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Amanda LaPera ABOUT AMANDA For thirteen years, Amanda LaPera grew up in the small rural community of Lake Los Angeles, where she, much like her characters, was disappointed to learn there wasn’t a lake and everything she planted died. She and her friends survived, buoyed by resilience and determination. Now her hobbies include watching hummingbirds … Read more

Jennifer Anne Becker ABOUT JEN ANNE Jen Anne is a writer and editor pursuing a master’s degree in creative writing at Antioch University, where she also serves as an Editor with Antioch’s “Two Hawks Quarterly.” Her first book, “Young Henry and the Tree,” was published in April 2025. Search for:

Michael Rumbin ABOUT MICHAEL Michael Rumbin is now retired and living with his wife in Arizona, close to their daughter and two grandchildren. Previously a marketing executive for several Fortune 500 companies, he traveled the world while living in Philadelphia, San Diego, Sacramento and Los Angeles. As a pastime Michael restores stringed instruments and writes … Read more

Roxanne Kind Zambrano ABOUT ROXANNE Roxanne is a writer, actor, director, and teacher at Saddleback Community College. Search for:

Dirk B Sayers ABOUT DIRK Dirk’s path to authorship wasn’t quite accidental, but almost. Through tow previous careers, first as a Marine officer and subsequently as a corporate trainer Dirk started more stories than he finished. But during the 2008 financial meltdown, his employer filed for Chapter 11 protection. Along with many others, Dirk was … Read more

Allene Symons ABOUT ALLENE Allene Symons is the author of Love in a Time of Caterpillars: A Memoir of Monarchs and Caregiving (Forked Road Press, February 3, 2024), as well as Aldous Huxley’s Hands: His Quest for Perception and the Origin and Return of Psychedelic Science (Prometheus Books, 2015). Her other books are Nostradamus, Vagabond … Read more

Dirk B Sayers ABOUT DIRK Retired Marine officer, former corporate trainer turned author and cranky old guy. Search for:

Amy A Dunkleberger ABOUT AMY A native of Washington, D.C. and longtime California resident, my debut novel After the Blue Rain, set in postwar L.A., came out in late 2022 under my pen name A.D. Price. If there’s truth to the old saw about writing being a journey not a destination, then I’ve been a … Read more

Bruce Carlin ABOUT BRUCE Bruce Carlin is an accomplished executive in the healthcare and retail industries. He started his own company in 1998, focused on delivering healthcare as a consumer service rather than the cold and disjointed product it has been historically. Long worked alongside him, an unassuming but diligent professional who applied wise financial … Read more

Barb DeLong ABOUT BARB Barb loves reading, writing, and animals, not necessarily in that order on any given day. She writes contemporary and paranormal stories of love, laughter, and magic, and you know there’ll be a feature creature in there somewhere. Her short stories appear in several anthologies, including Secrets of Moonlight Cove, Love for … Read more