Abigail Taylor: Abigail is a multi-talented person. They are a singer-songwriter, playwright, actor, artist, and writer. They live in Burke County, N.C.

Ron Sinclair: Ron is a retired church musician and solo performer. Sinclair writes about aging, retirement, ‘the church,’ his farm, family and anything else he considers of interest. He lives in McDowell County, N.C.

Barbara Volk: Barbara is a herbalist, teacher, farrier, and practitioner of numerous Appalachian crafts and traditions. A practitioner of the Wise Woman Tradition, she lives in Lewis County, W.Va.

Alan Eddington: Alan is a retired priest. He lives in Chicago.

Sarah Barrick: Sarah is an artist, musician, mom and grandma. She lives in Caldwell County, N.C.

Michael Barrick: Michael is the publisher. He lives in Caldwell County, N.C.