Eileen Cunniffe has been writing nonfiction for 30 years but the first 25 of those were without bylines, as a medical writer, corporate communications manager and executive speechwriter. In 2005 she began to write her own, true stories. Her essays have appeared in journals such as Wild River Review, Philadelphia Stories, Ascent, Superstition Review, Prime Number Magazine and Journal of Microliterature and in the anthologies "A Woman's World Again" and "Prompted." Twice her essays have been recognized with Travelers' Tales Solas Awards. Her prose poems have appeared in 5x5 and The Prose-Poem Project. Read her work at www.eileencunniffe.com.
Courtney Jasiulek is an artist and art teacher residing in Northern California. She earned her BFA in Fine Arts from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. Her artwork includes drawing, painting, bookbinding, and mixed media. She enjoys teaching 2D and 3D art to high school students. Courtney's artwork can be viewed at www.wix.com/cljasiulek/home.