Melissa Jean is an environmental studies professor, independent researcher and writer/editor, forest therapy guide, and community educator teaching about nature-based mindfulness and creative writing. She holds a PhD in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management and an MFA in Creative Writing. Her writing has appeared in The Colorado Review and a variety of online journals, including […]
Susan Cushman
September 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Susan Cushman has nine published books—two novels, (Cherry Bomb and John and Mary Margaret,) one short story collection, two memoirs, and four anthologies for which she served as editor. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, she has lived in Memphis, Tennessee, since 1988. Susan has been married for 54 years and has three adopted adult children, […]
Jennifer Lewis
September 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Jennifer Lewis is an English graduate student focusing on creative nonfiction at Marshall University, WV with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre. She’s had her work published in the 2023 and 2024 issues of Et Cetera and was nominated for the Maier award in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Jennifer presented at Marshall’s 2024 COLA Conference and their […]
Cindi Brown
August 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Cindi Brown is a retired corporate marketing manager who spotlights creative people on her website (Cre8-space.org). Her books include the award-winning Poverty & Promise: One Volunteer’s Experience of Kenya, The giving Festival, and Understanding Grief: What You Can Expect After an Unexpected Loss. Cindi lives near her children and grandchildren in a small Georgia village […]
Deb Bowen
August 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Deb Bowen is co-author of A Good Friend for Bad Times: Helping Others through Grief (Augsburg Fortress Publishers). Her Crafting the Wheel of the Year (Search Press) with Claire Gelder is scheduled for release in autumn, 2025. Deb’s creative nonfiction, essays, and poetry are published in Salvation South and County Lines Literary Journal. Her current […]
John Williams
July 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Dr. John Williams is currently a mentor in the Reinhardt University MFA Creative Writing program. His novel, End Times (Sartoris Literary Group, 2023) was named a finalist for the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction and Williams was the Georgia Author of the Year for First Novel in 2002 for Lake Moon (Mercer UP). He has written and […]