Aletta Bee lives near Los Angeles, California, alongside the MGM lake built for its Tarzan movies. She loves the 47 ducks and 24 Koi who populate the lake. Her cat would love them too, but that’s a no-no.

A Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice, Aletta Bee is fascinated by the way people influence each other, misunderstand each other, and ultimately love each other.

Jonathan Byrd is a husband, father of three daughters, and an eternal optimist oftentimes labeled a Micawber. He was born in Biloxi and never imagined living anywhere else. However, after leaving he never imagined moving back. The more he sees of the world the more he wants to see. Currently he lives in Fairhope, Alabama, the hidden jewel of the state.

His favorite genre to write in is science fiction, but he has completed and is polishing Seafood Capital of the World, a historical fiction novel set in the Prohibition Era on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

He has teamed with a group of nine authors to self-publish short story anthologies. Tolerance: A Collection of Short Stories, Autumn: An Anthology, and recently Spring—The Unexpected.

When he isn’t writing he’s thinking about writing even if it looks like he’s doing something else—like work. He has an answer for everything, opinion on anything, and is quiet about nothing.

Daniel Moreno was born and reared in the rough and tumble neighborhood of Humboldt Park in Chicago, IL to Evangelical pastors. Confined to the space within the fence around his single-family home, he developed a love for backyard baseball, self-entertaining and reading outdated encyclopedias. This fostered artistic expression and he has spent most of his life either running from or head-first into art. An actor, musician, podcast host, and writer, Daniel spends a lot of his creative energy writing flash fiction for guests on his podcast Other You. The 52+-story compilation book, Other You Podcast: Season One, is in the works.

“Shhh” and “Pop!” are his first published short stories.

You can learn more by visiting his website:

https://www.danielmoreno.me

He can also be found via his socials:

Twitter: @theD_moreno (@otheryoupodcast for the podcast)

Instagram: @thedaniel_moreno (@otheryou_podcast for the podcast)

Soleah Kenna Sadge is a fantasy author who lives up to her grandfather's nomadic legacy. Traveling makes her happy, especially when she stumbles on historical places tied to legends, myths, and folklore that she can incorporate in her stories.

She currently resides in the United States where she dedicates half of her time to writing. The other half, she teaches languages to college students and opens their eyes to new cultures.

For more information, visit Soleah's website at https://soleahkennasadge.com

Follow Soleah on Social Media: @sksadge

I am a husband, a father, and a writer living in New Mexico. Thrilling people with my storytelling is what I enjoy most and I write because I have incredible stories to tell. I take no responsibility for the things the characters say and do (ha ha ha). I develop a character and that person becomes a free spirit exploring the world I create for them.

Sincerely, Kevin Urban

Dena Linn, raised in a West Coast commune and groomed to explore the world, decided young not to be one of those ‘California girls’ and only in her stories does she look back. Her passion is exploring the fragility of human nature. Her experiences give her voice the flavor of many cultures from Shanghai, China to Fanaka Kwara, Niger, and from Guanajuato, Mexico to Lillesand, Norway. With the help of writing groups and her fellow writers in Authors without Borders, Dena has published several stories on www.Shortfictionbreak.com, and on her website www.linnfiction.com, and will soon publish her first book: An Innocent Murder, that explores passions, mental struggles, and murder.

Ana Paulina Lipster was born in Brazil and fell in love with the English language in junior high - love at first word. Ana Paulina has written many short stories, two of which are published in the Tolerance anthology. Her crime novel Branded will be published soon.

Kathleen Osborne's focus is on Sci-Fi Romance set in the present time and short stories of various genres.

She lives with her husband of 45 years, and they're four-legged 'girls' - Sugar and Gigi - who run the house. Together they have two children - Angella and Joseph, who have five children between them. In November 2021, they welcomed their 2nd great grandson into their extended family.

She lives at an elevation over 6000 feet in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona. Has created an avid interest in baking. And imbibed her with a desire for new recipes for high altitude.

When asked how does she get her stories out so quickly in Kindle Vella, her reply was, "My husband is my greatest encourager and my biggest fan, that said he is also quick to point out any errors in a manuscript. Just as he is with helping in my research. We are a team."

She just announced her newest book, Hidden Dragons, on Kindle Vella will have its first chapter posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. She is working on a video and audio excerpt from it. I will post it on her website and here as soon as it is done.

You can find out more about her and the team she works with for the Anthologies she prints, too, by going to her website (www.kosborne-author.com) and the Transcendent Author's site (www.transcendent-authors.com).