Marty Ohlhaut
Marty Ohlhaut is the author of Tent for Seven.
He worked for thirty-two years as a risk management partner with IBM and then spent the next twelve years teaching strategic execution courses around the world. He has traveled to forty-four countries and visited all fifty states, making him an encyclopedia of amazing stories and anecdotes.
Among his many adventures, he stood amid the Terra-Cotta Army, climbed the Great Wall of China, toured the 5,000-year-old ancient pyramid city of Caral, Peru, and visited the Panama Canal. He also reached the Arctic Circle from two different sides of the globe and lived on a boat in Alaska’s inside passage, fishing for weeks at a time.
Marty and his wife, Joeline, have been married for over forty years, and
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N.B. “Red” Sorensen is an award – winning Author. His book The Man Called Red received the Finalist Award for 2016 Readers Review Worldwide competition in the Autobiography Category. The Man Called Red was self - published December 1st 2015. Red lost his wife in 1992 from cancer. He has 6 children, 9 Grandchildren, and 20 Great Grandchildren. He is supposed to respect his elders, but it’s getting harder and harder to find one now. You can visit Red at nbsoren1@telus.net or on Face Book.
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Richard L. Proenneke
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As a boy growing up in Northwest Indiana, David Scott spent every possible moment of his free time in the woods near his parents home. Despite being only a square mile or so, it set the stage for countless adventures and explorations.
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Audrey Payne
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Melissa L. Cook
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Joel is a veteran with three deployments during his 20 years as a UH-1 and UH-60 crew chief in the California National Guard. In addition to writing, Joel is also an artist and jeweler and works from home in the family businesses, Horn's Jewelry and Rock Climbing Jewelry. Joel con -
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Jane Congdon grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. After graduating from Concord College (now Concord University), she made a career of words, working as an English teacher and a newspaper reporter before finding her niche as a textbook editor in Cincinnati, Ohio. She retired in 2009.
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At age 59, Jane followed Dracula's footsteps through Transylvania, resulting in the memoir It Started with Dracula: The Count, My Mother, and Me (©2011). She then co-authored her brother's memoir, Mr. Joe: Tales from a Haunted Life (©2013). Both books were published by Bettie Youngs Book Publishers and are available from Amazon and other outlets.
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Tiffani Goff
Mom, Wife, author of Loving Tiara, retired home stager, chronic volunteer, and the lady who can decorate your house on a serious budget. I laugh when I’m happy, nervous, or stressed, so basically, I’m always laughing, and you can hear me from down the block if the windows are open. I love to swear even though it isn’t ladylike, and I’m brutally honest, but in a super nice way, or so I think? I tend to roll my eyes, and apparently, my face is very expressive because even when I don’t open my mouth, everyone knows what I’m thinking. My hubby and I are homebodies; I’m obsessed with always doing the “right thing ” and taking care of my skin. I love learning, am always trying to evolve as a human being, and am a bit of a perfectionist. If you wa
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Ann Parker
Ann Parker was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Her younger years were spent in Carrizozo, New Mexico, trying to keep up with her two older siblings, Carrie and Wayland. They told her she could only tag along “if she could keep up.” Her fear of being left out created a strong determination in her formative years. That drive equipped her to keep pace with her siblings, who were six and seven years her senior. She also spent time bossing around her younger brother, Patrick. Her mother remembers Ann, just a kindergartener, instructing two-year-old Patrick to recite the pledge of allegiance. Patrick definitely had a hand in developing Ann’s love for teaching.
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Tony James Slater
Tony James Slater is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He sometimes makes strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. But perhaps his single biggest problem is this; he has a mouth so big he is in danger of swallowing his own head. As a result he often ends up far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting himself to constant danger. He gets hurt quite a lot.
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Nadine Hays Pisani
Nadine was born in Elizabeth New Jersey and attended Rutgers University. She lives in Costa Rica with her husband and dog, Clementine. When not writing, you can find her at the beach, on the back of a scooter, or frantically tossing scorpions out of her bed. She shares her weekly adventures on her blog.
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Sarah Wynde
Sarah Wynde graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in English, which she actually managed to put to use by becoming an editor. She's worked on magazines, websites, and books, including ten years spent as a senior acquisitions editor with Pearson. Eventually, her love of writing pushed her into independent publishing. She likes to think of the stories she writes as unexpected fiction—bending, blending, and occasionally breaking genres.
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Diane Hawley Nagatomo
Diane Hawley Nagatomo was born in the UK and lived in Nebraska, Spain, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and California before coming to Japan in 1979. She is a semi-retired professor from Ochanomizu University and has written extensively on issues concerning gender, culture, and education. When not teaching or writing, she and her Japanese husband of more than 40 years spend time with their six grandchildren. The Butterfly Café, published in July 2023, was her first work of fiction. Her second work of fiction was "Finding Naomi," and her third, "The Making of Us" will be published in September 2025.
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Gerri Almand
Gerri grew up in the rural South, received an undergraduate degree from Florida State University, and completed a Master’s of Social Work degree at the University of Maryland. During her forty years of social work practice, she worked with children and families in a variety of settings. Little did she realize through all those decades of writing evaluations, social histories, and investigative reports that she’d write creative nonfiction books after she retired.
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Gerri had enjoyed a lifetime of gardening prior to her husband’s RV purchase and the ensuing lifestyle changes. As a Master Gardener, she created an award-winning yard and nurtured over two hundred orchids on the lanai of their home in Tampa, Florida.
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James J. Hill III
First and most important, I am the proud single father to five, yes five daughters! I was born in Norristown PA, and lived there for almost 20 years. Currently, I reside in nearby scenic Chester County, PA. along with my children and our cat, Lucy Luna Hill.
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I've always had a hidden passion for writing, and now can share those stories with the world. This is just the start of what is to come.
Truthfully, I hope you will give my stories a chance and enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing and creating them.
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Ryan Benz
While successful by most external measures, by his early thirties, Ryan Benz felt empty and exhausted, dissatisfied with his life, and eager to strengthen his connection to himself and the natural world. In the prime of his life, he chose a nontraditional path, diving headfirst into the world of mindfulness and letting go of everything contributing to his unhappiness-including the career he had spent over ten years building. Turning to the healing power of nature, Benz's trek took him over two thousand miles through the woods from Georgia to Maine, and with each step traveled, he returned a little closer to his true self. Ryan now spends his time sharing his story to show others they have the power to choose their own path.
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Audrey Payne
Hi, I'm Audrey Payne. I'm an avid hiker and backpacker, and in 2018, after recovering from a debilitating spinal injury, I quit my job in Washington, D.C., to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Then, I wrote a memoir about it! Now, I live in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, where I get outdoors every chance I get. Check out my trail memoir, "Where the Rhododendrons Bloom: A Thru-Hiking Adventure on the Appalachian Trail" to learn what it's REALLY like to hike the AT and what happens if you dare to follow your wildest dreams.
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Mark E. Miller
Mark spent his youth and early adulthood on a large family ranching operation in Carbon County, Wyoming, started by his great-grandfather Isaac C. Miller in 1881. He worked the land and livestock until he was thirty-two. In the meantime, he studied anthropology and archaeology, earning bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Wyoming, and a PhD at the University of Colorado. He then served as Wyoming State Archaeologist for three decades and today holds an adjunct professorship in the Anthropology Department at the University of Wyoming.
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Minu Cash
Minu Cash is an Arizona native born in 1958. She received her dental hygiene degree from Rio Salado College. When she’s not immersed in a good book, Minu enjoys traveling and delighting her friends with her culinary creations—her spicy salsa is a crowd pleaser. But her heart truly belongs to her family, especially her grandchildren, who bring endless joy to her life. She lives in Glendale, Arizona, just north of her childhood neighborhood.
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Craig Briggs
If life deals you a bad hand, don’t fold, take a chance; a good player will always come out on top.
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Craig Briggs was born on the 12th of July 1962, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Huddersfield, the second child, and only son, of Donald and Glenys Briggs. The birth of their daughter had been a joy. The arrival of Craig would make the family complete. Unfortunately, Craig was not a ‘normal’ lad; he’d been born with congenital feet deformities.
Unaware of his disability, Craig got on with life as any infant would. His first birthday brought a gift that would change his life forever. A marvel of modern engineering, manufactured by J.E. Hanger and Co. of London for and on behalf of the National Health Service. Bespoke footwear gave him what the Vespa had -
Tony James Slater
Tony James Slater is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He sometimes makes strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. But perhaps his single biggest problem is this; he has a mouth so big he is in danger of swallowing his own head. As a result he often ends up far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting himself to constant danger. He gets hurt quite a lot.
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Argita Zalli
Argita Zalli is the coauthor of the inspiring memoir Good Morning, Hope.
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Born in Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli were eleven years old when the government collapsed and civil war broke out. Two years later, after several failed attempts to flee the violence and poverty, they escaped with their parents to England.
Overcoming the formidable challenges of being refugees, both young women went on to become highly accomplished PhD research scientists and lecturers. Influenced by Barack Obama and eager to help others, they founded We Speak Science, a nonprofit organization that supports disadvantaged students throughout the world, particularly immigrants, whose circumstances hinder their ability to learn at school.
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John Nitti
John Nitti grew up on Long Island, NY, currently lives in New York City, and works in fintech software sales. He graduated from Cornell University in 2011 with a degree in Applied Economics & Management and received Cornell Varsity Football’s Paul Hunt Citizenship Award as a senior, given to the player that has “unselfishly contributed his time and energy to help others beyond the playing field.”
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He now sits on the board of the Marty Lyons Foundation, which was founded by defensive lineman Marty Lyons of the New York Jets in 1982 and benefits chronically and terminally ill children by fulfilling their wishes.
He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain on a backpacking trip across Europe in 2010; cycled across the United States and back in 201 -
Lauren Bartleson
Hey there! I'm Lauren, a multi-faced writer based near Portland, Oregon. I'm the author of Behind the Facade: A Mental Health Memoir, through the darkness, a self-published poetry series, and Pushing the Leaves Aside: A Short Story. I'm also an avid reader and word game enthusiast.
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Miquel Reina
Barcelona-born Miquel Reina defines himself as a dreamer and a fighter; from a young age, he was drawn to the creative life, studying design and cinema before building his reputation as a filmmaker and graphic artist. His work in advertising won him several awards, including the prestigious Bronze Sun at Spain’s Festival de San Sebastián in 2011, and in 2014, his music video “Dead in the Water” was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. Reina has lived in Vancouver, Canada, since 2016, working for a video production studio and dedicating his free time to his most gratifying passion: writing. Lights on the Sea is his debut novel, translated in 5 different languages. You can find more of his work at miquelreinabooks.com
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Paul Gorman
Paul Gorman is a writer and filmmaker. His plays have appeared on stage in Seattle and his films at film festivals in North America and Europe. His award winning documentary film, "Ride the Sky", spent two years streaming on ROKU's DocsNow Plus channel. In addition to pursuing his creative side, he spent 35 years working in the tech industry as a designer and manager. He is a life-long resident of the Seattle area where he lives with his wife and dog. He enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling, brewing beer, and hanging out with his wife and three grandchildren.
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Trevor Lund
The son of a miller and a secretary, Trevor grew up in the village of Calverley, near Leeds in West Yorkshire. When not enjoying the countryside, Trevor enjoyed sport but, whilst full of energy, was never particularly good. He developed a passion for adventure, for camping and for cycling at a relatively young age, and began organising camping trips with friends around the age of 14. His first 'big' journey came at the age of 21 when he chose to take a year away from home, travelling to the USA, Canada, Hawaii, Australia, Thailand and Malaysia. The highlight of that year away was an 1800 mile cycle journey down the west coast of Canada and the USA on a second-hand bike he had bought for around £20. For the first time in his life, Trevor fel
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Wendy Leo-Smith
Born in 1963, in Sidmouth, Devon. Wendy spent her childhood on the family farm with a menagerie of animals. She did not venture abroad until her twenties, since the 24/7 demands of dairy farming left no time for family holidays.
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Tragically widowed at 27, changed her perspective on life, and she started to dream of sailing around the world, although she had never been on a yacht. Wendy impulsively bought Nimbus, a Caribe 45, spending the next five years learning the ropes Cruising along the idyllic south-western coast, Channel Islands and Brittany.
As Wendy's passion for sailing intensified, her 20 year banking career stagnated. In 2001 she relocated to the South of Spain to set up a yacht management company with her husband. Four years later -
Erin West
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Catherine Berry
It got to me. Living in France was supposed to have a beginning and an end. It nearly did have an end in a way that I could never have imagined, but now it can’t. I belong amidst the bewildering complexities and incongruences of French life, and wherever I am, for as long as I am, this will not change.
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Nothing from my Australian upbringing pre-supposed this French fascination. My first steps in the language were coincidental, and it was probably luck that saw one of the young, groovy teachers allocated to my beginner’s French class at school.
I enjoyed writing, but was gently encouraged into maths and science subjects, where non-essential creative writing was relegated. Thereafter, I adopted an academic approach to getting through an undergra -
Anna K. Abbi
I grew up spending my time on a very large wheat farm in the Kansas Prairie, or with my Grandmother in Topeka. Life was full with friends, school, success, and abuse. My father was a war vet. He returned from the war grappling with PTSD, and raised hell for our family. This ended badly! At age 17 I set out for California on my own, my life corrected and I found success in jobs and relationships. At the age of 24 I became a quadriplegic for 63 days, after breaking my neck in a car accident. By some miracle, my body recovered, and I walked away. I then moved to Santa Barbra where I started three businesses, Earned my living, purchased homes, cars, and and lived a life I feel proud to have experienced. I moved to Vermont for the allure of cle
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Polly Letofsky
Polly Letofsky is best known for being the first woman to walk around the world. It took five years to complete her walk and another six years to write the book about her journey.
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After a series of bad choices in her publishing endeavors, she launched into a deep dive to study the industry. The results were six national awards for her book, 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s Walk Around the World, and the eventual beginning of My Word! Publishing, a self-publishing project management and consulting business. -
John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a writer and academic based in the UK. He first started writing for magazines in the nineties and his work has appeared in Dirt, MBR, Australian Mountain Bike, MBI, On The Hill and Singletrack.
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His first book Mountain Bike Fitness Training was published in 2001 by Mainstream Publishing and received wide acclaim. His second book Dividing the Great saw John venture into travel writing and it quickly became no.1 Kindle bestseller in American travel.
Articles from his Ph.D. have appeared in several academic journals and his philosophical musings have been published as chapters in academic books.
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J.W. Judge
I am a lawyer by day and a writer in the early morning hours before the sun breaks the horizon. My fiction is fueled by bizarre dreams and an overactive imagination.
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In my sixth novel, A Good Way to Wind Up Dead (coming 6/10/25), two very different worlds converge when a true-crime podcaster goes to rural Alabama to investigate the disappearance of a young woman and unknowingly befriends a hitman who has just killed her father and is at the outset of navigating taking control of the family business and fending off the people who want her dead.
My fifth novel, Watch Party, is a contemporary murder-mystery/suspense novel that is a mash-up between Cast Away and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
I have written four fantasy novels: The Za