven of the series, Contrail of Vengeance, is out now, and writing under the pen name of Dave Becker comes Fallen Shadows, the first novel of a new action-packed contemporary spy thriller trilogy set in the city of London, combining city police detective DC Sam Hayes with Pippa Homewood, a case officer with the Security Service (MI5).

In 1986, I received my Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude) from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. As the small business liaison officer at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, NY, I wrote two proposals that both won the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Award of Excellence in the research and development category, one in March 2009 and the other in May 2016. Both awards were presented at the White House, in Washington, D.C.

S.G. (Sam Gavin) Hyde is an author based in Exeter, UK. He is a passionate advocate for disability services and serves as a trustee at Disability Together. Living with cerebellar ataxia, he champions resilience in others. After a twenty-year business career ended unexpectedly, he dedicates himself to personal growth through exercise, mindfulness, and seizing new opportunities.

A middle-aged mom who dreamed of writing poetry, left her corporate career to do just that. Found. is the result of a spiritual awakening that changed Eve’s life forever. May all who read it feel Found. too!

Leslie Swartz is an author, ex-poet, and mother of three. She enjoys long walks in the stationary aisle and uninterrupted sleep. Biggest fears include failure of gravity and The Wizard of Oz.

I am an unlikely writer. I was born more years ago than I care to remember, a stone’s throw from Heathrow airport. Even back in those days, I loved stories but never imagined writing them. My bent was always technical. In the 1980s, I started writing articles for a computer magazine. That ended when the publication folded. I didn’t return to writing until I retired, but this time it was fiction. I was actually writing stories that other people wanted to read.

When I first started writing poetry, it was during one of the most tumultuous times of my life; writing became a safe form of expression that, in turn, helped with my journey of healing. Under the alias ‘Nina Deveaux,’ I launched and published my first poetry book, Mythology. When I’m not writing or working on my business, I am taking naps or kissing cats.

I’m Lorraine, mother to Lexie-Rose and currently in chapter fifty-two! Lifesaving surgery in 2020 meant I was going to have to live with a stoma. Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2004 following a trip to India was where it all began. In 2023 I made the decision to make my ileostomy permanent...the Barbie butt...well, if it’s good enough for Barbie, it’s good enough for me!

Johnzelle is a licensed therapist by trade, and believes in the power of storytelling to heal, imagine, disrupt, and inspire. His writing focuses on mental health, race, relationships, and identity.