T.D. Motley is a Texas painter and academic. Born in Beaumont, he’s been drawing since age three. His family has farmed in Texas from the mid-nineteenth century. He and artist wife, Rebecca, marketed their organic, heirloom herbs and produce to North Texas chefs for years. Motley is Professor Emeritus of Art and Art History at Dallas College. His drawings and paintings…
Colandra Blackwell, a dedicated teacher from Fort Worth, Texas, with a passion for writing fiction and romance. Proud mother and grandmother, sharing positivity through her debut romance novel.
GEORGIA DAY holds a B.A. in Literary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas and has dreamed of being a writer her entire life. Her first novel, Of Sand and Bone, was named a 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for Literary Fiction.
D. M. Smith was born in Boston and has lived in New England, California, and Texas. Educated as an engineer, Smith started two technology companies, and has since embarked on a second career in writing, sometimes pursued while driving around the American Southwest.
A journalist and writer for over 40 years based in Dallas, Amy Martin has alternated between environment and entertainment. Her varied career in journalism is laced with activism and leadership, and infused with a deep spirituality and concern for the Earth. She now serves as senior features reporter for Green Source DFW. Photo of Amy Martin by Stalin SM. Martin is currently writing…
James A. Humphrey is retired with his wife of fifty years in Grapevine, Texas. By birthright, he is a certified citizen of the Cherokee Nation and takes online language classes from their language department. The author is an oil painter. “Like painting, writing needs a stimulus. My paternal grandmother, Ella Waters, a Dawes’ Roll registrant, inspires my…