Jean-marie DeLeon is a 43 year old single mother who lives in Denver, CO.  She has worked for various non-profits and teaches art for an afterschool program .  She is very passionate about social issues such as healthcare, homelessness and problems faced by blue collar workers--the little man--which is what she writes about.

Ricky Garni is a graphic designer living in North Carolina.  His work can be found on the web and in print, as well as 21 collections available through the auspices of lulu.com.  Last year he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for a poem he wrote about Mighty Mouse.  "What are" he asks, "the odds?"

Hala Hoagland is an American poet, writer and former ESL Teacher living in Algeria.  She favors the exploration of how philosophy, language, esoteric spirituality and multicultural experience are all fingers of the same hand.

Michael A. Straessle began writing in high school.  He has written several plays and published a nonfiction book, Is There Really a Purpose? in 1996.  Straessle works as a fulltime writer and editor who lives with his wife and near his children in Conway, Arkansas.  What a Strange Little Man is his first fiction novel and is available for purchase online.