Contributors
Ruthie Howard and Mary Ann Johnson
Ruthie Howard and Mary Ann Johnson are a mother-daughter visual artist duo hailing from Parker, Colorado. They live together on a hobby ranch, over the years tending to horses, alpacas, rabbits, vegetable gardens, and mothering the next generation of humans. Mary Ann is a dentist, and Ruthie is retired.
Amber Meyers
Amber Meyers is a founding partner and codirector of the Herbal Academy, an international school of herbal arts and sciences. With a mission to empower people through accessible herbalism education, Amber and the Herbal Academy have brought the wild and wonderful world of herbs to over 100,000 students across the globe. Follow her on Instagram @herbalacademy and learn more at theherbalacademy.com.
Calvin Soule
Calvin Soule grew up in Maine on his family’s homestead, spending as much time outside as possible. After four years of living in Oregon and traveling around the country in his van, he’s happy to be back on the East Coast for a while. Calvin is most likely to be found on a mountain, bike trail, or skate ramp—sometimes
with a camera in hand.
with a camera in hand.
Michelle Galletta
Michelle Galletta is the creative entrepreneur behind Kiriki Press, an indie design company producing embroidery kits and needlework accessories since 2013. She is currently in the process of opening a small brick-and-mortar shop in Toronto, where she lives with her husband and two kids. Find more at kirikipress.com and on Instagram @kirikipress.
Catherine Raishart
Catherine Raishart, of Foxglove Farm, is an artist and flower farmer in western Vermont. When she isn’t creating or writing you can find her feeding her chickens, making a loaf of bread or homeschooling her children. Learn more about her story or book a farmstay at foxglovefarmvt.com, explore daily photos on Instagram @foxglove_farm_vt and browse her work on Etsy.
Vivian Mineker
Vivian Mineker spent her formative years in Taipei and Portland, Oregon, before embarking on adventures in Slovenia and eventually settling in Amsterdam. Art has been her lifelong passion, and she’s been drawing and painting for as far back as she can remember. In college, she pursued animation, which led to working as an animator at Nike. Around seven years ago, she made the decision to transition into the world of illustration, embarking on an exciting new chapter.
Livia Shapiro
Livia Shapiro lives dedicated to fostering sanity and wholeness through movement, expression, and grounded self reflection. Her writing aims to capture themes of the human condition with humor, candor, ferocity, and beauty. She is a somatic therapist, authored The Somatic Therapy Workbook, and is usually found in her kitchen. She lives in Boulder, CO with her family. Find more poetry and work online at ecstaticunfoldment.com
Mary Pellerito
Mary Pellerito is a retired corporate writer who still enjoys discovering what happens when she puts pen to paper. Mary lives in Michigan with her husband and two aging dogs and can be found sporadically posting on her blog Heart and Soil and on Instagram at mary_pellerito.
Emily Hall
Emily Hall is a nonfiction writer. She earned her PhD in literature from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she taught writing for many years. Her creative nonfiction is forthcoming in The AutoEthnographer. She enjoys sewing, knitting, and natural dyeing in North Carolina with her husband, cat, and toy poodle.
Daniel DeVries
Daniel DeVries lives with his wife and their two sons in Gallup, New Mexico. He's passionate about birds, photography, and teaching. He especially loves capturing the beauty of the outdoors through a camera lens for others to enjoy.
Laura Bray
Laura Bray lives in SW Washington. She is empty nesting with her husband while her daughter is away at college. She writes personal essays, literary fiction (starring midlife heroines), and (slightly dark) short stories. When she isn’t writing, you can find her reading, baking, and watching Nancy Meyers movies. Follow her at laurakbray.substack.com.
Maren Salomon
Maren Salomon is a cut paper artist and printmaker based in the Pacific Northwest. You can find more of her work at marensalomon.com or on Instagram @marensalomon.