Love is the essence of pure thought. There is nowhere that this thought is not. I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, just beyond the outskirts of several gypsum plateaus, miles of desert sand and vast horizons. I would go out into fields of sunflowers with my pen and paper, watching the currents of wind moving through miles and miles of wheat to write about the lucid imagery I would see when I closed my eyes, the experiences of coming out in a conservative community and finding my way as an artist in a place that did not nurture the arts. Words have always been my primary way to sort out my experiences into streams of consciousness that act as a form of self-discovery. Called by the overwhelming pull to follow my dreams, I relocated to the Catskills to follow my passions and put every idea into motion. I am currently working on several video projects, performances in several venues, live music, Sparkle Poetic radio ads, and many new things that you can keep up with on my website below. Welcome to the realm of words. Love is real. www.sparklepoetics.com

The author was born in México City, in 1964; He graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. His passions are, his children: Nadezda, Bruno, and his mother: Inés, to who he dedicates most of his time. About his affections: anthropology, world's history, science fiction, to enjoy a nice and spicy meal with a fine cigar, rock music... The Beatles!, gardening, to take a long afternoon walking and sports. His heroes are John Winston Ono Lennon, Vincent Van Gogh... And James Tiberius Kirk. “Life is too short to live with fear about feelings... I wish I could turn back time, to let know those who have left us, that in my life... I loved them.”

My name is Lysa. I was born on February 6th, and had light ginger hair, and pale blue eyes. I was always the bright and cheery one as a kid; yet I was very shy and didn't have much friends. But I never really cared, because friends weren't a main priority in my life; even as a kid. I was always drawn to anything that had to do with nature and animals, I don't really understand why, it was just something really fascinating to me. I always made all As, but I don't even know how I managed to get grades like that because all I would ever did in class was daydream. I always liked poetry also. I didn't wright much poetry when I was younger, but I sure did spend loads of time reading it, but now I wright a lot of poetry, and I want to keep on writing it because its what makes me feel whole, complete, and happy with my life.

I come from a long line of struggle and hardship and I was graced with the battle scars to prove it. However because of this I love to help people who go through the trials and tribulations of life the best way I can. I want to provide hope and an outlook that they hadn't had before even with something so "simple" as a quick read.