My first love has always been Science-Fiction. Big surprise, right? Bet you didn’t see that one coming. There’s only a handful of Software Engineers in the world that love Star Trek and Star Wars. Sarcasm aside, me and Chris have slowly been assembling the world of “The Amaranth Chronicles” for the better part of the last decade. I’ve been working as a User Experience and Interface Designer in San Francisco California for the last ten years. I’ve seen the way technological innovations have changed the way we live our lives and with Artificial Intelligence just around the corner, I wanted to tell a story not of the emergence of this Earth changing technology but rather a story of when its so ubiquitous it is as if its totally invisible. What
Sam Pakan has spent the last thirty-six years pursuing his passion of raising range-fed beef cattle and working with Quarter Horses. Operating the ranch he grew up on, his love of the land is equaled only by his ardor for great books and powerful stories.
He received his MFA in English literature from West Texas A&M University and taught freshman composition at his alma mater for two years. For three years, he wrote and edited for Accent West, a regional magazine for the Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico High Plains.
Between 1985 and 1988, he taught college preparatory English to high school seniors. He has had short fiction and poetry published in Images from the High Plains, WTSU Review of the Arts, and Separate Doors. JESSE'S SEED, the first
Jenna L. Anderson is a book-loving yogi who resides in beautiful Colorado with her husband and son. Balancing her many duties, Jenna pours her creativity into crafting warm, imaginative narratives that she hopes will delight her readers. Her writing is fueled by hard work, in-dept research, compassion, and an ample supply of coffee and tea.
Her debut book, Racky’s Magic Letters, draws inspirations from her son, who taught them both the magic of boundless curiosity and unwavering determination. Jenna plans to send may more books out into the world—because, after all, there’s no such a thing as too many stories!
BASHO is an acclaimed travel writer, digital storyteller, and recognised AI ethics leader. At the height of his career, he and his partner, Cesca, left their jobs to spend a year living out of backpacks. Their journey through twelve countries—from the Australian outback to sacred Chinese peaks—changed them forever and invites readers to discover what it truly means to come home.
