Don Hart
Don Hart Is a fiction and nonfiction writer, native of Ohio, and graduate of The Ohio State University. He taught memory and mnemonics for more than 25 years. He has also taught grammar and writing to his homeschooled grandsons. Don is the coauthor of Cat Grammar Guide and is the co-editor and a contributing author of two short story collections: Anthology of Christmas Memories and Anthology of Tragedies & Triumphs.
Linda Hart
Linda Hart is a technical editor, writer, word collector, and native of Ohio. A graduate of University of Wisconsin, Linda has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and master’s degrees in biochemistry, library science, and journalism. She is the author of Thesaurus of the Senses and the coauthor of Cat Grammar Guide.
B. A. Hughes
B. A. Hughes, author of Glimm, A Glimpse of Light Found, is a short story writer from Greenville, Ohio, mother of six children and grandmother of thirteen. As a homeschooling pioneer in the 1980s, Hughes schooled her own children during the early years of their education. She earned her bachelor's degree the same year her firstborn graduated from high school. In addition, she wrote parenting curricula for local courts and served as a substitute teacher for public schools for nearly 20 years.
Kerry George
Kerry George is the author of the novel Black Damp Century (revised edition with epilogue, 2019), a historical account of the coal mining families and feuds of the 2oth Century. He is a retired Federal Coal Mine Inspector and a graduate of Ohio University. He resides in eastern Ohio with his wife.
University of dayton writers' group
The University of Dayton Writers' Group is a long-standing group of authors from southwestern Ohio who meet at the University of Dayton's Lifelong Learning Institute. They are the authors of two anthologies: Anthology of Christmas Memories (2011) and Anthology of Tragedies and Triumphs (2014).
judith craig fryman
Judith Craig Fryman, author of It's a Sweet Thing: Candy Break: The Taste of Homemade Goodness, is the founding owner and manager of Candy Break Sweet Shop for for 33 years. A proud graduate of Northridge High School, Judith continued her education at Sinclair Community College and Light University. In addition to working for City Loan, Dayton Daily News, Chick-Fil-A, and Sinclair Community College, she has been an avid volunteer in her church. She was a member of the Wright Writers of Dayton group and has published two other books.
barbara wood Polak
Barbara Wood Polak was a native of Dayton, Ohio, a graduate of Miami University, and a former elementary school teacher. She is the author of the suspense novel Boomerang Lies.
mollie C. Cain
Mollie C. Cain, author of the novel Keys to the Cages (2013), is a native of Ohio, educator, and historian. She writes with detailed research. Her articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines. She lives with her husband and divides her time between Ohio and Florida.
Faye E. Duncan
Faye E. Duncan, author of Seasons of Life, a collection of poetry, photography, and essays, began her writing career in the early 1960's when she started jotting down poems as they came to mind, often writing quick lines with soap-suds hands. She has been married to her husband Ron for 61 years, has three sons, a daughter, 9 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Faye is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Dayton, Ohio. She served 17 years as a teaching aide for Kettering City Schools, assisting mentally challenged children. She enjoys oil painting, needlepoint, and making her own patterns for her counted cross-stitch creations. Seasons of Life is her first published work.
mary Osweiler powers
Mary Osweiler Powers, author of the genealogy book From Bethlehem to the Boiling Fork, was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. After a stint as a research chemist at the Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio, she raised three children, while earning her Master of Science in Education from Wright State University and her PhD from the University of Dayton. She reentered the paid workforce as a teacher, psychologist, counselor, and supervisor in area schools, qualifying as a field genealogist for the Daughters of the American Revolution after her retirement. Ground support for her research and literary flights has been enthusiastically provided by her husband of over fifty years, James Powers.
Don peacock
Don Peacock was the author of A Peacock Speaks, a short story collection (2013). Peacock was born in Indiana and received a B.S. Degree in Physics from Tulane University in New Orleans. He worked as a physicist for the United States Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. After retiring, creative writing courses taken at the University of Dayton led to these fiction short stories.