As a child raised in the Southwest United States on the border of one of the largest oil fields in the country, S. J. Abraham was a lonely nerd. With no interest in rodeo or baseball, he spent his time reading. His heroes were fictional characters and great novelists. It wasn’t long before he started scratching out his own stories. In recent years he has embraced his geekiness and has set to work turning his writing hobby into a career as a novelist. While he originally wrote for adults, he…
Published Works:Mark A. Adams is an accomplished professional with diverse experience in business, education, and coaching. Mark is the author of Responsible Conflict:…
My name is Tom. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs during the 1940s and 1950s, which in many people's opinions was the "best of times." I am retired, but I write and paint in oils and acrylics. My art has won several awards including a couple of "Best of Show." I have previously published Memoirs of a Bureau Curmudgeon and my latest effort is available now is entitled From Hell Raiser to Hall of Famer: Best of Times. Both works are autobiographical.
Published Works:- Thomas J. Aiken Oral History Program
- Memoirs of a Bureau Curmudgeon (2002)
- From Hell Raiser to Hall of Famer: The Best of Times (Biographical Publishing Company, 2013)
The author was born in Colorado Springs and has lived here all her life.
Published Works:- Birth Control, Insurance Coverage, and the Religious Right (Blazing Sword Publishing Ltd., 2013)
- Religious Right: The Greatest Threat to Democracy (BookBaby/Blazing Sword Publishing Ltd., 2012 )
Jean knew when her eyes locked with those of a smooshy-faced little dog who sat inside a kennel at the Humane Society, that it was love at first sight. To capture their many adventures, she self-publishes short story poems starring her often mischievous and always adorable…
Published Works:- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Bellyache Blues (2019)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Four on the Floor (2019)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Adoption Day (2020)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Six Tales (2020)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Spooky Ooky Stories (2021)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Sweet Dreams (2021)
- Zuggy the Rescue Pug - Rocking Chair Rhymes (2022)
Arleen is a former senior analyst with the Government Accountability Office where she wrote extensively on many topics ranging from satellite systems to endangered species. She has a science education and loves nature and reality. She is a life-long avid reader and began writing fiction in 2009. She has completed the six-book Darcy Farthing adventure series, which are contemporary mysteries with travel and thought-provoking topical subjects.
Published Works:- A Current Deception (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 5, Xlibris, 2015)
- Currents of Sin (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 6, Xlibris, 2016)
- Sometimes Naughty-Always Loved: Mary and Her Big Cat Brain (2018)
- Currents Deep and Deadly (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 1, 2019)
- Currents of Vengeance (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 2, 2019)
- Current Assets (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 3, 2022)
- Alternate Currents (Darcy Farthing Series: Book 4, 2022)
Rev. Allen is a member of the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (EMBC) where she serves as one of the associate ministers to Rev. Cleveland A. Thompson in the capacity of Director of Operations. A 33-year law enforcement veteran (retired), Rev. Allen lives in Colorado Springs with her husband Henry Allen, Jr., retired first sergeant from the United States Army. She and her husband have a blended family of eight adult children, 21 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In 2009, Rev.…
My wife and I have been counselors for many years. We lived in Texas for 17 years and returned to Colorado in 1997. I was instrumental in the formation of Rapha, an organization that placed mental health treatment programs in hospitals around the country. I also operated psychiatric/counseling clinics in Houston and San Antonio.
Published Works:Laura Ander grew up in Palmer Lake, CO and participated in numerous summer reading programs through the Pikes Peak Library District during her adolescent years. As she grew older, she developed an interest in writing short stories and dreamed of one day becoming an author. Laura Ander currently resides in Colorado Springs and spends her days working on her series The Alchemist Saga.
John Wesley Anderson, MBA, is a published author, storyteller, and TEDx speaker. He enjoyed a 30-year law enforcement career, retiring at the rank of sergeant after 22 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department, followed by 8 years serving as the elected sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado.…
Published Works:- Ute Indian Prayer Trees of the Pikes Peak Region (Circle Star Publishing, 2015)
- Rankin Scott Kelly (Circle Star Publishing, 2017)
- Native American Prayer Trees of Colorado (Circle Star Publishing, 2018)
- R.S. Kelly, A Man of the Territory (Circle Star Publishing, 2019)
- Zacbox and the Pearls of Pleiades (Circle Star Publishing, 2020)
- Sherlock Holmes in Little London: 1896 The Missing Year (Circle Star Publishing, 2020)
- A TO Z Colorado's Nearly Forgotten History, 1776 to 1876 (Circle Star Publishing, 2021)
Received BS in Physics, Math, and Latin at Mercer University, then a Master of Science in Mathematics from Emory, after which I moved to Colorado Springs to work at NORAD/SpaceCommand as the Mathematician at the Directorate of Astrodynamics. Later, I worked on the "Star Wars" program (SDI) at Falcon AFB (now Schriever). I taught math courses at UCCS for almost 12 years, then at the US Air Force Academy. I was recruited by the University of Maryland to teach for the European Division, and…
Published Works:- A Wise Companion (n.d.)
- Simulation Validation: A Confidence Assessment Methodology (co-author) (IEEE/ComSci Press, 1993)
- Schaum's Outline of Abstract Algebra (McGraw Hill, 1999)
- Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Advanced Calculus, 2nd ed. (co-author) (McGraw Hill, 2002)
- The Modern Heretic: Principles for a New Humanism (Publish America, 2006)
- "Hamiltonicity, Pancyclicity, and Cycle-Extendability in Graphs" (dissertation, 2014)
After receiving degrees in Philosophy, Biology, and Psychology at Mercer University, Dr. Arangno received an MA at the University of Georgia, and her PhD at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She served on the Medical Ethics Committee at Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO, and the St. Francis Ethics Committee in Colorado Springs, CO. She also served on the Chancellor's Advisory Committee at UCCS, and now serves as a member of the Student Retention Program. Current interests and research…
Published Works:- A Philosophical Journey into Ethics (Kendall and Hunt Publishers, n.d.)
- The Technological Imperative: A Commentary on Baby Fae (Rose Medical Center, n.d.)
- Transcendence of the Imminent (Mercer University Law Review, 1980)
- A Critical Thinking Workbook: Formal and Informal Reasoning (Kendall Hunt, 2013)
- Pleasure: The Choice of Hercules (European Journal of Philosophy, 2013)
A wife and mother of two, Becca Hart felt the calling to be a writer at the tender age of fifteen. She earned her Associate of Arts degree in English from Pikes Peak Community College in 2013. Though born and raised in a small town in northeast Ohio, Becca makes her home in southern Colorado in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. You can visit Becca on Twitter @BeccaHart16, and on Facebook at http…
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Jodi writes inspirational romantic suspense stories that are Gospel centered and intertwined with God's love and plan of redemption. Her passion for the Word has led her to teach women how to study their Bibles for themselves. She loves living in beautiful Colorado with her wonderful husband, two awesome boys, and rescue dogs. In her spare time, you can find her playing with her latest kitchen gadget and exploring where God has graciously place her in Colorado.
Nancy Atherton is the author of Aunt Dimity mysteries. With 25 titles, including many bestsellers, her cozy mystery series follows paranormal sleuth Aunt Dimity. Aunt Dimity's Death was voted "One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries" by the Independent Booksellers Association. Nancy's next book, Aunt Dimity and the Parting Gift, will be published in 2024. Nancy lives, works, and plays in Colorado Springs. Nancy Atherton has been a longtime attendee of Mountain of Authors and was…
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Linsey Baldwin is the third child and second daughter in a military family. Linsey and her husband Tom traveled for many years, finally settling down in southern Colorado in 2000. Linsey and Tom have three grown children and one grandchild. In her debut novel, Mom's Summer, Linsey provides a fresh, heartwarming perspective to handling the illness and loss of a dear loved one.
Published Works:- Mom's Summer (Sarah Book Publishing, 2016)
Prior to moving to Colorado Springs in 2002, I wrote and published articles relating to community, current issues, family and local, and historical articles in the Phoenix metro area. My work appeared in newspapers and magazines. Shortly after moving to the Springs, I became a GrandFriend volunteer in School District 11. My grandchildren and the students I work with inspired me to write children's stories. Since 2005 I have written and published five children's books. Also I have had several…
Published Works:- “Monsoon Disco Days and Nights” (in Chandler Heights Monthly, Sep. 1999)
- One (contributor) (Quill Books, Jan. 2000)
- “The Stagecoach Came Through Here” (in Penal Ways, Winter 2000-2001)
- 32nd Street Jog (contributor) (Dan River Anthology, 2001)
- “Made in the Shade” (in Arizona Republic, June 9, 2001)
- “Hermits of the Santans” (in Arizona Republic, Sep. 22, 2001)
- Lone Goose (contributor) (J. Mark Pr., Aug. 2002)
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Girl (Mother's House Pub., 2005)
- Noah's Moon (Mother's House Pub., 2006)
- Wilma Wombat's Trek to Back of Beyond (Mother's House Pub., 2006)
- Oh, No Pluto! (Mother's House Pub., 2011)
- Benjamin's Christmas Cookie Jar (Little Mary Sunshine Books, LLC, 2012)
I have been a Colorado Springs resident for over 20 years and have been a member of the Pikes Peak Library District for nearly as long. I have been a lifelong reader and have always dreamed of becoming a published author. I finally accomplished my dream in January of 2022 and hope to be a full time author in the next couple years.
Originally from Chicago, Gregory Barrington now lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He is the Author and Illustrator of the 2021 Colorado Book Award-Winning Cow Boy is Not a Cowboy and the fractured fairytale Goldilocks prequel…
Mother of two daughters. Docent Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center for 10 years. Docent at Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center from 1991 to the present. Author of five prose books and a good deal of poetry.
William Edwin Baxter was born on October 11, 1954 in Fullerton, California. He was born with developmental disabilities, but has strive not to let his disabilities defeat him in life, but to go above and beyond them by accomplishing great things and inspiring others to do the same. This became his legacy. He lived most of his life in Orange County, California; but currently lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On July 9, 2016, William suffered a massive pulmonary embolism which almost ended…
Published Works:- W.E.B. Tales (2018)
- Calendar ABC's: W.E.B. Scrolls 2019 (2019)
- Dangerous Snakes and Arachnids in Colorado (2019)
- Field Trip to WaldoVille Art Gallery (2019)
- The First Batteries: A Celtic Tall Tale (2019)
- The Last Apostle: A Father Serra Story (2019)
- The Legend of Good King Wenceslas: A Story of the Light of Christmas (2019)
- Let No Man Put Asunder: A Father Valentine Story (2019)
- Old Jeremy (2019)
- The Popcorn Ball Caper (2019)
- True Blue Los Angeles Baseball: Sports Timeline of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2019)
- The 12 Gifts of Easter: An Easter Parody (2019)
- W.E.B. Files (2019)
- W.E.B. Medleys (2019)
- Servant of God: A Story of Saint Oscar Romero (2020)
- There's Weirdo!: A Christian Testimony and Autobiography (2020)
Ashley Hodges Bazer is the author of the epic sci-fi series, The Crown's Call, which explores the onset and aftermath of a religious holocaust in a space opera setting. She also dabbles in young adult fantasy, bringing chess pieces to life in Checkmate and mixing up fairy tales with fun twists in Once Upon a Heist. She lives in Colorado with her husband and three children. After earning her bachelor’s degree in theatrical stage management from Arizona State…
Published Works:- Asylum: The Circeae Tales (The Crown's Call Series, WestBow Press, 2012)
- Checkmate: A Human Chess Match (CreateSpace, 2014)
- Fusion (The Crown's Call/Heralds of the Crown: Book 2, Rising Press, 2014)
- Poison (The Crown's Call/Heralds of the Crown, Book 1, Rising Press, 2014)
- Once Upon a Heist (Rising Press, 2015)
- Star Sailors: The Commodore (Star Sailors: Book 1, Independently published, 2018)
- Time Spinners: In the Beginning (CreateSpace, 2018)
- Star Sailors: The Princess (Star Sailors: Book 2, Independently published, 2019)
- Star Sailors: The Skyjacker (Star Sailors: Book 3, Independently published, 2020)
The Colorado mountains serves as Elizabeth's inspiration for writing poetry and other inspirational works. She has been writing, speaking, singing, and inspiring people since the age of 8. Her heart's desire is to impact young and old alike to be their very best. The Pikes Peak Library District shows such total support for local writers that Elizabeth is inspired to reach out and touch those in the district whose lives have been altered by drug abuse or any other factors, and who are in need…
I attended schools in Colorado Springs from 3rd grade through 12th, graduating from Harrison High School in 1972. I have written Colorado Women: A History, the first full length chronicle of the lives, roles, and contributions on women in Colorado, including those in the Pikes Peak Region.
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Donnell Ann Bell is the author of the Amazon bestsellers, Deadly Recall and The Past Came Hunting, both of…
I came to Colorado in 1973 because of the beauty of the land and the promise of the future.
Published Works:- Contributor to Colorado Fever, 1983-1985
- Do This, Hands! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
- Let’s Go, Feet! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
- Listen To This, Ears! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
- Whatʼs On Top, Head? (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
- “The Making of a Storybook: Mary Calhoun, Colorado Storyteller” (Film, Chip Taylor Communications, 1991)
- I've Got Your Nose! (Doubleday, 1991)
- How to Promote Your Children's Book on a Shoestring (with Donna Guthrie) (Children's Book Insider, 1994)
- The Young Authors Do-It-Yourself Book: How to Write, Illustrate and Produce Your Own Book (with Donna Guthrie) (Millbrook Press, 1994)
- The Young Producer's Video Book: How to Write, Direct, and Shoot Your Own Video (with Donna Guthrie) (Millbrook Press, 1995)
- Putting on a Play: The Young Playwright's Guide to Scripting, Directing, and Performing (with Donna Guthrie) (Millbrook Press, 1996)
- The Young Journalist's Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper (with Donna Guthrie) (Millbrook Press, 1998)
- Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More (with Donna Guthrie) (Millbrook Press, 2001)
- The Case of the Sneaky Stinger (Nick Anderson/N.I. Series, Scholastic, 2003)
- The Case of the Missing Bluebirds (Nick Anderson/N.I. Series, Scholastic, 2003)
- "Good Night and Good Morning" (poetry in Babybug Magazine, Cricket Magazine Group, September 2006)
- "Inspiration, with a Six-foot Wingspan" (in The Christian Science Monitor, December 4, 2006)
- "Beans in One Hand, Corn in the Other" (in The Gazette, October 2009)
- “Talking Walls” (documentary film, YDA, 2015)
- “A Garden Experience: Growing Organic” (film, Chip Taylor Communications, 2018)
- “Art for the People: Eric Bransby, American Mural Artist” (film, 2019)
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Bekah Berge fell in love with all things mystical at a young age. Her love of stories led to her writing her first book in her early twenties, and she's never looked back since. When not scribbling down fantastical tales, she enjoys traveling, baking, hiking in the nearby mountains, and brewing the perfect cup of tea.
Published Works:- The Whisperings in the Shadows (Shadow Series: Book 1, Independently published, 2019)
- The Knife in the Shadows (Shadow Series: Book 2, Independently published, 2020)
- Sedendum (Independently published, 2020)
- Needlework (Independently published, 2021)
- Once Upon a Name: Tales of the Strange and Unusual (Bronzewood Books, 2022)
- Twice Upon a Name: Tales of Mix-ups and Mistaken Identities (Bronzewood Books, 2023)
Christina Bergling has been writing since childhood. She has written a variety of styles. A blog from Iraq, software user guides for software, articles for a numismatist magazine. More than anything, she is a horror author. In college at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, she pursued a professional writing degree and started publishing small scale.
It all began with “How to Kill Yourself Slowly.” Crystal Lake released her latest novel, Followers. Limitless Publishing…
Published Works:- "Tell Me About Your First Time" (riverrun literary magazine [anthology], University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2005)
- "How to Kill Yourself Slowly" (Denver Syntax, issue 16, January 2009)
- "Death and Other Disappointments" (Denver Syntax, issue 22, January 2011)
- Savages (Assent Publishing, 2014)
- The Waning (Assent Publishing, 2015)
- “The Last Christmas Dinner” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in Collected Christmas Horror Shorts [anthology], Independently published, 2016)
- “Adam, Eve, and Mr. Bubbles” (in Demonic Wildlife [anthology], 4 Horsemen Publications, 2017)
- “Black Widow” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in Collected Halloween Horror Shorts [anthology], Independently published, 2017)
- “Hatch” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in Collected Easter Horror Shorts [anthology], Independently published, 2017)
- The Rest Will Come (Limitless Publishing LLC, 2017)
- The Waning (2nd ed., HellBound Books Publishing LLC, 2017)
- “Grand Slam” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors [anthology], CreateSpace Independent Publishing, January 2018)
- “Jack Frost” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors [anthology], CreateSpace Independent Publishing, January 2018)
- “You Don’t See Me” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors [anthology], CreateSpace Independent Publishing, January 2018)
- “After the Screaming Stopped” (in Graveyard Girls [anthology], HellBound Books Publishing LLC, June 2018)
- “Upgraded” (in Demonic Household [anthology], Independently published, August 2018)
- “Look What You Made Me Do” (in Colorado’s Emerging Writers: A Fiction Anthology, Independently published, August 2018)
- “Personas” (in Colorado’s Emerging Writers: A Nonfiction Anthology, Independently published, August 2018)
- “Under the Rapids” (in Ink and Sword Magazine, August 2018)
- “Whole” (in Ink and Sword Magazine, August 2018)
- "Santa's Workshop" (in Haunted Holidays [anthology], Thirteen O'Clock Press, 2018)
- “Freaks” (in Carnival of Nightmares [anthology], Limitless Publishing LLC, 2018)
- Savages (2nd edition, HellBound Books Publishing LLC, 2018)
- “Zoltara” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in Carnival of Horror [anthology], KJK Publishing, October 2018)
- “Duende” (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2 [anthology], Independently published, October 2018)
- "Awake" (in America's Emerging Horror Writers: West Region [anthology], Independently published, March 2019)
- "The Leftovers" (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors 2, Independently published, March 2019)
- "Prison" (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors 2, Independently published, March 2019)
- "This Way" (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in 100 Word Horrors 2, Independently published, March 2019)
- "Malignant" (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in The Horror Collection: Purple Edition, Independently published, July 2019)
- Screechers (with Kevin J. Kennedy, Independently published, 2019)
- "The Dark Sign" (with Kevin J. Kennedy, in The Best of Indie Horror, Independently published, November 2020)
- Followers (Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021)
I came to Colorado Springs as an editor on the team that founded WaterBrook Press/Random House. After four years with the company, I decided to go freelance, but we had fallen in love with Colorado--it's home now.
Published Works:- Romantic Notions: To Show the Love You Feel (Multnomah Books, 1993)
- Love ‘n’ Romance (Multnomah Books, 1994)
- “Sand Castles” [novella] (in A Mother’s Love [anthology], Palisades Premier, 1997)
- “Wish List” [novella] (in Silver Bells [anthology], Multnomah Publishers, 1997)
- The Captain's Bride (The Northern Lights Series: Book 1, 2nd edition, WaterBrook Press, 1998)
- Deep Harbor (The Northern Lights Series: Book 2, WaterBrook Press, 1999)
- “Tarnished Silver” [novella] (in Porch Swings & Picket Fences: Love in a Small Town [anthology], WaterBrook Press, 1999)
- The Bridge (WaterBrook Press, 2000)
- God Gave Us You (WaterBrook Press, 2000)
- Midnight Sun (The Northern Lights Series: Book 3, WaterBrook Press, 2000)
- God Gave Us Two (WaterBrook Press, 2002)
- Refuge (Full Circle Series: Book 1, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Torchlight (Full Circle Series: Book 2, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Pathways (Full Circle Series: Book 3, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Treasure (Full Circle Series: Book 4, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Chosen (Full Circle Series: Book 5, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Firestorm (Full Circle Series: Book 6, WaterBrook Press, 2001)
- Christmas Every Morning (WaterBrook Press, 2002)
- God Encounter: Experiencing the Power of Creative Prayer (WaterBrook Press, 2002)
- God Gave Us Christmas (WaterBrook Press, 2006)
- The Busy Mom’s Devotional: Ten Minutes a Week to a Life of Devotion (WaterBrook Press, 2007)
- What Women Want: The Life You Crave, and How God Satisfies (WaterBrook Press, 2007)
- God Gave Us Heaven (WaterBrook Press, 2008)
- How Big is God? (HarperCollins, 2008)
- Breathe: A Novel of Colorado (Homeward Trilogy: Book 1, David C. Cook, 2009)
- God Found Us You (HarperCollins, 2009)
- God Gave Us Love (WaterBrook Press, 2009)
- Life on Planet Mom: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Your Changing Relationships (Revell, 2009)
- Sing: A Novel of Colorado (Homeward Trilogy: Book 2, Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group, 2010)
- Claim: A Novel of Colorado (Homeward Trilogy: Book 3, David C. Cook, 2010)
- God Gave Us So Much (WaterBrook Press, 2011)
- God Gave Us the World (Waterbrook Press, 2011)
- Waterfall (River of Time Series: Book 1, David C. Cook, 2011)
- Cascade (River of Time Series: Book 2, David C. Cook, 2011)
- Torrent (River of Time Series: Book 3, David C. Cook, 2011)
- Bourne & Tributary: Two Novellas (River of Time Series: Book 4, David C. Cook, 2012)
- God Gave Us Easter (WaterBrook Press, 2012)
- Glamorous Illusions (Grand Tour Series: Book 1, David C. Cook, 2012)
- Grave Consequences (Grand Tour Series: Book 2, David C. Cook, 2013)
- Glittering Promises (Grand Tour Series: Book 3, David C. Cook, 2013)
- Upside-Down Prayers for Parents: Thirty-One Daring Devotions for Entrusting Your Child—and Yourself—to God (WaterBrook Press, 2013)
- Deluge (River of Time Series: Book 5, Bergren Creative Group, Inc., 2014)
- God Gave Us Angels (WaterBrook Press, 2014)
- God Gave Us Sleep (WaterBrook Press, 2015)
- Season of Wonder (Remnants: Book 1, HarperCollins Christian Pub., 2015)
- God Gave Us Thankful Hearts (WaterBrook Press, 2016)
- Three Wishes (River of Time Series/California: Book 1, Bergren Creative Group, 2016)
- Four Winds (River of Time Series/California: Book 2, Bergren Creative Group, 2016)
- Season of Fire (Remnants: Book 2, Blink, 2016)
- Season of Glory (Remnants: Book 3, Blink, 2016)
- God Gave Us Family (WaterBrook Press, 2017)
- The Good Book for Kids: How the Bible’s Big Ideas Relate to YOU (David C. Cook, 2017)
- Keturah (The Sugar Baron’s Daughters: Book 1, Bethany House, 2018)
- Once Upon a Montana Summer (BCG Press, 2018)
- God Gave Us the Bible (WaterBrook Press, 2019)
- Once Upon an Alaska Summer (BCG Press, 2019)
- Verity (The Sugar Baron’s Daughters: Book 2, Bethany House, 2019)
- Mama Kisses, Papa Hugs (WaterBrook Press, 2020)
- Once Upon a Caribbean Summer (BCG Press, 2020)
- Once Upon an Irish Summer (BCG Press, 2020)
- Selah (The Sugar Baron’s Daughters: Book 3, Bethany House, 2020)
- The Begotten (The Gifted Series: Book 1, BCG Press, 2021)
- The Betrayed (The Gifted Series: Book 2, BCG Press, 2021)
- The Gifted (The Gifted Series: Book 3, BCG Press, 2021)
- God Gave Us Prayer (WaterBrook Press, 2021)
I have lived in Colorado Springs since 1959. I volunteer at the Fine Arts Center, Cheyenne Mt. Zoo, Bear Creek Nature Center, Garden of the Gods, and White House Ranch. Inspiration from out-of-town walking tour books led to Trips On Twos. I am actively involved in presenting bus tours, walking tours, slide presentations, talks, school programs, adult education, and Elderhostel classes (Local, Colorado, Rocky Mountain West).
Brook Bhagat is the author of Only Flying, a Pushcart-nominated collection of surreal poetry and flash fiction on paradox, rebellion, transformation, and enlightenment from Unsolicited Press. Her work has won contests at Loud Coffee Press and A Story in 100 Words,…
Published Works:- Note: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published before 2000 not included
- “Cripple Creek Strikes it Rich in History, Scenery and Summer Fun” (with Gaurav Bhagat, creative nonfiction in Blue Planet Journal, n.d.)
- “The Psychedelic Waves of Goa” (with Gaurav Bhagat, creative nonfiction in Blue Planet Journal, n.d.)
- “Love: The Eternal Home” (creative nonfiction in Creations Magazine, 2002)
- “Love: The Eternal Home” (creative nonfiction in Moondance Magazine, 2002)
- “Why India?” (creative nonfiction in Creations Magazine, 2002)
- “The Longest Term of Care” (creative nonfiction in Long Term Care Interface, 2003)
- “Dancing with Hilda” (creative nonfiction in Long Term Care Interface, 2004)
- “Savta” (creative nonfiction in Long Term Care Interface, 2006)
- “Spoken Without Words” (creative nonfiction in Long Term Care Interface, 2006)
- “What Is ‘Indian’ Supposed to Mean?” (creative nonfiction in Little India Magazine, 2006)
- “Such a Cat” (poem in US Represented, July 2014)
- “I Want to Climb Behind Your Eyes” (poem in US Represented, Nov. 2015)
- “Craigslist” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Feb. 2016)
- “Nightshirt” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Feb. 2016)
- “Public Poems Built on Public Property” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Apr. 2016)
- “Woke Up This Morning” (poem in Syzygy Poetry Journal, Apr. 2016)
- “Christmas Candle (Done with You)” (poem in Nowhere Poetry and Flash Fiction, May 2016)
- “Wavestar Bang” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Jun. 2016)
- “I Stole a Baby” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Nov. 2016)
- “Only Flying” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Nov. 2016)
- “The Left Eye is Enough” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Feb.2017)
- “The Edge of The Woods” (flash fiction in Peacock Journal, Apr. 2017)
- “Pocket Hollow” (poem in Rat’s Ass Review, Summer 2017)
- “Christmas Candle (Done with You)” (poem in Quail Bell Magazine, Mar. 2017)
- “Woke Up This Morning” (poem in Quail Bell Magazine, Mar. 2017)
- “Bella is Suzanne” (poem in Anthem: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen, Mar. 2017)
- “The West Wing” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Apr. 2017)
- “Sailcloth” (poem in Peacock Journal, Apr. 2017)
- “The Star and the Crop” (poem in Peacock Journal, Apr. 2017)
- “There Is a Mother Waiting for You, a Kangaroo” (poem in Peacock Journal, Apr. 2017)
- “I Have Been Lying Since the Beginning” (poem in Damfino Press, June 2017)
- “The Widow’s Cat” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Nov. 2017)
- “I Found a Pair of Hands Digging in the Garden” (poem in Empty Mirror Magazine, Jan. 2018)
- “I Get Found, 1974” (poem in Empty Mirror Magazine, Jan. 2018)
- "There Is a Mother Waiting for You, a Kangaroo" (poem in Peacock Journal Anthology: Beauty First [Vol. II, No. 1], Little Red Tree Publishing, Jan. 2018)
- "The Way the World Ends" (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Apr. 2018)
- "The Golden Thread Part One" (poem in A Story in 100 Words, June 2018)
- "The Golden Thread Part Two" (poem in A Story in 100 Words, July 2018)
- "Letter to an Unborn Daughter (Fist Girl)" (poem in The Almagre Review, Aug. 2018)
- “Jump (Magic Pants)” (flash fiction in MoonPark Review, Sep. 2018)
- "The Goblin King Slips an Empty Sting" (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Nov. 2018)
- "Downwelling" (poem in Harbinger Asylum, Dec. 2018)
- "She Comes in on a Peahen" (poem in Harbinger Asylum, Dec. 2018)
- "Good Dream Bad Dream" (poem in author Beth Boldman's article about micropoem, Pandora's Box Gazette, Jan. 2019)
- “The Same Woman (Scarlight)” (flash fiction in Monkeybicycle, Feb. 2019)
- “Once Upon a Time I Died” (flash fiction in Lotus-Eater Magazine Issue #10, Spring/Summer 2019)
- Excerpt from “The Goddess Becomes" (poem in A Story in 100 Words, July 2019)
- "The Homes of Birds" (in A Walk with Nature Anthology, University Professors Press, Oct. 2019)
- "The Lady Scarecrow" (poem in Lamplit Underground Magazine: Sanguine Moon, Vol. 2, Nov. 2019)
- "My Nothing Burned Down to the Center of the Earth" (poem in Lamplit Underground Magazine: Sanguine Moon, Vol. 2, Nov. 2019)
- “The Sunflower” (poem in in A Story in 100 Words, Dec. 2019)
- “The Homes of Birds” (video of author reading poem on A View from This Wilderness’s Nature Readings series, May 2020)
- “The Homes of Birds” (nature writing contest winner, poem in A Story in 100 Words, June 2020)
- “The Sunflower” (poem in Flash Flood Journal, June 2020)
- “Inkling of Jackals” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Aug. 2020)
- “The Last Bath” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Jan. 2021)
- “Finding Deepstaria” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Jan. 2021)
- “The Courier” (poem in Prometheus Dreaming, June 2021)
- “Cracking Collarbone Jones” (creative nonfiction in Soundings East, June 2021)
- “Be the Poet,” (flash fiction, summer microfiction contest winner, Loud Coffee Press, July 2021)
- “Ember Opens the Door” (poem in Aromatica Poetica, Oct. 2021)
- “The Moment in My Pocket” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Nov. 2021)
- Only Flying (full-length poetry and flash fiction collection, Unsolicited Press, Nov. 2021)
- “Sebastian’s Real Friend” (flash fiction in Loud Coffee Press, Jan. 2022)
- “When the Pen Is Still” (haiku contest runner-up, Loud Coffee Press, Jan. 2022)
- “June in Winter” (flash fiction in Big City Lit, Feb. 2022)
- “Exodus with Red Delicious” (poem in The Dribble Drabble Review, Apr. 2022)
- “Exodus with Red Delicious” (poem in The Dribble Drabble Review I-V anthology, Apr. 2022)
- “It Takes More Sparrows” (poem in Lamplit Underground Magazine: Burial at Sea, Vol. 7, July 2022)
- “Just a Story” (creative nonfiction in Lamplit Underground Magazine: Burial at Sea, Vol. 8, July 2022)
- “August Drops” (poem in A Story in 100 Words, Sep. 2022)
- “Chaplin” (featured poet, The Dribble Drabble Review, Oct. 2022)
- “Soft Fracture” (featured poet, The Dribble Drabble Review, Oct. 2022)
- “The Sky of the Sky” (featured poet, The Dribble Drabble Review, Oct. 2022)
- “We Are Apricot Trees” (featured poet, The Dribble Drabble Review, Oct. 2022)
- “The Torch” (poem in The Pine Cone Review: Glissade, Nov. 2022)
- “Nightfall” (poem in Rat’s Ass Review, Spring Summer 2023)
- “Blueshift” (poem in A Season for Romance: Summer Simmer, forthcoming May 2023)
- “Immaculate” (poem in A Season for Romance: Summer Simmer, forthcoming May 2023)
- “The Kelpie’s Shadow” (poem in Merfolk Anthology, forthcoming Dec. 2023)
- “Mergirl in Morning” (poem in Merfolk Anthology, forthcoming Dec. 2023)
Author Brian Bigelow is originally from Minnesota and currently lives in Colorado with his wife Brandy. He is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, and fantasy and has, for over 30 years, also written poetry which has been published worldwide.
Published Works:- Published Works:
- The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites (Texas A&M, 2004)
- Rumors of Existence (Hancock House, 2005)
- Shadows of Existence: Discoveries and Speculations in Zoology (Hancock House, 2006)
- Numerous articles and papers on space exploration, space history, and zoology
L. Annette Binder was born in Germany and grew up in Colorado. She lives in New England with her family.
The Vanishing Sky is her first novel, inspired by her family's experiences in World War II Germany. Her collection of stories,…
Carina Bissett is a writer, poet, and educator working primarily in the fields of dark fiction and fabulism. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in multiple journals and anthologies including Upon a Twice Time, …
Published Works:- “Carina, Carina” (Under Her Eye: A Women in Horror Poetry Showcase, Black Spot Books, forthcoming).
- “In Translation” (Stories of the Reconvergence: A Unioverse Anthology, edited by Angie Hodapp and Joshua Viola, Hex Pub., forthcoming).
- “Mapping the Collective Body of Frankenstein’s Brides” (A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft, reprint, forthcoming).
- “Necrotic Ambrosia” (Space and Time Magazine, forthcoming).
- Dreams for a Broken World (assistant editor, Reckoning Press, Nov. 2022).
- “A Lacing of Lavender” (HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. IX, edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, Nov. 2022).
- The Librarian (copy editor, Air and Nothingness Press, Nov. 2022).
- “Water Like Broken Glass” (Into the Forest, Black Spot Books, Nov. 2022).
- “Serpents and Toads” (Night Land Quarterly Vol. 30, Sept. 2022, reprint, Japanese translation).
- “The End of Days” (A Woman Unbecoming, edited by Rachel A. Brune and Carol Gyzander, Crone Girls Press, Aug. 2022).
- Orpheus + Eurydice Unbound (copy editor, Air and Nothingness Press, July 2022)
- “Dead Girl, Driving” (What Remains, Firbolg Pub., May 2022).
- “My Body, My Book” (Under Her Skin: A Women in Horror Poetry Showcase, Black Spot Books, Apr. 2022).
- “Our Lady’s Bird” (Under Her Skin: A Women in Horror Poetry Showcase, Black Spot Books, Apr. 2022).
- Spirit Machine: Tales of Séance Fiction (copy editor, Air and Nothingness, Apr. 2022).
- “Ars Poisana” (a collaboration with Andrea Blythe, Enchanted Conversations, Dec. 2021).
- “Bright Tapestry” (HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. VIII, edited by Stephanie Wytovich, Dec. 2021).
- Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, (co-editor, Hex Pub., Nov. 2021).
- “The Tower” (ARCANA 2021, Oct. 2021).
- Upon a Thrice Time (copy editor, Air and Nothingness, Oct. 2021).
- “Fairy Tale Prohibition” (Nonbinary Review #25: Prohibition, Zoetic Press, Sept. 2021).
- “An Embrace of Poisonous Intent” (Night Land Quarterly Vol. 25, June 2021. reprint. Japanese translation).
- “Radiant” (Nonbinary Review #24: Industrial Revolution, Zoetic Press, June 2021).
- “A Seed Planted” (The Society of Misfit Stories, Bards & Sages, June 2021, reprint).
- Upon a Twice Time (copy editor, Air and Nothingness, June 2021).
- “Serpents and Toads” (Gluttony, Black Hare Press, Mar. 2021, reprint).
- “Twice in the Telling” (Upon a Twice Time, Air and Nothingness Press, May 2021).
- “The Certainty of Silence” (Twisted Anatomy, Sci-Fi & Scary, Feb. 2021).
- “A Brief History of Death” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “Characters” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “The Dead” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “An Embrace of Poisonous Intent” (Bitter Distillations, Egaeus Press, Dec. 2020).
- “The Last City” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “Life in Redoubt” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “Zileskan Magic” (The Lost Citadel, Green Ronin Pub., Dec. 2020).
- “The Stages of Monster Grief: A Guide for Middle-aged Vampires” (Coffin Blossoms, Jolly Horror Press, Oct. 2020).
- “An Authentic Experience” (WILD: Uncivilized Tales from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, RMFW Press, Aug. 2020).
- “Aviatrix Unbound” (Triangulation: Extinction, Aug. 2020).
- “A Seed Planted” (Night Land Quarterly Vol. 21, June 2020, reprint, Japanese translation).
- “The Landscape of Lacrimation” (Weird Dream Society, Reckoning Press, May 2020, reprint).
- Weird Dream Society: An Anthology of the Possible & Unsubstantiated in Support of RAICES, (co-editor, Reckoning Press, May 2020).
- “Rotten” (Arterial Bloom, Crystal Lake Pub., Apr. 2020).
- “Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends Over 40?” (The Girlfriend, Apr. 2020).
- “Grey Matters” (Chrysalis: Fairy Tale Transformations, Fantasia Divinity Magazine, Feb. 2020).
- “Gaze with Undimmed Eyes and the World Drops Dead” (Terror at 5280’, Denver Horror Collective, Nov. 2019).
- “Lepus antilocapra” (HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. VI, edited by Stephanie Wytovich, Nov. 2019).
- “The Perils of Invisibility” (NonBinary Review #21: The Works of H.G. Wells, Zoetic Press, June 2019).
- “A Disappearing Act” (The Horror ‘Zine, Mar. 2019).
- “Persephone’s Promise” (The Horror ‘Zine, Mar. 2019).
- “Rose Red, Snow White” (The Horror ‘Zine, Mar. 2019).
- “Burning Bright” (Gorgon: Stories of Emergence, Pantheon, Feb. 2019).
- “OH MAD ARACHNE: A Folle in Three Acts” (NonBinary Review #19: Dante’s Inferno, Zoetic Press, Dec. 2018).
- “Mapping the Collective Body of Frankenstein’s Brides” (Birthing Monsters: Frankenstein’s Cabinet of Curiosities and Cruelties, Firbolg Pub., Oct. 2018).
- “Blood Work” (HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. V, edited by Stephanie Wytovich, Sept. 2018).
- “A Seed Planted” (Hath No Fury, Ragnorok Pub., Aug. 2018).
- “C8: A Tessellation of Faces, Wings, and other Obscure Things” (NonBinary Review #17: A Wrinkle in Time, Zoetic Press, July 2018).
- “Cracked” (Stonecoast Review, Issue #9, July 2018).
- Reflections” (Timeless Tales, July 2018).
- “The Landscape of Lacrimation” (The Hunger, May 2018).
- “The Savory Taste of Temptation” (The Necro-Om-Nom-Nom-Icon, Sol Nigris Press, Apr. 2018).
- “The Sweet Sleep of Roses, or, After the Fall” (NonBinary Review #15: We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Zoetic Press, Dec. 2017).
- “Introduction” (guest editor, NonBinary Review #14: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Zoetic Press, Sept. 2017).
- NonBinary Review 14: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (guest editor, Nonbinary Review, Zoetic, Aug. 2017).
- “Serpents and Toads” (Enchanted Conversations, Apr. 2017).
- “After Dark, When White Things Whisper” (NonBinary Review #11: Anne of Green Gables, Zoetic Press, January 2017).
- Encyclopedia entries (“Beauty and the Beast Folklore,” “The Blue Nun,” “Game Songs and Rhymes,” “Lozen,” “Lumberjack Tales”), American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore, ABC-CLIO, Aug. 2016).
- “Forward,” Alice in Wonderland (NonBinary Review #10: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Zoetic Press, Aug. 2016).
- “Brother and Sister” (Gingerbread House Literary Magazine, June 2016).
- “Swimming with the Shark Boys” (Mythic Delirium, May 2016).
- “Tabula Rasa” (NonBinary Review #7: The Woman in White, Zoetic Press, Feb. 2016).
- “Plastic” (Drunk Monkeys, Dec. 2015).
- “Her Scarlet Purse of Dreams” (Baba Yaga, #5, Timeless Tales, Nov. 2015).
- “A Houri’s Hymnody” (NonBinary Review #6: Arabian Nights, Zoetic Press, Oct. 2015).
- “Duet in D Minor” (The Horror ‘Zine, July 2015).
- “The Making of a Monster” (The Horror ‘Zine, July 2015).
- “Wolf” (The Horror ‘Zine, July 2015).
- “More Wings than the Wind Knows” (Perseus & Medusa, #4, Timeless Tales, June 2015).
- “The Yellow Press of an Ancient Power” (NonBinary Review #5: The King in Yellow, Zoetic Press, June 2015).
- “Tuning Philomel’s Steely Strings in the Wasteland’s Dark Matter” (NonBinary Review #4: Bullfinch’s Mythology, Zoetic Press, April 2015).
- “Wild Girl” (NonBinary Review #1: Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Zoetic Press, June 2014).
- “Victorious” (NonBinary Review #2: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Zoetic Press, Nov. 2014).
- “Seven Swans” (The Journal of Mythic Art, 2000).
- “Wolf” (The Journal of Mythic Art, 2000).
At the age of 12 my family and I visited my brother while he was stationed at Ft. Carson. It was the first time that I ever saw mountains and in my young mind I told myself that one day I would live by these mountains. It is now over 45 years later and I am. But I encountered lifetime of experiences before fulfilling my childhood dream. I am from the Midwest, a flatlander. I have been a probation officer, an explosive detection trainer, a trainer for an inmate telephone company, a research…
Published Works:- An Old Cent Twist (in Early American Coppers, n.d.)
- One of Your Pretty, Little, Ingenious Men (article in The Numismatist, n.d.)
- Paper Bullets (article in The Numismatist, n.d.)
- Population: People vs. Copper (in Early American Coppers, n.d.)
- Race, Centrality and Educational Attainment: A NFL Perspective (University of South Alabama, n.d.)
- Rusty Journals (article in Classic Toy Trains, n.d.)
- Thank You, Mr. Ellery (article in The Numismatist, n.d.)
- Performance, Sport Cards and Racial Bias: A Cooperstown Perspective (with Wilbert M. Leonard, University of Louisville, 1991)
- Camiguin Gold: Island Riches Discovered (2nd ed., CreateSpace, 2013)
- Mindanao: A Journey Through Life (Lulu.com, 2013)
- Back to Mindanao (forthcoming)
- Out West: US 36 Travels (forthcoming)
From The Gazette obituary, Oct. 3, 2021:
Alexander L. Blackburn of Colorado Springs, CO., educator, novelist, literary critic, editor, and artist, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 after a short illness. Alex was born in Durham, NC. in 1929 to Elizabeth Cheney and William Blackburn. His father was a teacher of writers at Duke University. His youth was greatly shaped by this environment of imaginative writers, including such future luminaries as William…
Published Works:- The Fire Within: Reflections on the Literary Imagination (Irie Books, 2019)
- The Voice of the Children in the Apple Tree (Rhyolite Press, 2015)
- The Door of the Sad People (Rhyolite Press, 2014)
- Gifts from the Heart: Stories, Memories, & Chronicles of Lou Gonzales Oller (editor and written introduction)(Univeristy of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2010)
- Meeting the Professor: Growing Up in the William Blackburn Family (John F. Blair, 2004)
- Creative Spirit: Toward a Better World (Creative Arts Book Company, 2001)
- Suddenly a Mortal Splendor (Baskerville, 1995)
- Higher Elevations: Stories from the West: A "Writer's Forum" Anthology (Swallow Press/Ohio Univ. Press, 1993)
- A Sunrise Brighter Still: The Visionary Novels of Frank Waters (Swallow Press/Ohio Univ. Press, 1991)
- The Interior Country: Stories of the Modern West (editor, with Craig Lesley)(Swallow Press/Ohio Univ. Press, 1987)
- The Cold War of Kitty Pentecost (Swallow Press, 1979)
- The Myth of the Picaro: Continuity and Transformation of the Picaresque Novel, 1554-1954 (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1979)
- Writer's Forum, Vols. I (1974) through XXI (1995). Editor-in-Chief and Publisher (with Craig Lesley, Bret Lott, and Virginia McCabe)(University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Literary Journal of Fiction and Poetry)
Anna Blake trains horses and riders communication skills and dressage, and writes parables about horses and life.
Published Works:- Relaxed & Forward: Relationship Advice from Your Horse (Prairie Moon Press, 2015)
- Stable Relation: A Memoir of One Woman’s Spirited Journey Home by Way of the Barn (Prairie Moon Press, 2015)
- Barn Dance: Nickers, Brays, Bleats, Howls, and Quacks: Tales from the Herd (Prairie Moon Press, 2016)
- Horse Prayers: Poems from the Prairie (Prairie Moon Press, 2018)
- Going Steady: More Relationship Advice from Your Horse (Smashwords, 2019)
- Horse. Woman: Poems from Our Lives (Prairie Moon Press, 2020)
Peter E. Boroch is a former Marine, husband, and proud father. He is the author of the science fiction/military series Gothic Opera and the hard-boiled/mystery book The Man in the Leather Jacket: Predator Games. Peter studied art at…
For 19 years, I played in the Colorado Springs Symphony. My current cozy mystery series is based on those experiences.
Published Works:- Fireworks on the Fourth (Camel Press, 2023)
- Ballistics at the Ballet: A Musical Murder Mystery (Camel Press, Sept. 2022)
- Music is Murder (Camel Press, 2021)
- Mom's Last Lesson (Unity Magazine, May/June 2021)
- A Higher Healing (Unity Magazine, January/February 2021)
- The Sponge (Daily Word, Unity Publications; July/August 2019)
- How to Live with the Guilt (Unity World Headquarters, 2018)
- Letting Go with Grace (Unity Magazine, September/October 2017)
- Chase the Lightning (Unity Magazine, May/June 2016)
- It's About Time (Unity Magazine, January/February 2016)
- Fear and the New Puppy (Unity Magazine, March/April 2015)
- Hallelujah Chorus (Unity Magazine, November/December 2014)
- Refilling the Bowl (Unity Magazine, September/October 2014)
- Love and Acceptance (Unity Magazine, May/June 2013)
- An Empty Nest?... Not Exactly (Unity Magazine, May/June 2012)
- Grantwriting: Don't Let It Scare You (CSBJ, December 22, 2000)
- Keeping Colorado Springs Beautiful (Woodmen Edition, November 17, 2000)
Jodi Bowersox has never liked being put in a box. Over the course of her life, she has been an actress, seamstress, designer, business owner, homeschool teacher, kid's choir director, and artist, so it's only natural that her writing would take on an eclectic flare as well.
Her romance novels span genres from faith fiction to suspense to time travel to sci fi with small town and big city settings. Several have won awards from the Colorado Book Awards, the Colorado Authors League, and…
Published Works:- Cats (before Christmas 2022, as J. B. Stockings)
- Blue-Eyed Devil (2022, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Little Brown Horsey: A Sing-a-Story Book (2022, as J. B. Stockings)
- Out In The Field: A Sing-a-Story Book (2022, as J. B. Stockings)
- Up In The Air: A Sing-a-Story Book (2022, as J. B. Stockings)
- Red Rabbit on the Run (2021, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Beware the Eyes of Mars (2020, as Jodi Bowersox)
- The Diamond Diva Vendetta (2020, as Jodi Bowersox)
- The Mars Heir (2020, as Jodi Bowersox)
- JIVE (2018, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Mars Madness (2018, as Jodi Bowersox)
- JUMP (2017, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Rocky Mountain Calvary (2017, as J. B. Stockings)
- JOLT (2016, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Rocky Mountain Destiny (2016, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Ephesians: The Plan, The Purpose, and The Power (2015, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Rocky Mountain Redemption (2015, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Rocky Mountain Angels (2014, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Rocky Mountain Sunrise (2014, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Cinnamon Girl Explains It All (2013, as Jodi Bowersox
- Horses, Adrenaline, and Love (2013, as Jodi Bowersox)
- Interiors By Design (2012, as Jodi Bowersox)
- The Stubborn Princess (2012, as J. B. Stockings)
- A Tale of Two Kitties (2006, as J. B. Stockings)
- Chosen and Other Productions, Programs, and Skits (n.d., as Jodi Bowersox)
I am a science journalist and author of a book about the history of humanity's relationship with the Moon. I grew up in Denver, graduated from Colorado State University, and am raising my family in Colorado Springs. I write for national magazines and my book is being published in multiple languages. I would love to be able to share it with my own neighbors and to see it in my own public library!
I am author of Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet,…
Fleur Bradley grew up in the Netherlands, where she spent my childhood riding her bike, catching tadpoles, and reading Pippi Longstocking and Roald Dahl books. She loved to read, and she loved to draw, too. Her very favorite book was The BFG by Roald Dahl. She would read under the covers well past her bedtime, secretly hoping for the BFG to knock on her window.
But somewhere along the way (around her high school years), she sort of lost the…Published Works:- Double Vision (HarperCollins Children's, 2012)
- Double Vision: Code Name 711 (HarperCollins Children's, 2013)
- Double Vision: The Alias Men (HarperCollins Children's, 2015)
- Midnight at the Barclay Hotel (Viking, 2020)
- "The Perfect Alibi" (short story in Super Puzzletastic Mysteries [anthology], HarperCollins Children's, 2020)
Bruce Brander is an international journalist and author of several books on travel and social philosophy. He has been a staff writer and photographer of newspapers in New Zealand and the United States, was a writer and editor for National Geographic, and for twelve years served as a traveling journalist and editor for World Vision, a global relief and development agency. Bruce Brander lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Published Works:- New Zealand (Doubleday, 1965)
- The Canary Islands (Doubleday, 1967)
- The River Nile (Nation Geographic, 1967)
- Australia (contributor, National Geographic, 1968)
- Staring Into Chaos: Explorations Into the Decline of Western Civilization (Spence Publishing, 1998)
- Love That Works: The Art and Science of Giving (Templeton Foundation Press, 2004)
Kathy Brandt is the co-author with son, Max Maddox, of Walks on the Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness, has published four mysteries in the Hannah Sampson Underwater Investigation Series, and taught writing at the University of Colorado for ten years. She is a vocal advocate for those with mental illness and writes and speaks about mental health. She is past President the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Colorado Springs and in 2012 she received the NAMI National Award for…
Published Works:- Swimming with the Dead (Signet/New American Library, 2003)
- Dark Water Dive (Signet/New American Library, 2004)
- Dangerous Depths (Signet/New American Library, 2005)
- Under Pressure (Signet/New American Library, 2006)
- "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" (in How I Got Published, Writer's Digest Books, 2007)
- "What the Hell Am I Doing?" (in An Elevated View: Colorado Writers on Writing, Seven Oaks Publishing, 2011)
- Walks on the Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness (with Max Maddox, Monkshood Press, 2013)
- "Walks on the Margins: A Story of Unconditional Love" (appearing in SZ Magazine, Fall, 2013)
Kenneth Bressett has actively promoted the study and hobby of numismatics for over 60 years. His published works on the subject cover a wide range of topics and extend from short articles to standard reference books on such diverse areas as ancient coins, paper money, English, and United States coins. Ken moved to Colorado Springs because of its beauty as a place to live and retire. Vacationed here since 1974; moved here 1982.
Published Works:- Bible Lore and the Eternal Flame (Whitman Pub., 2022)
- A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and his Remarkable Red Book (Whitman Pub., 2021)
- Money of the Bible (Whitman Pub., 2013)
- Milestone Coins (Whitman Pub., 2007)
- The Official Whitman Statehood Quarters Collector's Handbook (Whitman Pub., 2007)
- Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins (Whitman Pub., 1994)
- Guide Book of United States Currency (Whitman Pub., 1993-)
- Collecting U.S. Coins (Publications Int.,1992)
- Collecting U.S. Coins (Publications Int., 1991)
- Basics of Coin Grading for U.S. Coins (Western Pub., 1982)
- ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins (co-author/editor, Whitman Pub., 1977-2005)
- Coin Collecting (Boy Scouts of America, 1975-1985)
- Buying and Selling United States Coins (Western Pub., 1970-1982)
- A Guide Book of English Coins (Western Pub., 1962-1982)
- A Guide Book of United States Coins (Editor Emeritus) (Whitman Pub., 1962 to date)
- Let's Collect Coins (Western Pub., 1966-1990)
- The Whitman Numismatic Journal (managing editor, 1964-1968)
- The Fantastic 1804 Dollar (co-authored with Eric Newman; Whitman Pub., 1962)
- Handbook of United States Coins (Editor Emeritus) (Whitman Pub., 1961-2022)
- Alaska's Coinage Through the Years (co-authored with Maurice Gould; Whitman Pub., 1960, 1965)
- Hawaiian Coins, Tokens, and Paper Money (co-authored with Maurice Gould; Whitman Pub., 1961)
In a nutshell: born, lost, found, raised in Los Angeles as a dancer, graduated, married best friend at 18, had two daughters plus half the neighborhood who came to dinner and stayed, husband died suddenly in his early thirties, life ended, then began again when I was hired by the Department of Defense to teach overseas.
Stayed 21 years in Germany, seven of them on the Cold War Border, remarried a pilot, and we CHOSE Colorado Springs when we came home in 1995. Seeing the tension…
Published Works:- Mutti's War (2003)
- Shadows on an Iron Curtain (Blue Harmony Press, 2006)
- Street Smart on a Dead End (2007)
- Mama Told Me Not to Come (2009)
- Between Duty and Devotion (Blue Harmony Press, 2011)
- Dancing in the Wind (2011)
- Stand Silent, Stand Free (2012)
- Truth Lies Six Foot Under: A True Cold-Case Mystery (Blue Harmony Press, 2013)
- I Think I Can, I Think I Can (2016)
- The Voices Know My Name: A Novel of Trauma and Hope (Blue Harmony Press, 2017)
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