C.W. Spooner is a graduate of Golden Gate University, San Francisco, where he earned a B.S. in Management (no pun intended). His short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in The Storyteller, Lost Coast Review, Spitball, a themed anthology from Main Street Rag, Balloons Literary Journal, and The Halcyone. He has published two short story collections "Children of Vallejo" and "Like a Flower in the Field," two novellas, "'68" and "Street Cred," and a collection of essays, memoirs, and poems "Yeah, What Else?." He currently resides in Orange County, CA, where he pursues his passion for storytelling.
Phil Barrows, originally focusing on traditional ink illustration became fascinated with digital illustration in the mid-80s. He found a new career with the burgeoning game industry creating both 2D and 3D art as well as animation for various platforms, including PCs, consoles and smartphones. Phil is now enjoying a semi-retirement, dividing his time between family, tinkering on hotrods and creating art for clients. He can be contacted at bitoart(at)att.net