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| Glenda Barrett |
Glenda Barrett is a native of Hiawassee, Georgia. She
writes poems and essays that have been published yearly since 1997, including Woman's
World, Country Woman, Now & Then Magazine, and Journal of
Kentucky Studies. She is the author of two books, a chapbook titled When
the Sap Rises, published by Finishing Line Press, and a full-length poetry book
titled The Beauty of Silence, published by Aldrich Press.
Glenda is an avid reader and also a visual artist. Her
artwork is online at Fine Art America. She is retired from healthcare
and feels fortunate to be able to do the things she loved as a child, painting
and writing. She lives in Hiawassee with her husband of forty-six years.
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| Roy Paine |
Roy Paine was raised near
Boston and lived his entire life within ten miles of his birthplace, except for
four years when he was in the military. He served in the US Navy from 1981-1985
attaining the rank of Petty Officer Second Class (E5). During his time in the
Navy, he earned the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
He moved to the mountains
in Nantahala National Forest of North Carolina in 2016, and the relaxing
atmosphere immediately inspired him to write. Besides writing stories, Roy
likes telling them through the spoken word story as an art form. He won first
place in the Amateur Division at the Stone Soup Storytelling Festival in
Woodruff, South Carolina in 2017.
Roy published his
first book Bumbly Bee Can't Fly in December of 2017. When he is not
writing, he enjoys hiking, camping, and fishing.
Submitted by Carroll S. Taylor
