Stephen Curtis Wilson

#3, Fred’s Shoe Repair

 

Wilson is a designer and photographer. Central Illinois has been his frame of reference for a lifetime. His well-seen perspective provides him with an intimate, unique notion of the artfulness of this region, quintessentially Midwestern. He was a medical and generalist photographer and writer in the healthcare and library science fields for 36 years. He received a BA from the University of Illinois and is an Illinois Artisan for Photography. You may view more of his work at stephencurtiswilson.com.

Tracey Dean Widelitz

Savannah’s Grace

Tracey Dean Widelitz is a published writer, poet, and photographer. She is the author of the published children’s book A Heavenly World. She is a proud mom to two incredibly creative daughters. Her poetry has been published in numerous Wingless Dreamer Anthologies. She was the Grand Winner of Wingless Dreamer’s “Dreamstones of Summer Poetry Contest” and was a top finalist in the “Field of Black Roses” Poetry Contest 2022. Her photographs appear in Months to Years, Camas, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, Burningword, Poet’s Choice Anthology, Wild Roof Journal, Las Laguna Art Gallery, The Closed Eye Open, J Mane Gallery, and Light, Space & Time.

Megan Peralta

Spyglass

 

As a former newspaper writer and photographer, Megan Peralta often had front-row access to the excitement. For her, the perfect shot is always the unexpected “catch,” the moments the naked eye would miss. She and her wife live in the mountains of California with their menagerie of wildlife friends and semi-tamed dogs.

Jiyoo Nam

Flute Flurry

 

Jiyoo Nam, a junior at Korea International School, focuses on art, writing, and film. She creates videos that address social and personal themes, enhancing her skills in scriptwriting, camera usage, and Premiere Pro. Jiyoo is committed to advancing her creativity in both film and writing.

Moriah Hampton

Winter Overgrowth III

Winter Overgrowth IV

 

Moriah Hampton teaches in the Writing and Critical Inquiry Program at SUNY Albany. Her fiction, poetry, and photography have been featured in Ponder Review, The Coachella Review, Arkana, Gargoyle Magazine, Poetry South, and other publications. Originally from the Southeast, she has Scottish and English ancestry and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She is also on the autism spectrum.

Sher Harvey

Bigsky 2

Bigsky 8

Bigsky 10

 

Sherri Harvey is an educator, freelance writer, photographer, and eco storyteller. She travels the world in search of stories about an environment in crisis and the people, especially women, who are helping to save it. Over the past few years, she has lived with a sociocracy that struggles to find solutions for the water crisis in Spain, traveled to villages throughout West Africa to learn about the plight of women in remote villages, worked with Orangutan Odysseys in Borneo to highlight the crisis of deforestation and the plight of orangutans, and followed a vet crew around the island of Phuket to create the documentary film, Accidental Advoctes in Phuket. The power of stories can unite cultures, foster communion, and promote eco-change.