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Meet editor and writer SR Crane, absolutely killing it with the velvet jacket and daisy jean vest that immediately transported me to my childhood. Apologies, this is another one I found literally impossible to choose my favorites between color/black & white versions: what do you prefer?

SR's writing explores "queerness, identity, and the fragile power of becoming, centering voices that don’t always get to be heard."

Meet writer Shayne Buchwald-Nickoles, a retired FBI agent who now writes an incredible substack that is "a little funny. A little dark. Usually both." My favorite combo.

Meet author Mary Anne Moisan! Mary Anne is a physical and occupational therapist living and writing in Maine. Narrative medicine is close to her heart as she completes a memoir about her experiences as a caregiver for her husband who had early-onset dementia. Her poem “DNA” (Fall 2021 Intima) was generated in the process of writing her memoir, as was the seed story “We Are Whole” soon to be published in The Examined Life journal.

Meet author Nicole Anderson! Can we get over her INCREDIBLE embroidered dress/tunic/top? I for one can not get over it.

Love it when authors bring that main character energy!

Meet writer Charlie Neer, whose leather jacket (image 2) I'm obsessed with. Charlie's work is featured in The Swamp Literary Magazine, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Vital Sparks, Bridge: The Bluffton University Literary Journal, and others. He is the Accessibility Coordinator and Poetry Editor at Foglifter Journal and Press and works as a freelance editor/transcriptionist for the blind.

Meet children's book writer Randolph Cuthbert!

""I first found my voice as a writer in the most magical of audiences: my children and grandchildren. While seeking out creative armor against the everyday, I realized I was forging more than just entertainment; I was weaving stories. This realization blossomed into a dedicated pursuit, and now I channel that love into writing children’s books, creating imaginative and heartfelt narratives designed to be the relatable touchstones that light up a young mind."

Meet author Sarah Elinor Tamborine, possessor of the most awesome last name I have encountered.

Meet author Sarah Elkins! I made the mistake of not getting Sarah's email address at booking, so I tried to find her on the internet, and I am here to tell you that there is another Sarah Elkins who is an author and looks plausibly like THIS Sarah Elkins but is NOT. She is, however, quick to respond and very friendly about it, and I am putting a better system in place for next year to make sure that never happens again. 😅

Meet Rajani Gudlavalleti! She/they are a consultant, facilitator, and writer who revels in explorations of racial equity, social policy, and harm reduction.

After receiving Critical Race Theory (CRT) education and training, Rajani served as a lead consultant with Baltimore Racial Justice Action. For four (4) years, she provided research and facilitation services to progressive movement workers seeking to effectively apply racial equity theory to organizational functions and politically strategic projects. She has facilitated over a hundred (100) multiracial discussions to advance anti-racism, primarily advising predominantly white institutions. In this experience, Rajani built an expertise and passion for curating pro-Black solidarity groups of multi-racial POC, non-Black POC, and/or APIA POC.

She is a 2024 Roots. Wounds. Words (RWW) Writers’ Retreat for Storytellers of Color Fellow for creative non-fiction. Her creative writing can be found on Substack.

Meet author and attorney Loreto Ruzzo!