Authors

Rebecca has always loved the idea of protecting the most vulnerable. She is the mother of five daughters, four of whom came to her through adoption. She now rescues puppies, surrounding herself with precious, four-legged children. Rebecca co-runs Lil’ Waif, a rescue that saves the lives of orphan puppies and finds loving families for them to call home. She attributes her love for rescue to knowing that a dog can…Read More

Terry Andrews is an award-winning writer. Her first novel, Dance of the Jaguar, won a 2008 Silver Nautilus, given to books that promote spiritual growth, conscious living, and positive social change. She is also the author of four other books and creator of the Talisman sacred path cards. A journalist and editor for many years, she now offers guidance in spiritual growth and personal awakening (www.terryandrews.org).Read More

Idore Anschell, author of Monsieur’s Escape on the Space Needle, began her book 25 years ago as a taxi driver sitting under the Seattle landmark and dreaming. She had written a story in verse about a bus, “Bender Ben,” that rises in the air, and thought, Well then, shouldn’t a Space Needle fly in space?In 2006, at the age of 71, she received an MFA in Writing for Children from…Read More

Phyllis Baker attended Pomona College and the University of Washington. Press Gang of Vancouver, B.C., published her writing in Fishmarket and Other Poems, distributed by University of Toronto Press. Her poems have also appeared in Riverside Poetry 3, Yankee and The Seattle Helix. She attended Nelson Bentley’s poetry writing workshop at the University of Washington. She lives in North Seattle.Bennett & Hastings is pleased to be publishing a collection of…Read More

Philip Boulding is best known for his contributions in the field of music. For years, Philip has been recognized as a musician and harpist, designer, master craftsman, teacher and composer. He and his wife, Pam, record and perform as Magical Strings. In this collection we get a glimpse of Philip's offstage life as father, husband, son and seeker.Read More

Sgt. Stan Bowen served two tours of duty in Vietnam, A-107, A-225, SOG CCN FOB4, between 1966-1968. He is a decorated veteran, with three Purple Hearts. Upon returning to the United States, he completed a degree in Southeast Asian Studies. In Veritas' Shadow is his only published book. Mr. Bowen died in a car accident in 2010.Read More

Winslow Buxton is a retired Navy Commander and helicopter pilot who received his Masters of Science in Information Technology and Management from the Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as a Knowledge Systems Architect Consultant, helping multiple Navy and Air Force Commands initiate and develop their Knowledge Management Programs. He currently resides in Gulf Breeze, Florida with his wife, Bonnie.Read More

Regina Bianca Cappello was born in Venice, Italy and came to United States after World War II.She worked for Eastern Airlines and traveled to many parts of the world, gaining understanding and love for different people and cultures.Read More

Vicente Cevallos lives and writes in Washington State. Rememberance of Love, a tribute to his father, is his first published work.Read More

Dave Chaddock has studied the history of U.S. relations with China and Korea for several years. He is authoring a multi-volume set on the topic.Dave holds a B.A. from Boston University and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Washington. The time he has spent researching what started as his doctoral work, may have (he says) set a record for most postgraduate years working toward a PhD without ever…Read More

Cognitive Fitness is a company founded on the idea that people can use their heart to change their mind about fitness. Its founders are Marla Fields and Cris Kessler, authors of Fresh Off the Couch! Marla Fields has a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. She has been an instructor for over ten years, most recently at Lake Washington Technical College. She is a produced writer for television…Read More

Crystal Y. Connor grew up telling spooky little campfire-style stories at slumber parties. Living on a steady literary diet of Stephen King, Robin Cook, Dean R. Koontz and healthy doses of cinema masterpieces such as The Birds, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone it surprises no one that she ended up writing a horror novel! Crystal was born on the Fort Lewis Army post in…Read More

Doris Cope is founder of Safe Harbors, a nonprofit child abuse prevention education organization. Enrolled in Fuller Theological Seminary, Doris is specializing in pastoral care and counseling, preparing herself to help others who have been sexually abused or find themselves in pain and anguish within an urban church environment. Doris is affiliated with Darkness to Light®, a nonprofit organization with a mission to diminish the incidence and impact of child…Read More

D.C. Corso was born the youngest of nine and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her time spent living in the Pacific Northwest inspired the setting for Skin and Bones; imagination inspired the rest. D.C. now resides in Northern California with her husband, Michael.Read More

Gene Curnow was born in 1925 into a colorful family. His father worked as a high rigger during the construction of the Oakland Bay bridge. He was also a local moonshine maker, which he said helped his balance. His mother was a deeply religious woman who eventually raised Gene with the help of an uncle who owned property in Poverty Flat, in northern California near Whiskeytown. Although the Depression was…Read More

Karl Dardick is a University of Washington Alumni and remains active in North Seattle Community College Poetry Workshops. A variety of Karl’s work has previously appeared in the Licton Springs Review in various incarnations, among numerous other publications.Read More

Dawn Darington was a mental health professional for thirty years. She has worked as a Psychiatric Technician, Mental Health Specialist, therapist and teacher in California before moving to the Pacific Northwest where she is now a business owner and political activist.Read More

Eric the First lives and writes in Seattle, WA. This is his first novel. He is working on a sequel, Slave Heaven.Read More

Marla Fields has a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. She has been an instructor for over ten years, most recently at Lake Washington Technical College. She is a produced writer for television and film. Marla grew up in Madison, Wisconsin but has lived and worked on West Coast for over twenty years. She is happily married and lives in Seattle with her family where she is co-founder…Read More

Ron Fugere was born and raised in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. At a young age, he developed a love of the water. He has cruised extensively on the waters of the Pacific Northwest, and is a veteran of many single-handed voyages. Joining him in his travels is Slipper, ship’s cat. Ron is a licensed captain, holding a USCG 100-ton master's license. He lives in Port Orchard, not…Read More

Andrew George was born in Durham, NC in 1966. Although he has traveled throughout the world, he has spent most of his life in Seattle where he graduated from Seattle University. He still resides in Seattle today. See also: Lena Van BibberRead More

Joseph W. Greif, was born April 7, 1956 in Furstenfeldbrook, Bavaria, Germany. Raised in Cottonwood, Idaho, he lives now in Seattle, WashingtonRead More

George Hastings was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He attended St. Mary's College. He began studying anthroposophy and the works of Rudolf Steiner in the 1970s, and in the 1980s began looking at how similar themes were being conveyed via great works of art. Mr. Hastings is, above all, a student of the development of human consciousness and freedom. His writings focus on how that theme is portrayed via allegory in…Read More

Cris Kessler has a MSW from the University of Washington. She is a Heart Zones Level III Coach and Personal Trainer, Adjunct Faculty for the Graduate School of Social Work, University of Washington and Faculty member at the William Glasser Institute. Cris has been a Social Worker for over twenty-five years and a Heart Zone Trainer for the past five years. Cris lives in Seattle with her family. She has…Read More

Amanda is an internationally acclaimed photographer who has made it her mission to raise awareness by documenting some of the world’s more compelling issues. For over a decade she has combined her anthropology background with photographic and media-making skills to create inspiring media content as a means for powerful communication, storytelling and learning.Read More

Jon McCracken has been collecting bear images since childhood. Called to the wild, he resisted long enough to earn his B.A., B.S. and M.B.A. He served in the U.S. Air Force (North Dakota, Okinawa, and Korea) and as a Defense Attache Officer in Saigon. Later, in the U.S., he worked as Chief Financial Officer for the King County Sherriff. A confirmed arctophile and bibliophilist, in retirement he is also an…Read More

Paul Michel is an award-winning story writer whose short fiction has appeared in a number of publications. He lives and writes in Seattle. A complete bio is available at: www.paulmichel.comRead More

Clay Moyle is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO), created in 1982 for the purpose of establishing an accurate history of boxing and compiling complete and accurate boxing records. He is also a passionate collector of boxing books with over 3,000 titles in his personal collection, many dating back to the 1800's.He has a personal website from which he sells boxing books, autographs, programs, and other forms…Read More

Stacey Neary has been a certified dog trainer since 1984, specializing in agression issues. Her experience includes Search and Rescue work, Personal Protection training, as well as obstacle course work. She is a breeder of top-quality working German Shepherds and contributing writer for Off Lead training magazine.Read More

Charles B. Neff has been an administrator at four U.S. universities and has led international development projects in Colombia and Russia. He has authored books on cross-cultural learning and executive searches, and has written three previous novels. He lives near Seattle, Washington.Read More

In a career spanning forty years, Greg Palmer has written for a variety of media, while also working as a radio station manager, talk show host, stevedore, news reporter, documentary and fiction film producer, and short order cook. Previous books include: Adventures in the Mainstream: Coming of Age with Down Syndrome (Woodbine House); Death: The Trip of a Lifetime (Harper Collins); The GI’s Rabbi: World War Two Letters of David…Read More

Mystery Codes From Ancient Times is Don's first book for the non-technical reader. As a Human Factors Research Engineer and Systems Analyst in the Aerospace Industry, Don Parks' role was to resolve human performance questions for vehicle design. He would seek crumbs of fact buried in a plethora of opinions and fuzzy data, applying computer simulations, laboratory tests, or systems analysis as required.Finding opinions too often negated by fact, Don…Read More

Win Peterson lives and writes in Vancouver, WA with his wife and their college-age daughter. In 2005 he published a book entitled The Dyon-Twist Model of Fundamental Particles: A Theory of Matter and Energy.Read More

Jane, an avid hiker armchair mountaineer, has hiked in the Himalayas. A native of Edinburgh and former scientist, she now lives and works as an attorney in the Pacific Northwest. You can visit the author's website at www.janerosspotter.com for more information.Read More

JR Reynolds lives and writes in Northwest Washington, sharing her home with Westies, Gypsy Magic, and Diana the Huntress.Read More

Glenn Rockowitz (b. May 27, 1970, Plainview, New York), is an American writer, filmmaker and comedian who wrote and directed the cult independent film Hacks in 2002. The film garnered many festival awards including Best Comedy at The New York Film Festival; Best Picture at the Chicago Digital Film Festival; and Best Picture at the Orinda Film Festival outside of San Francisco.Rockowitz graduated from Arcadia High School in 1988, where…Read More

Alan Rose received his master's degree in divinity at the School of Theology at Claremont, California. The Legacy of Emily Hargraves reflects his interest in spirituality, sexuality, and psychotherapy (literally, the healing of the soul.) A native of the Pacific Northwest, he has lived in Tokyo and Melbourne, Austrailia, and now resides in rural southwest Washington State.Read More

Harry is a modern day Marco Polo who is the first person in history to accurately follow the route of Marco Polo over land and sea from Venice, Italy to Beijing, China (1975 to 1985). He is author of In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: A 20th Century Odyssey, published by The Viking Press. In 1981 he produced the documentary film entitled "On the Roof of the World with Marco…Read More

Michael Schein of Seattle is a published poet, story writer, and practicing trial attorney. From 1988–2003 Michael taught American Legal History, which led him to a fascinating high society murder trial defended by John Marshall and Patrick Henry. The result is the historical courtroom mystery, Just Deceits. Michael is also Artistic Director of the annual LitFuse poetry workshop, and his poetry has received honors, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. To…Read More

Barrett Schmanska currently works for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Indian Reservation. He resides in Seattle.Read More

Roger "Jacob" Schmidt lives and writes in Arlington, WA. Just in Time is his first book.Read More

The author was born David E. Swensen and spent the first nineteen years at 5232 Orchard Terrace in Rainier Valley, otherwise know as Garlic Gulch from its Italian influence. He returned to the Norwegian spelling of his last name in 1992. He graduated from Franklin High School, the U.S. Department of Defense Journalism and Public Relations School at Fort Slocum, New York and Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. After…Read More

Lena Van Bibber was born in Evansville, IN in 1973 but was raised in Seattle. She has always had a love for music and plays a wide variety of instruments. She still resides in Seattle with her husband and three children. See also: Andrew GeorgeRead More

Lee Wimberly is a first-time author with his book Exploring the Gap Between Science and Religion. Lee’s interest in the relationship between science and religion grows out of the stark contrast between his Christian early education and an under-graduate degree in philosophy. See www.explorethegap.net for more about Lee's upcoming book. Finding no “in-house philosopher positions” after graduating, Lee went to the work for Boeing Company as a technical writer. There…Read More

Jim made his way through college by working in a produce warehouse. After graduating from the University of Washington, Jim spent two years in the US Army. He is now retired and living in Tacoma, Washington.Read More