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Co n t r ibu t o r s Shannon Rasberry editor
Shannon Rasberry is a copywriter and graphic designer from Houston who has worked in the marketing, advertising, and publishing industries since 1999. Since 2007, Shannon has been a creative services consultant for everything from startups to global energy companies. He holds an MA in Humanities from the University of Houston. He is an avid fan of art, film, and books. He currently lives in Clear Lake with his wife, Maria.
K. Pica Kahn writer, reporter
K. Pica Kahn has been a freelance reporter and author for 25 years writing for the Houston Chronicle, Texas Monthly and the Houston Business Journal. With a father from France, she spent summers in Europe with her family, and now works as an International Interculturalist giving workshops on the difference in cultures to oil and gas companies. For 25 years, she has worked as an artist.
Nathan Lindstrom Photographer
Nathan Lindstrom is a commercial portrait and lifestyle photographer based in Houston with clients from all over the world. Having grown up in Iowa and lived in Argentina and Spain, Lindstrom draws on his experiences for inspiration. His work was included in two shows during the last FotoFest exhibition. Lindstrom has a studio in Silver Street Studios and lives with his wife and their dog, Kirby.
Jody T. Morse
Morgan Cronin
writer
writer
Jacqueline Patricks
Layla Al-Bedawi
Multi-genre writer Jody T. Morse freelances for local and national publications such as ArtHouston, TexasLiving and Verbatim Poetry. She won WILDsound Festival’s One-Page story contest in May 2016 and is a regular blog contributor for the Luna Station Quarterly speculative fiction site. Jody is a member of Writespace and is an editorial assistant for Writership. www.bountifulbalconybooks.com.
writer
A PAN member of RWA and winner of the Seal of Good Writing from the IndiePendents for her first published novel, Dreams of the Queen, writing became Jacqueline’s passion as a teen. Life took a winding path for her, leading her through the Army, college, over 20 years as a paramedic, teaching, and all the death-defying adventures in between. Meanwhile she memorized it all and continued to write.
Karine Parker-Lemoyne Curato r, educato r
Karine Parker-Lemoyne is a Texan-French curator, visual artist, educator and community developer. She currently runs the Texan-French Alliance for the Arts. Some of the major projects she developed include Go West 1 at UNESCO in Paris, the Houston citywide “Open the Door” public art program, and in 2015 “From A Space to A Place” that strives to meet the challenges of increasing urbanization.
Morgan Cronin is a freelance writer. She is a regular contributor for The Culture Trip and is actively involved with the Houston-based nonprofit, Writespace. She received a B.A. in Journalism from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. She is passionate about art, travel, music, culture, literature and film. She currently lives in New York City.
writer, poet
Layla Al-Bedawi is a writer, poet, freelance translator, and bookbinder (among other things) currently liv ing in Houston. She is originally from Germany; English is her third language, but she’s been dreaming in it for years. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Strange Horizons, Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Crab Fat Magazine, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter under @frauleinlayla and at laylaalbedawi.com.
Hall Puckett Photographer
Hall Puckett is a photographer based in Houston. Early on when friends and family asked him what he was going to do with a major in psychology and a minor in photography his response was “I guess I’ll just have to take pictures of crazy people!” Funny how things work out. He currently lives off the north loop in a “transitional neighborhood” with his wife, two rescue dogs, and a cat named Lalo.