Michael H. Brownstein American Letters and Commentary, Skidrow Penthouse, Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, The Pacific Review, After Hours, Poetry Super Highway, and others. Michael has nine poetry chapbooks, including A Period of Trees (Snark Press, 2004), Firestorm: A Rendering of Torah (The Camel Saloon, 2012), and The Possibility of Sky and Hell (White Knuckle Press, 2013). His books A Slipknot Into Somewhere Else: A Poet’s Journey To The Borderlands Of Dementia and How Do We Create Love? were published by Cholla Needles Press in 2018 & 2019, respectively. He became a columnist here in May 2019. . A poet of wide-ranging interests, he lives in Jefferson City, Missouri, and his work has appeared in, and others. Michael has nine poetry chapbooks, including(Snark Press, 2004),(The Camel Saloon, 2012), and(White Knuckle Press, 2013). His booksandwere published by Cholla Needles Press in 2018 & 2019, respectively. He became a columnist here in May 2019.

James T. Carney . A student of history who likes to visit its monuments and museums and report on them with a critical eye and some humor. Attorney-at-law and long-time resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Christa Dean . A chamber and orchestral cellist, recitalist, conductor, and educator, she has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Now living in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.

André Duvall . Current Memphian, native of central Arkansas, freelance pianist who enjoys collaboration with instrumentalists and singers, and an independent piano teacher to students of all ages. Enthusiast of chess, pipe organ, poetry, and handbell-ringing. Loves day hiking, especially to waterfalls, and when traveling to new places, seeks out botanic gardens, local cuisine, art and history museums, and live theater.

Penelope Griffiths . A permanent resident of the United States since April 2018 and former resident of Cardiff, Wales, she’s still “once met never forgotten, sometimes not for the right reason but always for the open and honest way she conducts herself. You may not like what she does or says, but you will remember it and you will always come back for more.”

Valeria Idakieva . When not at work teaching English to Bulgarians and Bulgarian to students from other nationalities, or managing the International Chamber Music Academy in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Valeria Idakieva [валерия идакиева] likes to go hiking or running in the mountains. And she reads into the night as long as she can remember herself.

Eric Meub . A practicing architect in California for thirty-five years, with an emphasis on healthcare design. He also writes and reads traditional verse: a wrestling match of form and feeling. A good contest shows us grips, holds, and moments of surrender we’ve never known before.

Victor L. (Vic) Midyett & Shirley Deane/Midyett . He’s a storyteller and man of all trades, and she’s an artist, therapist, and organizational management consultant. After spending eleven years in Australia on their last extended tour Down Under, including three years among what Aussies call the “Gray Nomads,” roaming the Australian countryside adventurously, and then settling comfortably for three more years in the port city of Fremantle, Western Australia, they returned hopefully to the United States in April 2019, where they are now settled on their own property in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation.

Jim Rix Jingle Jangle: The Perfect Crime Turned Inside Out and almost retired in Lake Tahoe enjoying “the fairest picture the whole earth affords,” as Mark Twain described it. Recounting his life in the column “ . Author ofand almost retired in Lake Tahoe enjoying “the fairest picture the whole earth affords,” as Mark Twain described it. Recounting his life in the column “ My Life ,” he is now at work on the novel

Snaggletooth

, based on the true story documented in

Jingle Jangle

.



William Silveira . Former dirt-farm boy with Portuguese roots in Tulare County, California, and retired trial court judge from the same place.