Who we love

Writers. Artists. Coaches.
Professionals.

Amateurs.
Interesting people,
Fabulous things.

No particular order.

Know them.

maybe you’ll love them, too.

(you might hate them. some of them hate each other.
intensives don’t do things by halves. You have been warned)

Punkle Nix

Etchings.  (really)
Gaming related stuff.
Very cool human.
Not boring.

He/him.

Twitch. Twitter.

Cassie Alexander

Author of Paranormal Romance.
(And other things.)
Saver of lives.
Patience of a saint, but like, a human saint.

She/her.

Plain-spoken. Brilliant.

Twitter.

Grace Edison

Sales, but Not Like That.
Fierce. Messy. Wild.
Kind, but not necessarily nice.

Frequently in trouble. (Usually the good kind.)

She/her.

Prefers sleeping in tents.

Facebook.

 

Dusti Arab

Marketing, but for real people.
Take no shit, nor prisoners.

She/her.

Loyal. Clear-visioned.
Looks great in a white suit.

Juggles everything–maybe a little too well.

Instagram.

Kimberly Shepherd

The teen whisperer.
Survives almost anything.
Fun, funny, real.

Loves dogs.
And her kid.

Wry humor about online dating.

Facebook.

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Ira X

Bold activism in service of compassion.
Opinionated. Committed.
Extremely principled.

He/they.

Turning the world upside down.
Has seen some shit and has some vision.

Twitter.

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CB Beal

Preemptive Radical Inclusion.
Funny to sweeten the truth.
Right in that gut-punch way.

Queer. Real. 

They/them.

Giant heart.
More patience for bullshit than you think.

Has been known to do comedy storytelling.

email: justiceandpeaceconsulting

at gmail.

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Gordon Atkinson

Writer. 
Whiskey Guy.
Kind. Quiet. Deep.

Wrote a blog back when anonymity was a thing.

That blog might possibly have saved me a few times.

We met up once when I was in his neck of the woods.
He likes solitude.

Changes lives half by accident.

Hangs out here sometimes.

 

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Dr. Lexx Brown-James

Sexuality educator and couples clinician.
BADASS. Kind and funny also.
Speaker, trainer, mentor.

Cutest bento boxes.

She/her.

Realest parenting ever.

Twitter.

 

 

 

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Sandhya Rani Jha

Advocate and consultant for justice.
Liberal clergy.
They/them.
DEI but for real.
Sweet. Sharp. Good-hearted.

Author.

Twitter.

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Doreen Hartzell

Fiber Magician.
Wise. Kind. Mischevious.

Champion of the slow life.
No, slower than that.

Many animals, mostly small.

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Becky Cunningham

Writing us into the narrative.
Early information here.

Smart as a whip. Funny. Shamelessly themself.
Asks why not before asking why.

Kickass writer. Big vision.

Have a listen.

Twitter.

 

 

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Kate Wallinga

Telling us we matter.

Deaf podcaster.
Fierce for human rights.

Realistic.

Out to make a better world.
And ask interesting questions.

Twitter.

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Jacqueline Paumier

Making copy welcoming.

Sweet. Strong. Opinionated.
Will get into your head.

She/her.

Mama. Glamour.
More love than you ever expected in your business writing.

Instagram.

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Dr. Liz Powell

Coaching and counseling the unconventional.
Great sex can change the world–they will get you there.

Author. Speaker. Intellectual.

Forthright. Compassionate. Wry.

Loves Christmas romance movies.

Twitter.

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Kristin Carver Smith

Unhiding the best-kept secrets.
Who happen to be rockstars.

Commited. Bold. Visionary.

Self-aware.

Fun AND serious.

Doesn’t believe in impossible;
Does believe in rest and renewal.

She/her.

Facebook.

 

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Shay Erlich

Bringing disability to the center…
And dancing with it.

They/them
ASL and English

Gentle. Patient. Tough.
Principled.

Generous.

Loves dogs and cooking.

Twitter.

 

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Damaly Shepherd

Showing you your best self.
And maybe your next self.

Stunning, this-belongs-in-Vogue photography.

Vision. Compassion. Brilliance.

Will see you…
and see right through you.

Carries belief in her soul.

Instagram.