Patty Somlo's short story, "Bird Women," was nominated for the 2008 Pushcart Prize. She was a finalist in the 2004 Tom Howard Short Story Contest. Her writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, literary journals and anthologies, most recently in The Sand Hill Review, Under the Sun, r.kv.r.y journal, Fringe Magazine, Her Circle Ezine, Babel Fruit, Tertulia Magazine, and in the anthologies, Voices from the Couch, VoiceCatcher 3 and Bombshells: War Stories and Poetry by Women on the Homefront. Patty has work forthcoming in the journal, Lady Jane Miscellany, and in the anthologies Rainmakers' Prayers and Solace in So Many Words.
Ron Reeves Meadow, a native Californian, is a self-taught artist who began his artistic explorations in 1988. Since then he has produced sculpture, stained glass, acrylic and oil paintings, drawings and jewelry. His figurative work is informed by the extensive study of anatomy during his Chiropractic education and career. Ron's paintings and sculpture have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Carmel, Los Gatos and San Francisco, California as well as Santa Fe, New Mexico and New York City.
"We are surrounded at every moment by the swirling energies of Life, from which emerge and with which we will soon merge again. Human incarnation is an opportunity to explore and express the mystery and majesty of the Universe and to join in its neverending creative dance.we are spirits in the sacred vessels of bodies who come to this place to celebrate the sensual beauty of existence. These ideas are the central inspiration of my art."
Visit Ron's website at:www.ronmeadow.com