Alyson Jones - Artist
Alyson Jones was kind enough to sketch the drawing for our home page.
She is an artist and freelance designer from Seattle, Washington. She specializes in acrylic painting, illustration, photo retouching/restoration, and both industrial and graphic design.
Marva Dasef - Author of "Out of the Chicken Coop"
Marva Dasef is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest with ties to the West Texas region through her father. In fact, he is the "Eddie" in the story. This story is based on tales told by her father about his boyhood in West Texas. It's about as close to the truth as one can get when writing about Texas, where everything is bigger and the stories taller. Read all about Marva on her website.
Marva's WebsiteLindZReiss - Narrator of "Two Lips for Valentine's Day"
LindZ Reiss is a character and commercial voice actress born and raised in New York. Her love of animation goes back as far as she can remember. Using her degree in animation, she has what it takes to truly create memorable characters, not only on paper, but through her voice as well. For booking information, please visit www.lindzreiss.com.
LindZ's WebsiteGay Walker - Author of "Sweet Sixteen"
In 2000, Gay Walker, MD left behind a thriving medical practice to spend time with her teenaged daughter and pursue a life-long dream of writing fiction. Since then, she has published short fiction both online and in print, and completed her first novel, The Learner’s Permit, which was a finalist in the Rupert Hughes Prose Writing Competition. She is working on her second novel, and her “for fun” serialized romantic farce, Norbert and Smedley, has gained a following on the Internet. She lives in San Marcos, CA with her husband, daughter and two cats.
gmwalkersd@mac.com
Nicole Borocci - Narrator of "Sweet Sixteen"
Nicole Borocci has worked in broadcasting for the past five years, but more recently has offered her own services, Mightymouth Voice-overs, to get more serious about the industry. Nicole is currently the voice of Southwest Career College and her other recent projects include "Predicto" ads and narrations for church conventions across the country. Nicole works from her home studio in the Mid-Atlantic region and is proud to be part of such a wonderful project that promotes literacy among children and teens.
Wayne Scheer - Author of "Space Cadet"
Wayne Scheer has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Web. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The Christian Science Monitor, Notre Dame Magazine, Eclectica, The Pedestal Magazine, flashquake, Smokelong Quarterly, Pindeldyboz, and Flash Me Magazine. Revealing Moments, a collection of twenty-four flash stories, is available as a free download Revealing Moments. Wayne lives in Atlanta with his wife and can be contacted at wvscheer@aol.com.
EJ Krause - Author of "Three Seconds"
Eric J. Krause pens stories from Orange County, California, just minutes away from Disneyland. He has a number of stories published online. When he is not hard at work writing, he substitute teaches in elementary and middle schools. He lives with his wife, Amber, and their dog, Spike. You can visit his blog on writing at his blog.
Jeffrey Kafer
Jeffrey Kafer is a professional audio book narrator and voice over artist in the Seattle area. He has narrated 12 full length books for such publishers as BooksInMotion.com, Podiobooks.com, and Mountainland Publishing. For more information about Jeffrey, please visit his website.
Billy Burgess - Author of "The Halloween Dare"
Billy Burgess lives in Missouri and has been writing since he was a child. His writings have been published in Once Upon A Time, SFC Newsletter for Writers, Stories For Children ezine, My Light ezine, knowonder! Magazine and the Long Story Short ezine. His short story, Full Moon, won a 2008 Granny Award. Visit his website here.
Katie Massa
Katie Massa is a comedian and voiceover artist who can be heard hosting several Disney DVD games -- including Hannah Montana and High School Musical 2 & 3 -- as well as on radio and TV commercials for the Oxygen Network. She has also appeared on National Public Radio
Erin Fanning - Author of "The Garage Sale"
Erin Fanning spends her summers on a remote Michigan lake and migrates to central Idaho in the winter, exchanging mountain bikes and kayaks for skis and snowshoes. She's the author of "The Curse of Blackhawk Bay" (a collection of suspense stories for teens--Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008), "Mountain Biking Michigan" (Globe Pequot Press, 2002), and numerous short stories, articles, and essays. For more information about her writing, please visit her website erinfanning.com.
Christina Lam
Christina Lam is an up and coming voice actress, based in Canada. Recently joining the world of voice acting, she appears in podcast audio dramas, radio broadcasts, and voice mail inboxes. As a young bookworm, Christina often recorded herself reading stories aloud on a tape recorder, while experimenting with British accents... no one really knows why. All the same, she is now happy to share the love of the written (and spoken) word with others through this website.