Frank Galusha

Easy Writer

Frank Galusha, also known as EasyWriter, lives in Shingletown with his wife Jean. He has been a freelance writer for the past 10 years and recently began writing a column about north state hunting and fishing.

Patricia Wellingham-Jones

The Poet’s Eye

Patricia Wellingham-Jones is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee. End-Cycle, poems about caregiving, is her latest book. She won Grand Prize in the Artists Embassy International Dancing Poetry Contest, 2007 and first place in Chico (CA) News & Review Poetry 99, 2007. Her website is www.wellinghamjones.com

Bonnie Mark

Words from the Heart

Bonnie Mark writes from Whitmore. She has published articles in “The Christian Quarterly” and written grants for the non-profit Whitmore Community Center. She also writes free, downloadable material for www.youlovedusfirst.com, a web site designed to help people find their way back to God.

­Jeri Johnson

Country Sunshine

Jeri Johnson resides in Whitmore with her husband and a wide assortment of animals.  After retiring from a community college in Oakland, she is fulfilling her life long dream of writing.  She is currently working on a novel and a book of poetry.

Bob Williams

A View from the Ranch

Bob Williams is an emeritus professor of the University of California.  He now operates a cattle ranch in Millville.

Lynn Guinn 

Try to See Things My Way 

Lynn Guinn, a recovering public school teacher, lives in Whitmore with her husband, Richard, and many other animals. She spends her days doing whatever she wants and if she doesn’t get finished with it, she does it some more the next day. Read her blog at http://itsajulything.blogspot.com.

Donald Kirk

A Naturalist’s Notebook 

Donald Kirk taught biology at Shasta College for nearly 40 years.  He is the author of Wild Edible Plants of the Western North America.  He has also written many articles for Down River and other magazines.  His nature photography has been published in numerous books and magazines.