Brian C. Billings is a professor of drama and English at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, where he teaches creative writing and children’s literature.  He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Aquila Review, the university’s literary journal.  His work has appeared in such journals as Abandoned Mine, Ancient Paths, The Bluebird Word, Confrontation, Evening Street Review, Rushing Thru the Dark, and The Woven Tale Press.  Publishers for his scripts include Eldridge Publishing and Heuer Publishing. 

Born and raised in Atchison County last century, Roger Heineken calls Emporia home today. He retired from a career in the Emporia State Student Affairs Division. Heineken values local history and serves as a step-on guide for Emporia history tours. In recent years, he has focused on writing CNF. His work has appeared in seven editions of 105 Meadowlark Reader: A Kansas Journal of Creative Nonfiction and has been recognized in Kansas Authors Club contests. 

Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer whose poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has twelve published chapbooks the latest being: Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2022).