M. Kolbet teaches and writes in Oregon. Their recent work includes poetry in The Scapegoat Review, Something Involving a Mailbox, and a short story in a Buckman Publishing collection.
Diana Blackwell is a Berkeley, CA, artist best known for realistic portraits and nudes. Her favorite media include conte, acrylics, watercolor, and collage. Blackwell studied art briefly in college but received most of her artistic instruction indirectly during two decades of employment as a figurative art model. Blackwell lives in Berkeley with her husband, five friends and three cats.