Poetic Monthly
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Paulette Stewart *Staff Position* Email Moderator |
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Paulette work goes under the pen name of Paulette Sharron Stewart. Her work can be viewed at the following places, www.myspace.com/paulettea, http://groups.msn.com/LETTIESART, Paulette is an Ordained Minister, Counselor, artist and writer
with Grade 8 in 'Speech and Drama with the Royal Trinity College
of London. Her writing came out of a childhood where her active
imagination was feed, she made up imaginary stories with her
dolls, plays, which she coerced her youngest sister to perform
with her to family, friends, neighbors, with the lure of money
as prizes from school concerts where cries from her sister, International
Library of Poets in several Anthropologies including 'Best
Poems for 2004, up for nomination for best poet for 2005, Noble
House in U.K. And U.S.A., Womans' Corner, Auckland Poetry
Society, Byline, Firstwriters, Voicesorg, MasquePublshing,
Voicesnet. Won poetry contest for the month 2006, Anthropology
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Lisa Arnold
Email My Website http://lisaarnoldwriter.bravehost.com/
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Lisa Arnold is a freelance published poet and short story writer. Lisa has been writing poetry and short fiction for over fifteen years. She has become recommitted to her writing within the past four years. Her work has appeared in Events Quarterly, All Things Girl, Poetic Monthly and The Persistent Mirage. Her work has also appeared in various anthologies. She is the Administrator of a growing online poetry community called Echoes of My Soul Poetry Forum. Two of her poems entitled “I Breathe” and “Shadow of Heaven’s Nest” will be included in the forthcoming anthology entitled “An Echo of Distant Voices.” Currently, W. W. Norton and Company is considering a collection of her poetry entitled A Soul Echoes. Presently, she is at work on a collection of short stories plus other various writing projects. She resides in Ohio.
“I am passionate about writing. It is the soul of my existence. I believe words can heal. With my words, I hope to inspire others and give inspiration. Above everything else, I hope to give others courage to believe they can achieve their goals regardless of any circumstance or obstacle. My dreams echo within. I listen to their whisper as I walk this poetic journey.” |
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Maggie Grinnell *Staff Position* Email Moderator
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| My name is Maggie Grinnell. I began writing in 1992. I write short suspense stories, children's stories and poetry. Writing is an extension of me because everything comes from the heart. |
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Tony
Nesca Email Website
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| Tony Nesca was born in Torino, Italy in 1965 and moved to
Canada at the age of three. He was raised in Winnipeg but
relocated back to Italy several times until finally settling in
Winnipeg in 1980. He taught himself how to play guitar and
formed an original rock band playing the local bars for several years. At the age of twenty-seven he traded his guitar for a Commodore 64 and started writing seriously. He has published six chapbooks of stories and poems, three novels, a novella, a book of poetry and has beenan active contributor to the underground lit scene for ten years, being published in innumerable magazines both online and in print. Most recent work is a limited signed edition of a chapbook "About a Girl and Other Stories", published by Goblin Reader Press. He currently resides in Winnipeg. Tony is on hiatus for the summer he is getting married. He will return to Poetic Monthly in the fall of 2008 |
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Alysun Sanders Email Website
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I, Alysun Sanders, was born in Vallejo, California on October 13, 1990. Started trying to write my first book in first grade, but I always wanted to be a storyteller. I moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho when I was nine years old, and thought of the idea for EKTA when I was fourteen. Continued working on it through the end of middle school and throughout all of high school, along with a few short stories. Finished my first novel in my sophomore year, and immediately began work on the second. Now 17, I live with my mom and dad in Hayden, and I hope to continue writing for the rest of my life.
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Lanaia Lee *Staff Position*
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Lanaia Lee is a
46-year-old stroke survivor that suffered a stroke at 35 due to
high blood pressure. Her disease is called erratic hypertension.
Ever since the stroke Lanaia has been in a wheelchair but she
hasnt let that stop her one bit! In Lanaia own words "I still
rock and roll, and I mean literally roll!" Lanaia has also lost
six children due to her problem with blood pressure, leaving her
with no living children, except for her 3 year old Jack Russell
Terrier. He is her baby and constant companion. She has been
married to a wonderful husband for ten years, who is also in a
wheelchair, but they live totally independently and on their
own. Although according to Lanaia, "This factor does make life
interesting! But we face each challenge with the help of God."
Her grandmother, a self-professed black witch, raised Lanaia
after her mother died when she was eight years old. Why does
Lanaia write such dark poetry? In Lanaia's words, "I guess being
raised with the occult and supernatural explains why I have such
a knack for dark poetry. Writing is one of the few things I can
do that relaxes me. I will probably write for as long as I live
because this is something that I really love to do. God gave me
this literary gift, so why not use ?" |
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Cheryl T. Pillsbury *Staff Position* Email or
Pen Name: Kellie Wynne |
Cheryl T. Pillsbury
I began writing in my teens, in a diary and noticed the diary turned into a story and that’s where Angus Grady began. Over the years, other stories came along. I had my daughter at 35, her name is Alicia. She’s a special needs child, PDD-Autism. The list is too long but she’s my life line. I got married at 36.
I met Al Blanchard who’s also a published writer, ‘Murder on Walden Pond.’ He was a close friend and my mentor. He sadly passed away November 14, 2004.
I have several books published:
Angus Grady; The Beginning and AG; Spirit of Arachula
Bradley & Farley; 33rd District
Nathan: The Chosen
Peleport
Amie and the Purple Butterfly (series for Autism)
My Underworld (Kellie Wynne—pen name)
AG Press: a company I developed from past experiences with other
publishers. I wanted something that could be inexpensive and help other
author’s see their name and words in print. We have low prices; offer a
huge variety of services for your book plus your personal/business
life. We’re a team and we work that way among ourselves and with the
author. So far in six months, we have published 8 books. We’re on
Amazon, working on Barnes and Noble, Books-in-million, Toadstool
Bookstore and our website.
www.AGPress.8m.net
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Anastasia Cassella-Young *Staff Position*
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Hi! My name is Anastasia Cassella-Young and I am an author. I was born in Bar Harbor, Maine and raised in a very small country town called Jonesboro. I left college to go travel and have traveled the eastern seaboard several times stopping to live in Florida and New York City! I have one son, whose father (my husband) passed away at age 39 when my son was 9. I am happily remarried and currently live in Cherryfield, Maine. I have written ten books thus far. I am disabled with psychological and physical issues. The psychological issues include being Bi-polar. When I am in a manic state my mind runs a mile a minute and allows me to come up with the ideas that I get for my books. I am what you call a Bi-polar survivor because I remain alive and functional. Bi-polar is a very hard illness to live with as the mood swings act like a pendulum and one can go from a manic to a depressive state in minutes, hours, days or weeks! So I survive by writing! My talents: I am an editor, formatter, proofreader, reviewer and web site manager. I have edited hundreds of books, manuscripts and documents. I do free reviews. I run a web site called Anastasia’s Book Attic which is for free advertising for authors with an unlimited amount of submissions meaning an author may submit any number of books that they wish. These submissions also go on a sister site automatically and that site is called Anne’s Book Corner. You simply fill out a submission form for each book and I do all the work. I also do free Author Spotlights on my site as well. This is to help advertise the author. You simply fill out an interview form and I do all the work. I also do free reviews and post them on my site and on any site that you would like to have them on if I can get access to it.
I enjoy
the free web site because I believe that authors end up paying
an arm and a leg for advertising and if I can help I do. |
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Denise Cassino *Staff Position* Email: dencassino@gmail.com |
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Denise
Cassino, is a baby-boomer from suburban Chicago.
After earning a B.A. degree in English at Northern
Illinois University, she relocated
to Denver. Denise has
been published in online and print publications
such as Tapestry, National Association of Women
Writers, AboutTeens, Apollo's Lyre, Ten Thousand
Monkeys, Hackwriters, Garden and Hearth, Cottage
Magazine, Long Story Short, Hostel World and
Reminisce Extra Magazine; and in four print
anthologies, The Color Gallery, Passion and
Taj Mahal Review and has several novels in the
works, having recently completed her first. She
is owner of Wizardly Web Designs, designing websites for
authors and offers marketing packages focusing on book
marketing. She is Senior Editor of the ezine,
Long Story Short, Director
of Curriculum and Production at the Long Story Short
School of Writing and Publisher at Long Story Short
Publishing Company.
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Donna Erickson has been a professional writer for over
20 years. Her writing experience includes newspaper and magazine
articles, resumes, college application assistance, direct mail, press
releases, editing manuscripts for publication, brochures, website
content, and advertising copy. Recently, Donna has expanded her services
worldwide and has serviced clients outside of the United States.
Donna spent ten years as a feature writer, and has been published in
Mariner Publications, South Shore News and the South Shore Baby Journal.
Although she now focuses on publishing on the web, her freelance work
has appeared in local, national, and international publications.
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Larsen M. Callirhore *Staff Position*
www.Poetstage.com
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My pen name is Larsen M.
Callirhoe. I am 37 years old male born March 31, 1971.
I was in a car accident in August 1996 which changed my
outlook in life. My wife Joyce left me then and I am now
divorced and single. I now believe I can make a difference
in the world with my writings. In this accident I became a
quadriplegic because I broke my neck. I can move my arms and
right hand and right fingers allowing me to do daily
functions such as bathing, shaving, brushing my teeth,
combing my hair etc... and it also allows me to type on the
keyboard with that hand also. I started writing in June
2000.when I lived on my own in a apartment in Cincinnati,
Ohio. I am now a resident in a nursing home called Glencare
in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can drop me a line oh i mean
letter because my name is listed a few sentences below in
this article and the address of this nursing home is listed
on the internet too. My birth name is Victor M. Lashewitz.
As i said I believe my writings especially my poetry and
short stories that I write can impact the world and make a
difference and are now very spiritually oriented and
focused. I have been studying college grammar on my own
with computer disk I purchased bin 2003 June. I have
learned how to write more accurately with this computer
program. Well I look forward to being on the writing staff
of Poetic Monthly. I also look forward to getting to know
the staff. Here is a little more back ground information on
me. I was born in south Florida and grew up in that area.
I lived there till November 1999. I love the beach, reading
Anne Rice novels, Stephen King Novels, many other writers
novels, I'm a Star Wars geek (lol), I love music, I believe
in spirituality, and I love reading and writing poetry. I
used to love collecting and reading comic books until I got
hurt in 1996 and had to give up this hobby because I
couldn't afford the comic books anymore. I miss reading
comic books dearly. Well now you have gotten a better
understanding of me. I now emphasize wearing a seatbelt
when driving in a vehicle. I didn't and became paralyzed in
a accident because I didn't wear one. So please take care
of yourself.
Til next time. Larsen M. Callirhoe. |
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Gertjan Zwiggelaar *Staff Position*
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| Born: Amsterdam, the Netherlands, December 26, 1950 Emigrated to Canada in June, 1960 Entered the University of Regina on a BFA entrance scholarship, 1970 Graduated with distinction and great distinction in Visual Arts in 1974. Returned to university in 1977, eventually completing a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Art Education, with distinction in 1982. In 1978 I began teaching junior and senior high school art and drama. I taught secondary Art, Drama and Visual Communication Technology over a period of 20 years. During that time I produced a lot of art work and showed regularly. To date I have written nine plays, a collection of poetry and six novels. I am at work on number seven. I have two daughters and a son, plus five grand kids. I live in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Gertjan's 548 page novel, A Pirate's Tale was published by PublishAmerica on July 18th, 2008 |
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Mary Muhammad *Staff Position* Website |
 I started penning at the age of sixteen when I wrote my first poem "Save The Children". With much encouragement from family and friends I continued to write. When in my early twenties I published my first article "Men of Bondage" in the local paper "The citizen". In continuation several of my poems were also published. I then pulled away from the writing world and penned only for myself when my own family came into focus. I found myself writing poems for siblings who passed on to aid in my grief. Since then I have published a book of poetry which had slept for many years in a closet tucked away. "Echoes of an Era" was born. My love for children soon brought about "Hugs and Kisses" which is a book to be used as a tool to help parents speak to children about sexual abuse. Soon after came "The Story Box-A collection of Adventures". Now restless with lots of stories forming in my mind, a book for the young adult emerged. "Love laws". There is much inside still waiting to be unhinged. I have since finished another poetry book which is waiting to be brought to the readers of poetry. "Life is poetry to me". |
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Charlene LaRose |
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BIOGRAPHY A.K.A DARK DECEPTION My name is Charlene LaRose. I was born and raised in California. I have one son that is the sunshine of my life. I enjoy role playing, writing short stories and writing forums. I have been writing for a little over three years now. I have two wonderful sisters and an excellent mother. I am also work for AG Press.
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Richard Kirsch Website |
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Richard has two grown children and resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He continues to daily marry Linda, his bride of 33+ years. His life's journey has taken him from his hometown Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota, including some foreign travel before settling down in Milwaukee. Drawing from imagination and life experience, Richard writes for those who enjoy reading science fiction about real places with a splash of fantasy. His current, published work is Pine Woods, a fantasy novel about real places and people. |
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Rima Rahal Website www.number1artist.com/rimarahal
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