by Jenna Jaffe Melissas

Contributors

Lynnora Bierce: It is rumored Lynnora was raised by wolves. Very dull wolves. Ms. Bierce attended Warren Wilson College sometime during the Reagan era and became smitten by the mountainous location, eventually settling in Montford (when it was ill-advised to do so). After brief careers in community theatre, bakeries, and non-profit organizations, she became an administrative assistant for hospice. During an aromatic bath, she was struck by an ambition to write (when it was ill advised to do so). She is survived by the pack.

Samantha Nicole Bolick: Samantha has been doing art since she was a young child. Her grandfather use to spend hours teaching her to draw. She has since loved art and spent much time learning different forms of art.

Whitman Bolles: Whitman has been teaching community college English courses since 1994, and he has been A-B Tech faculty since 2010.

Lex Brenner: Lex is a radical artist raised by wolves! He was born in Las Vegas, lived in the Bay Area California when he was a kid, grew up in Chapel Hill, NC and is currently working on a Fine arts degree here at A-B Tech after taking several opportunities to travel and see the country. He is developing a skill set to use fine arts as a means of promoting inspiration, integrity, creativity, and challenging the status-quo. And maybe, just maybe, push his art and education to be able to work in sustainability for the future through creative and progressive means.

Emma Carr:

Emma is respectfully opting out. You can print that.

Chelsea Ensley:

Chelsea is a graduate from UNCA with a B.A. in English and a graduate from Appalachian State University with an M.A. in Appalachian Studies. Chelsea’s writings are influenced by her own upbringing in Appalachia, as well as by mountain history and culture.

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Bethany Evans:

Bethany Evans isn't a real person.

Oskar Gambony-Steding:

Oskar's bio is in the wash right now.

Dylan Harbison:

Dylan is a student, writer, and painter. Primarily a poet, she also writes short fiction in the style of poetic prose. Her work has previously been published in Prelude Magazine.

Chloe Harnett-Hargrove:

Chloe is a full-time student, freelance writer, and artist interested in fashion, graphic design, and graffiti.

Elizabeth Helmich:

Elizabeth lives and writes in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, where she's equally inspired by nature and the unique characters who live there. She enjoys continually pushing limits in her work to challenge herself as an artist. Her poetry uncovers fresh perspectives and alternative views of the human condition.

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