Tina Thomas, a young girl of color, suffers from low self-esteem. She sits alone and glares into her old rickety mirror. The mirror rocks, shakes and shimmies! It has the loud voice of modern day rap!...
Misty Woodard Hardison is a native of North Carolina, Tar Heel born and bred. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in History and from Campbell University...
Michael Hardesty lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is semi-retired from his marketing communications/branding firm, Black & White. Michael has had a 35-year passion for writing...
Leah Guzman is a Board Certified Art Therapist, an artist and mother of two, who specializes in helping children express their feelings through art. She works with parents, teachers, caregivers and...
Kathy Griffith is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. She grew up with her parents and six siblings on and around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Her maternal and paternal...
Barbara Freeman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, where she enjoyed a happy childhood with her two sisters and four brothers. She earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska...
Rachel Faith Brown is a British-American writer who traded North London for the Pecos Valley of New Mexico, and rarely looks back. She lives in Rudolfo Anaya’s homeland under the shadow of a...
Jeslyn Everitt was born in Seattle, Washington, and currently lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two kids. She can still remember the first time she saw fireflies, on a trip to...
Jennifer Egan is a Colorado native, where she currently lives. She is a practicing nurse anesthetist and has been in nursing for over 20 years. Jennifer has a lovely partner and twin children who are...