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George Jansen

George Jansen has published short stories and poems, and collaborated on half a dozen technical books concerning computer languages, operating systems, and email. His first novel, "The Jesse James Scrapbook" was published by Hilliard & Harris in 2003. His second, The Fade-away, was published by Pocol Press in 2007. Both have been republished by Fool Church Media in 2017. His third novel, "Haunts" was published by Fool Church Media in 2018. He currently resides in Pleasanton, California with a ridiculously fat cat. He is also an Honorary Mouseketeer.

"If there really were ghosts, then the world was a garbled place, a place where two plus two might equal five or six or anything, where life and death and ghosts and spirits might tangle like electrical cords, and everything you knew was wrong."
-- George Jansen, Lora's Ghost

Bryan Costales

Bryan Costales is an American author who wrote the very successful "Sendmail" (bat book) for O'Reilly Media, the "C From A to Z" book for Prentice Hall. His first novel "Jo", was followed by his second novel "Thread Twice Cut."

"Her husband had been the nails, the bolts, the rope that held her and her home together. She stood and imagined planks falling off of her arms, tearing free as those nails rusted and the rope frayed and parted deep inside her."
-- Bryan Costales, Bibjar

Denver Welte

Denver Welte is an American poet currently living in Eugene, Oregon. She is a member of the Make Believe Sailors writing group, and has maintained a poetry blog for over four years. She lives with her fiance, son and a fine dog. She enjoys travel, the outdoors and playing with her son Westley.

"Didn't even realize, I was being buried alive, By an avalanche built by a bottle a day."
-- Denver Welte, Dew Drops, Snowed In