In Their Own Words...
Bios of Creatives
with works past, current and upcoming
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HUGH AARON, born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a graduate of The University of Chicago where his professors encouraged him to pursue a literary career. However, he made his living as CEO of his own manufacturing business while continuing to write. Since he sold his business in 1984, he has devoted full time to his writing resulting so far in two novels, a travel memoir, a short story collection, two collections of business essays, a book of movie reviews, a child’s book and a letter collection. The Wall Street Journal also published eighteen of his articles on business management and one on World War II. Many of his books can be found at Amazon.com and five novellas entitled QUINTET was recently published. Most of his plays deal with contemporary issues, several have had readings at local libraries, churches, and in private homes and some are scheduled for full stagings in 2007. The author resides in mid-coast Maine with his artist wife.
Visit his website: www.StonesPoint.com where readers can find reviews and reader comments on his books and a list of his plays.
LARRY ANDERSON is a retired Mathematics Professor. He is relatively new to poetry.
CAROL BEVAN-BOGART is a member of the
MEL BOSWORTH lives and breathes in Western Massachusetts. He enjoys writing, running, petting his cat and drinking chocolate milk.
MARGOT BROWN was born and raised in
STEFAN CHIARANTOIS is an emerging writer."I'm a volunteer writer with a community based newspaper in my neighbourhood.My passions include writing fiction, photography and film."
JOHN THOMAS CLARK is a retired NYC elementary school teacher,who lives in Scarsdale, NY with his wife Ginny, his daughter Chris, his son John and Lex, his black lab service dog. Over one hundred of his poems are appearing in OCEAN, The Barefoot Muse, Byline, The Centrifugal Eye, Boston Literary Magazine, The Healing Muse, Tiger's Eye and thirty-one other journals. The Joy of Lex, his light-hearted romp recounting life with Lex will be published in book form later this year with an introduction written by Dean Koontz.
DANIEL COLLINS writes on a number of topics on behalf of a digital marketing agency and a variety of clients. As such, this article is to be considered a professional piece with business interests in mind.
ROB CRANDALL is an artist who is working on a special presentation for his church.
JUDY CRAYTON says,"We don't know what God is. But He has revealed who He is.I find I'm the opposite. I can tell you what I am; divorced woman; Mother; Grandmother; retired wellfare worker; a child of the living God; a seeker of TRUTH in every area. Who am I? I'm not sure what to say. I'm just Me. But one day when I see Him,He'll tell me who I am." 
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SHEILA DEETH grew up in the UK and has a Bachelors and Masters in mathematics from Cambridge University, England. She moved to the States with her husband and three sons twelve years ago and recently became a US citizen. Since losing her job as a software QA engineer she's written two novels, several collections of children's stories, various illustrated Bible books and two drabble calendars, all of which she dreams of getting published some day.
GLENN DIETZEL is an author, e-publisher, mentor and speaker. His authoring system used with clients the world over can be found here: http://www.AwakenTheAuthorWithin.com
LENARD W. ECCLES, author of “Pego, the Sea Unicorn” is an internationally published poet, storyteller and artist. He has illustrated many children’s books, to include “The Adventures of Sydney Snail” series. www.sidneysnail.com
TERRY W. ERVIN II is an English teacher who enjoys writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. His fiction has appeared in a number of places including The Sword Review, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine and MindFlights. When Terry isnʼt writing or enjoying time with his family, he can be found in his basement raising turtles. To contact Terry visit his website here.
ERIK ESTABROOK is a poet that loves life and the possibilities poetry gives him. His website is here: www.erikestabrook.com and his book "A Heart Cast in Verse" can be found here:http://www.lulu.com/content/3252344.
BORIS GLIKMAN, from Australia, is a full time writer and spiritual philosopher. He says, "Writing gives me the conduit to a world that is unreachable by any other means, a world that is populated by Eternal Truths, Ineffable Questions and Infinite Beauty. It is my hope that these stories of mine will allow the reader to also catch a glimpse of this universe." You may reach him here: bozlich@yahoo.com.au His website: http://bozlich.gather.com/
SANDY GREEN is a children's author and poet and has been writing fiction since 2004. Her work has been published, or is forthcoming, in Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul (HCI 2007), Poesia, Anderbo, flashquake, Highlights for Children, SHALLA, and the Fairfax Connection. Prior to writing fiction, "I lived in Germany for a short time. I trained as a classical ballet dancer, have a BFA in dance from Florida State University; I taught and choreographed for several years. Currently, I live in northern Virginia with my husband and two children."
HANNAH "CHANNIE" GREENBERG's most recent work has appeared in: The Jerusalem Post, Calligraphy, Hamodia, The Externalist, Type-A Moms, Fallopian Falafel Zine, The Clarity of the Night, and Tuesday Shorts. In the near future, her articulated irreverence will be published by: Poetica Magazine, Bewildering Stories, Doorknobs and Bodypaint, The Blue Jew Yorker, AntipodeanSF, and The Mother Magazine. When not engaged in wordplay, Channie paints, builds ceramics, and supplies small spatulas to imaginary hedgehogs. She also dreams about the day when her children will correctly sort the laundry.
SHERI HARPER is a speculative fiction writer whose poems, articles, and short stories appear in a number of small markets including Springhill Review, www.nycBigCityLit.com, www.specusphere.com and Yellow Mama. She finds inspiration in art, nature, the endless possibilities of the future, and in the intellectual capacities of humans in finding new and clever ways of viewing their world. Visit at www.sfharper.com.
LISA M. HENDEY, wife and mother of two sons, is an avid reader and the webmaster of numerous web sites including http://www.catholicmom.com and http://www.ProductivityAtHome.com. Visit her at http://www.lisahendey.com for additional information.
SANDY HISS has been published in over 70 print and online journals. Her first book of poetry, Ever Violet, was released by D-N Publishing in April 2007. She is also the editor of Flutter Poetry Journal and a 2006 nominee for Best of the Net.
NIRVAN HOPE is the author of the forthcoming book "Three Seasons of Bees and Other Natural and Unnatural Things". She writes and takes photographs in the Pacific Northwest and is currently working on a memoir set in England and Northern Nigeria. Her work has appeared in regional, national and international publications.
BIRDIE HOUSTON: Enjoys reading and writing poetry because that's one of her passions. A native Texan, Birdie now resides in NV. She also pencil sketches and paints. When she can find spare time, she writes original lyrics to beats.
LORRAINE INABINETT is married with four children. She is also a poet,composer and writer.
OONAH V. JOSLIN is managing editor of Every Day Poets and was one of the judges in The Shine Journal's first poetry competition. She has won a Micro Horror trophy too. She's eclectic. Link to her work at OONAHVERSE.
KAREN KELSAY is a native Californian, who grew up along and on the Pacific, and that should explain her love for writing poetry about the sea. At the same time, she has written narrative, romantic, and fairy-theme poems that were created with other backgrounds and foreign lands in mind. She attended college in
JONINA KIRTON only recently discovered poetry is indeed her passion. She has just completed the Simon Fraser Writer Studio 2007 where she had her first experience of being published in the Simon Fraser Writing and Publishing "emerge" anthology. Blessed with a watery nature, an interest in emotional and spiritual healing, her Metis/Icelandic heritage has been an asset in her search to understand the nature of duality and the resilience of our spirits. Although she believes the answers we seek lie within, she also knows that our time here is not a solitary journey; that a good book or poem can crack us open and take us further inside than we ever could have gone alone. Visit her here: http://www.joninakirton.com/
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TIFFANY LIGHTLE is a college student in western USA.
JOE LYONS took up writing again when he had to retire due to ill health. He enjoys starting with clean paper then letting the words suddenly appear. “It doesn't matter what the subject out comes stories and poems. It's just like setting the mind free.”
CARLA MARTIN-WOOD’s chapbook, Garden of Regret, will be released from Pudding House within the year. She has current or forthcoming work appearing online in The Linnet’s Wings (Ireland), Soundzine, IBPC New Voices, ken*again, joyful!, Cherry Blossom Review (print and online), and Goblin Fruit, as well as in the print journal, Mississippi Crow, Issue 7. She has published in print journals since 1978, including Rosebud, State Street Review, Aura, Astarte, Elk River Review, The Lyric, and many others. She has a 13-year background in theatre, is an in-house reader for Soundzine, and maintains a virtual open mic at Smoky Joe’s Café on her website at The Well-ReadHead:http://thewellreadhead.googlepages.com If you would like to hear or use a reading of her Praisepoem, here is a link: spokenwordvenue.googlepages.com/PraisepoemAngel.wma
CHRISTIAN MOTLEY is one who seeks to understand life by the way that it feels, and the words he uses in his poems help him to make since of it all. He began writing at a young age, and over time has seen his skills grow in a way that has helped him to mark his growth, more than anything else, spiritually as well as intellectually. He aspires to one day collect his work into public work of his own. Christian is a student at the historic
ALISON PEARCE is an Australian writer and poet. Her stories and poems have been published in a variety of publications and ezines.
KAREN ANNIE POWELL was born in Waukesha,
REV. KEITH C. POWELL was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia and grew up in Englewood Florida. He is an ordained pastor and founder of Crown of Life Ministries, an online ministry since 2000. He won the prestigious “Joshua Award” for a lifetime of Christian service. He has also received the National Businessman of the Year Award “2004” and was chosen as a councilman for the “President’s Business Advisory Council.” He is an avid reader. Keith is best known for his inspirational work; including sermon material, prolific commentaries, poetry and songwriting. He is a well loved pastor and husband, and a devoted father of three.
SALLY ARANGO RENATA has been published in Best of the Writer's Circle, and The Petigrew Review.In 2007 she received the Horry County ACE grant for non-fiction, and in 2008 she was named Poetry Fellow by the South Carolina Arts Commission. She lives, with two very indulged cats,along the coast of South Carolina.
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"D.T. RICHARDS" is the writing name of a Christian writer currently living in Singapore. Under "D.T. Richards" he writes about the experience (as opposed to the doctrine) of God, for Christians. His own religious experience ranges from Pentecostal to Social Gospel, expressed in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
"M.J. ROBINSON" is the pen name of an emerging young writer with interests in spiritual writing and social critique.
MARILYN SCHNEPP is a published writer, poet and essayist in various magazines and OP/ED Sections of local newspapers and is the ex-Editor of TradeWinds (Senior Citizen Newsletter). "I write to hopefully touch, inspire, or entertain readers with my simple wordsmithing. If I can move the reader to chuckles or tears...I've reached my goal." Contact by email: schneppm@earthlink.net
JULIE ANN SHAPIRO is a freelance writer, novelist, short story author and Pushcart Nominee. Her novel, Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries is published by Synergebooks.com. Published stories and essay have appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune, North County Times, Los Angeles Journal, Pindeldyboz, Sacred Waters/Fire: (Adams Media 2005), Story South, Word Riot, Opium Magazine, Insolent Rudder, Cezzane’s Carrots, Edifice Wrecked, Espresso Fiction, Flash Fiction – Coffee Cup Series Issue I & II, Red, Neon Quarterly and many other magazines and internet sites.
TOM SHEEHAN's Epic Cures, short stories from Press 53, won a 2006 IPPY Award. A Collection of Friends, Pocol Press, was nominated for Albrend Memoir Award. He has nine Pushcart and two Million Writer nominations, and one Dzanc Best of the Web. He has a Silver Rose Award from American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century (ART) and the Georges Simenon Award for Excellence in Fiction. Coming from Press 53 this year is Brief Cases, Short Spans, a short story collection, and at Pocol Press is From the Quickening, more short stories.
He served in 31st Infantry Regiment, Korea, 1951. He attended Saugus High School, Marianapolis Prep School and graduated from Boston College in 1956. He was a quarterback on three undefeated teams.Periodically he meets his pals for a lunch/gab sessionand he can hardly wait to see them . They're called the ROMEOs, Retired Old Men Eating Out, 92/80/79/78. They've co-edited two books on their hometown of Saugus, MA, sold 3500 to date of 4500 printed . His pals will each have one martini, he'll three beers, and the waitress will shine on them.
GERRY TANCREDA resides in NJ with her life long companion and her two wonderful dogs. Her love for writing began at an early age. Her friends would always tell her that with the imagination she has, she would be a great writer. Gerry chose to write poetry because she could write that from her heart, not her imagination. All of her poems are prompted by special events in her life. When she is not writing, she is caring for her two dogs, reading or playing computer games. But that is a secret. Her favorite saying is you can either live in fear or live in faith. Choose faith.
BERT VAN ESSEN is a pastor but no longer serve a church; he served full time for 30 years. He has three children, and lives in a small town in central South Dakota. He works part time for the city. Bert is a Civil War Reenactor.
NANCY WELSH, ssj is a Sister of St. Joseph. " I have been an elementary school teacher and later on, pastoral assistant engaged in parish work. As one of four sisters who founded "Hope House" offering programs for women and children in need, this was part of my ministry also. Currently, I am working on developing my skills as an aspiring writer."
CYNTHIA WHITEFORD is a litigation paralegal in an Intellectual Property law firm. "On any given day, you can find me writing, reviewing and editing pleadings with ruthless abandon, or performing extensive research on manufacturers, patents, and trademarks.I willingly talk of my battle with late-stage uterine cancer and have put my writing and research skills to work on a book to raise awareness of this little-known deadly disease." Cynthia lives in Maryland with her husband and two cats.
SHELLY WISEBERG is a published author of four books in poetry, written from her own personal viewpoints on a variety of subjects. Shelly’s poetry "explores the heart and soul on the path of healing oneself spiritually and looking inward for the answers through listening to one's inner voice and using intuition as your guide."She lives in
JOHN WOLLITZ is a writer and bird watching expert. Visit him here: Bird Feeders Store, a member of the Backyard Birdfeeders network.
THOMAS H. WOODWORTH (“Call me Tom.”) grew up in Southern California, but has lived in the Midwest since high school, and now lives in his mom’s hometown, Chicago. He has been writing, on and off, his whole life, and a current creative outlet is Parable, the drama ministry at First Evangelical Free Church, in which he has participated for 11 years. Tom’s mom, Alice Woodworth, the subject of “What Mom Did For Me,” went to be with God after a long illness. Tom is between jobs as a Demand Analyst (inventory management) and would appreciate a prayer, if you’ve time. tomw-mail@sbcglobal.net