Dr. Matt DeForrest is sitting for a formal portrait, but that doesn't stop him from wearing a purple shirt and tie to remind us that he's not just a professor and Board member, he's an author, husband, mentor, and sweet guy. He's bearded, bespectacled, and of European ancestory.

Matthew M. DeForrest, PhD

Dr. Matthew M. DeForrest is Interim Director of the Edward E. Crutchfield Center for Integrated Studies and Professor of English at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU). His recent published works have appeared in The Yeats Journal of Korea, The Yeats … Read More

Grace Alden is a redheaded woman of European ancestroy who really looks good in an iron age Pictish helmet with one of those nose-guard things. She is standing in the visitor center of Jarlsberg, an archaeological site in Shetland, just bonding with the ancestors

Grace M. Alden

Grace M. Alden lives and works in the New Hamsphire woods. Works in The Collaboratory:

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Crystal Bartlett

Crystal writes ongoing works of imagination and excellent food in many worlds. She lives with her husband and two of her kids in Michigan. Works in The Collaboratory:

Cate is outdoors where she's happiest— and I have honestly never seen a bigger smile, ear-to-ear and apple-cheeked. Whitewater right behind her suggests that this photo was taken when she was in a kayak. She's a young woman of European descent with brown hair probably in a ponytail wearing a hoodie and a ball cap to prevent sunburn on this gorgeous, sunny day. Her face is turned upward toward the canopy of nearby trees as though she is greeting all of her squirrel friends.

Catherine Conners

Catherine graduated from Central Michigan University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education, as a double major in English and History. She earned her M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University in 2022. Cate is one of … Read More

Carrie has been interrupted in the middle of a good book as we can tell from her surroundings of full bookshelves.

Carrie Gross

I am a mother of three grown adults, one of whom still lives with us. They were all homeschooled through their Jr-Hi or Sr-Hi School years and have variously transitioned into marvelous adults.  We have a challenging family life, having … Read More

An illustration of a silver-haired ethereal girl holding a star in her hands against a backdrop of the night sky.

Stacy Aannestad

Stacy Aannestad lives in Central Texas with her Norwegian husband, and writes from a comfy blue recliner accompanied by two dragons and a sloth. She is a Tolkien addict, having come to the legendarium by way of the movies, and … Read More

Elise Trudel Cedeño is a woman of European ancestry whose cheekbones and graceful neck suggest that she is a dancer, her dark hair escaping a little from its bun.

Elise Trudel Cedeño

Elise Trudel Cedeño has an Master’s in Education and an MA in Language and Literature from Signum University. Works in The Collaboratory

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Kirsten Cairns

Greendragon from The One Ring.net! Works in The Collaboratory:

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