Kate Matthews

I work full-time in the fields of orthopedic research and medical writing and am a co-author of nine peer-reviewed medical journal publications and four book chapters. I’ve ghostwritten several medical manuscripts (all published) and have substantively edited many more; I am a board-certified editor in the life sciences. Other published work includes a short story (WWII romantic fiction) in Grit and a travel article in German Life.

Tom Mayer

T. Milton Mayer Is an award winning author. He's a fromer Major in The United States Air Force and a retired Head & Neck Surgeon. He has written five works of fiction and one non-fiction book. He and his wife divide their time between Greater Cincinnati and Naples, Florida.

Patricia Mcanulty

I am a retired Airline Pilot of American Airlines. I write mainly science fiction and published a novel on Amazon called The Beginning. It can be found on Amazon by writing Pat McAnulty on the search line. I am currently combining a revised version of that manuscript with two others into one book. I am also working on a memoir about my flying career.

Robert McCarthy

Pam McDonald

I am a former career elementary educator. I developed my passion working with children in my hometown of Chicago and continued that passion at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and through my Masters work at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. I have taught in a variety of school district throughout the midwest. I am now retired and split my time in Fort Myers, FL and the shores of Lake Marion in Lakeville, Minnesota. When I am not writing I enjoy spending time with my husband, my four daughters and their husbands and my twelve grandchildren.

Gary McLouth

Jeanne Meeks

Jeanne Meeks is an outdoors woman, an author, a late-bloomer, and a cheerleader for women who try. She was inspired to write when tragedy struck while backpacking across the Grand Canyon in 2007. Rim to Rim, was nominated for Best First Novel at Love is Murder, a Chicago writers convention. Four additional novels soon followed. In another lifetime, Jeanne and her husband, Bob, formed a security surveillance company. She was recognized as the Illinois Small-Business Person of the Year. She has been the township Tax Collector, President of the Chamber of Commerce, and on the boards of a local bank and a hospital. After twenty-eight years in business a British corporation bought the business, and Jeanne and Bob retired early. To escape Illinois weather, Jeanne winters in Florida. Days in Fort Myers are filled with tennis, golf, pickleball, book discussion and writing groups, and volunteering. Jeanne comes from a family of ten, has two sons, loves wildflowers, kayaking, camping, reading, and gardening, and occasionally has fits of baking. She adores her five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters but doesn’t see them often enough. Now Jeanne is Membership VP for Gulf Coast Writers Association, the golf league president, and is trying to hatch a novel for boys, ages 10-12. Life is an adventure. Check out her website at www.JeanneMeeks.com.

Laura Mercury

Laura Mercury grew up in small-town Michigan before attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Throughout her career in finance, Laura has called many cities home, including Moscow, London, Frankfurt, New York, and Chicago. She speaks four languages. Today, Laura lives in southwest Florida, where she is putting the finishing touches on her comedy-thriller, How to Murder Your Man’s Mistress. In her free time, Laura practices yoga, tennis, golf, and pickleball. Laura’s has one daughter - a recent Harvard grad, living in New York City. When asked if she has any involvement with organized crime, she quipped, “Nothing about my life is organized, crime or otherwise.”

Deborah Merritt-Mathis

Graduate of Rutgers University MSW Worked for Office of Education NJ Mental Health Therapist Inspira Health Network Private Practice Mental Health LCSW Retired EMDR Trained Therapist Rutgers Certified First -Responder(Mental Health)

Beth Meyer

Cynthia Minnick

Julie Moore

Julie Moore has spent much of her adult life serving her country in the U.S. Army. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Julie and her husband now reside in Southwest Florida. She has two children, Kate and Adam, and two grandchildren. While serving in the military, Julie completed her master’s degree in Performance Improvement and received a certification as a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. She retired with numerous meritorious awards, but her greatest reward was the many friendships she developed over the years. Julie discovered journaling when she left home at the age of 18. Missing her family and friends she left behind she found comfort in writing about her daily routines, adventures, as well as new loves and losses. She continued this practice throughout her career and leaned on it heavily during her time as a caregiver. This book is the result of those writings of her experiences caring for her oldest brother and mother. Although she would tell you that she doesn’t have any hobbies, she does enjoy time with her family, the occasional quiet time alone, listening to nature like birds and waterfalls, a sip of fine bourbon, and dancing. She loves to dance!

Michael Nelson

I'm retired twice, first from the Air Force and then as a college professor. I'm not sure yet if writing is a third career or just something I enjoy - as I used to tell my students, if you're not making money at it then it might just be a hobby. I write mostly science fiction but I've also written a few short stories that can be classified as fiction, mystery, and/or just downright ridiculous.

Marjorie Newton

Mershon Niesner

Mershon Niesner is a Certified Life Coach and author. She writes the Ask the Life Coach column for the Coastal Breeze News and has four published books, Mom’s Gone, Now What? Ten Steps to Help Daughters Move Forward After Loss, The Bootmaker’s Wife,Angie, The Bee Lady, and It’s (Mostly) Good To Be Martha. Mershon and her husband, Ken, live in Naples, Florida. Between them, they have six children, nineteen grandchildren, and eleven great-grands.

Paul Anthony Petruzzi

Paul Anthony grew up in mid-twentieth-century Brooklyn surrounded by the cultural influences of his grandparents, who had emigrated from Italy at the turn of the century. This cultural background provided the inspiration and perspective for many of his characters, poems, and stories. Recent publications include: Brooklyn 4, New York: Lyrical Voices (copr Paul Anthony Publishing, LLC, November 2024) is a collection of narrative poems based on the experiences of early twentieth-century emigrants who arrived in America with little more than hope. "The Shooting Gallery" from this collection received a Bronze Award (Genre: Poem, Unpublished) from the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards 2022. Sorrow: the legacy of cio-cio-san (copr Paul Anthony Publishing, LLC, July 2021) a lyric novella that chronicles the journey of Sorrow, son of Madama Butterfly and Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, from the motherless toddler at the end of the opera through adulthood. "Sorrow" received a Gold Award (Genre: General Catch-All, Published) from the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards 2022. Minimum Wage: Brianna received Third Place (Genre: Poetry) from the Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Contest 2022. “on the morrow” was published in “Storm Stories: Hurricane Ian.” (copr Gulf Coast Writers Association, September 2023) Paul Anthony earned a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) in Literary Studies/Humanities from Drew University in Madison, NJ; and a Master of Arts (MA) in English Literature from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.