Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as JJ (August 17, 1932 – August 11, 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for his poster-like illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high perspective and depicting detailed country landscapes or cities. For decades, he created covers for The New Yorker.
Toby LeBlanc has been working as a mental health therapist for the last twenty years, listening to the stories of others. His writing is most often based in Louisiana, where he was born and raised. In writing about this place, he seeks the mystique, the joie de vivre, and the struggles that define this corner of the world. Some of…
Wallace Bridges is a proven grassroots community leader who has spent his life advocating for the needs and wellbeing of youth across Fort Worth. His work has focused on building community-based mentoring programs that engage our youth and inspire them to become the next generation of impactful leaders our community will need to create positive change. Wallace has served in many…
Amber Allee is a new author with her debut novel The Prince out in early 2024. Hidden Queen was released June of 2024 and Bishop was released February of 2025 completing the Mafia Series. She has her new series called the Thorne Brother Series coming out with Linc set to release June of 2025 then Levi to follow right after.…
Marcela Fuentes is a Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer and essayist. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was the 2016-2017 James C. McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. She was born and raised in Del Rio, Texas. Her acclaimed debut novel Malas, won the Texas Institute of Letters First Fiction Prize, the Western…
Christene Chadwick Moss obtained an ADA degree from Tarrant County College, a bachelor’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University, and a master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University. When she served on the school board, she was a registered nurse and worked with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. She previously served as an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College.…