Besides writing, I have three other part-time jobs: clerking at the local library; singing and playing guitar at the local Catholic church; and hosting a radio program every Sunday afternoon at the local university.

If you'd like to read some of my free stuff first, copy-n-paste the following:

http://hyniof.livejournal.com/95025.html is "Familiars," the first story about Cluny the sorceress squirrel from vol. 19 of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress anthology. Sequels have appeared in every volume since 2008.

http://hyniof.livejournal.com/115821.html contains the science-fiction tall-tale "Why They Call Me Mr. Goddamn Happy," first published in the Winter 2007 edition of the HelixSF webzine.

http://hyniof.livejournal.com/116171.html has the "The Super Secret Origin of She-Man," also published on the HelixSF website in Fall of 2008.

http://www.fimfiction.net/user/AugieDog holds a selection of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fanfiction that I've put together under the name AugieDog.

And http://pandora.xepher.net is the Pandora Family Comics hub site from which you can expose yourself to my two webcomics: Daily Grind, updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Terebinth, updated every Monday.

Jaleta Clegg was born some time ago. She's filled the years since with many diverse activities, such as costuming, quilting, cooking, video games, reading, and writing. She's been a fan of classic sci-fi books and campy movies since she can remember. Her collection of bad sci-fi movies is only rivaled by her collection of eclectic CD's (break out the disco accordion polka folk music, please!).

The Fall of the Altairan Empire space opera series starts with Nexus Point. All eleven books are available. Find updates and a complete list of titles at www.altairanempire.com

Links to her stories can be found at www.jaletac.com

Jaleta wants to be either Han Solo or Ursula the Sea Witch when she grows up. If she ever does.

She loves teaching kids of all ages about stars, constellations, nuclear fusion, space travel, mythology, writing, and rocks. She volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America among other groups. She was even on her local library board for a while. She believes in teaching people to think for themselves and to be self-sufficient. It's self-serving, though. Kids who know how to do housework, laundry, and cooking give her more time for writing.

She also detests referring to herself in the third person, but sometimes she bows to necessity.

Ricardo Victoria is a Mexican writer with a Ph.D. in Design –with emphasis in sustainability- from Loughborough University, and a love of fiction, board games, comic books, and action figures. He lives in Toluca, Mexico with his wife and pets, working works as a full-time lecturer and researcher at the local university. He writes mainly science fantasy.

His first novel, Tempest Blades: The Withered King, was released in August 2019 by Shadow Dragon Press, an imprint of Artemesia Publishing. The sequel, Tempest Blades: Cursed Titans is due for publication in August 2021. He has a number of stories published by Inklings Press, and other indie outlets.

His short story Twilight of the Mesozoic Moon, jointly written with Brent A. Harris, was nominated for a Sidewise Award for short form alternative history.

You can find out more at his website, http://ricardovictoriau.com, or follow him on Twitter, @Winged_Leo

Brent A. Harris is a two-time alternate history Sidewise Award finalist. He writes of time-traveling astronaut dinosaurs, misunderstood orcs, conflicted AIs, and a universe where Dickens meets steampunk.

When not harried behind a keyboard chugging caffeine, Brent enjoys nerdy stuff like board games, DnD, and arguing why there's still hope for Marvel movies. He holds a Masters in Creative Writing and Film from National University because the school liked his writing enough to pay for his degree.

As part of a military family, he's traveled the world and lived in four different countries yet still can't speak a second language. Heck, the guy can hardly write in English. He currently lives abroad with a broad and a brood in Okinawa, Japan.

Minoti Vaishnav is a television writer living in Los Angeles. She has written for the hit CBS shows TRUE LIES and THE EQUALIZER. Her other television and podcast credits include CONTACT, MYSTERY AT BLIND FROG RANCH, HUNTING HITLER, TRUE WAR STORIES: MISSION REPORT, SOMEONE'S KILLING THE WOLFHOUNDS, and HOPE LIVES HERE.

Minoti's work has been published in Verve Magazine, Projected Letters, The Windward Review, Nombono, Brickplight, Kitchen Sink Magazine, Hushed Heartache Literary Magazine, and in several short fiction anthologies including "Ernest Lived and other Historical Fiction Stories", "A Collection of Children's Stories", "Tales From Alternate Earths Vol. 3." and "Tales of Mystery: Dead for a Spell." She has a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford and is an alumna of the ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program. She can also read tarot cards, but if you ask her to read your fortune, she might just make up fake predictions to freak you out. You have been warned.

Rob Edwards is a British born writer and podcaster, living in Finland. His podcast, StorycastRob, features readings from his short stories and excerpts from longer work. His work can also be found in anthologies from Inklings Press and Rivenstone Press.

His debut novel, the scifi superhero adventure The Ascension Machine launches September 2020.

His greatest geek pride is his entry on wookieepedia, the a result of writing several Star Wars RPG scenarios back in the day.

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