Diane Skye Gropper has been a professional writer throughout most of her long career. She spent nearly two decades as a writer and editor at a major financial magazine, where she won several journalism awards, and as a freelance writer/editor.… 

I think you should hear this from me. I could write it in the third person and try to make myself sound interesting, but where’s the accountability? Born the second of five children (perfect positioning), I grew up in the… 

My work primarily explores visceral feelings and experiences such as grief, trauma, and emotions that overwhelm the human body. Body’s supreme capabilities fascinate me—the same bodies that hold generations’ worth of grief and trauma can still opt for more vulnerability,… 

Marie Lisette Rimer earned an MA in Secondary Education and a BA in Sociology from the University of Connecticut. She was a publicist for the Connecticut legislature and an award-winning English teacher at Rectory School in Pomfret, Connecticut. Life was… 

Mallory M. O’Connor holds degrees in art and art history from Ohio University and taught art history at the University of Florida and at Santa Fe College. She also served for ten years as director of the City of Gainesville’s… 

Growing up near a reservation in Washington State inspired Colin Kersey to write stories about fairness, underdogs, and spirituality. His first novel, Soul Catcher, featured a legendary, vengeance-seeking Native American spirit wind. His second, Swimming with the Angels, explored themes… 

Gary Keith is a long-time resident of Austin, Texas. He and his wife walk with their goldendoodle Ivybelle and enjoy Austin’s vibrant music and food scenes. After retiring from teaching and writing academic works, Keith moved to Oregon, where he… 

Margaret Bryden, MBA, CMHC, is a therapist, author, and speaker who is passionate about making mental health more accessible. With degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, San Jose State University, and Westminster University, Margaret brings together expertise in psychology,… 

I have been a literary critic for several newspapers and magazines such as Times Today: Radio Magazine for the duration of my twenty-year career. Over this time, I have read, analysed, and given my opinions on a wide variety of… 

I have been a brother in the Capuchin Franciscan Order since 1991. I was born in 1967 and was raised in Wilmington, DE, and pursued music, which was my first passion in my youth. I studied piano and composition and… 

I’m a retired psychologist. In my career, I focused on research, teaching and clinical work in health care. Interestingly, at the beginning of my memoir, Lady Vagabond, I described leaving a job in this line of work, because I thought… 

Martin Taylor spent three decades in Oregon public life before turning to fiction. He began as a political operative, working for state legislators and campaigns, union organizing, and lobbying at the Oregon State Legislature. He went on to serve as… 

Ashley Scott grew up in the Deep South with a head full of stories, a bookshelf full of fantasy, and a deep belief that cats are wiser than most people. She discovered The Lord of the Rings as a teenager… 

Having worked as a translator for many years, Lizzie Mac gave that up to write. She works at least six days a week. In whatever spare time she has left, she loves endless talks with family and friends, listening to… 

I’m a complex woman who’s still learning about herself. I don’t give up when something is important to me. I love to laugh and banter because in those moments, I’m free, nothing else matters, only pure joy. Since working in… 

I survived a childhood on a three-generation family farm that gave me very little and asked for everything. I lived in a constant state of survival mode from a very young age.

Born in California and lived in Idaho, Vermont, and Oregon. I spent a lot of time in the country and in the mountains camping, fishing, backpacking. I hold a B.A. in English and have written three books: Enchanted Shores, We… 

Dave Aretsky is a multi-media artist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment technical services business. His journey began at the age of thirteen, when he started working for local bands as a roadie, lighting director, and audio… 

Diáne is the only state-certified Tibetan bowl practitioner/instructor in California. and has given over 300 educational concert programs in thirty-two states as well as in India, France Costa Rica, Mexico and St. Croix. She has been a frequent guest presenter… 

Daniel Rodrigues-Martin began writing in 2004. Since then, he’s become the author of books, articles, essays, shorts, scripts, poems, and countless rants. His debut novel, Goddess from the Machine: A Prequel to the Ark Saga, was featured as one of…