Phil Billitz — A photographer with books of photographs, of places, like Shelburne Falls, and things, like classic car hood ornaments. His books are available in local stores and online at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00BL5Y27A
Eve Christoph — An artist with creative works in paintings, murals, puppetry, YouTube, music, and writings. Her first written collection is Eve’s Eden ~ Her Pillars of Existence – Love stories of a goddess dancer. Available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eves-Eden-Her-Pillars-Existence/dp/B0F78HYZV8
Cady Coleman — An astronaut, who tells of her journey as a woman, a mother, in space in her book Sharing Space. Fascinating both as a description of what it’s like to be an astronaut and her personal journey and challenges getting there. Website: https://www.cadycoleman.com. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sharing-Space-Astronauts-Mission-Wonder/dp/0593494016
Abbot Cutler — A poet and professor with two books available from Slate Roof Press. The Roosting Place of Crows, https://slateroofpress.com/books/roosting-place-for-crows.html, Say Dance, Say Night, https://slateroofpress.com/books/say_dance_say_night.html. “Nothing lasts forever said the cast iron frying pan.”
Rick Leskowitz — A scientist and doctor who has studied the hidden (he has data) energy fields of life as they play out in baseball and healing. The Joy of Sox: Weird Science and the Power of Intention. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Sox-Intention-spirituality-together/dp/1439222819 The Mystery of Life Energy: Inner Traditions Press: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-mystery-of-life-energy. Website: www.TheMysteryOfLifeEnergy.com. Contact info: [email protected]
Joan Livingston — Author of the Isabel Long mystery series, The Swanson Shuffle which brings a psychiatric half-way house to life, and other books. All of her titles are available at the Floodwater Brewery on 40 State St., Shelburne Falls as well as Amazon. Website: https://www.joanlivingston.net/. Substack: https://substack.com/@joanlivingston
Dennis Merritt — Logical looks at jazz chords, life and frogs. Jazz Chords for Baritone Ukulele, Reflection, Find-a-Frog. All available at Amazon, see his web site for details: https://denniscmerritt.com/ His recent writings are on his Substack publication Stories, Threads, and Magic https://denniscmerritt.substack.com/. eMail is [email protected].
Ginna Vogt — A therapist and historian writing zines about not so famous (in the US) feminists, such as Alexandra Kollontai, visionary of the Russian revolution, and Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, first known written Native American poet. Her zines circulate in the western MA cwmars.org public library system. You can contact her at [email protected]