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Throughout his career, Robert LaSardo has found his niche in Hollywood playing the devious criminal. Often evil personified onscreen, he constantly manages to charm police investigators and audiences alike. As Escobar Gallardo on the award-winning series Nip/Tuck, Robert plays a cunning villain who convincingly tortures Dr. Christian Troy into revealing key information about the location of a child molester. As a gang member on both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami, he taunts the lead investigators but ultimately wins their respect. With more recent performances in Ghost Whisperer and his own independent film Never Down, Robert is creating complex characters that are tortured by life, rather than the torturers themselves. Born on September 20, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, Robert spent his childhood in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn near the once famous Steeple Chase amusement park commonly known as Coney Island. During an impoverished and turbulent upbringing, Coney Island was a refuge for young Robert. Riding the New York City subway trains on his own by age eight, Robert found his escape and second home in the fantasy land of the ageing but enchanting old world theme park. From that point on, it was clear that seeking safety and peace-of-mind in places and things that supported creativity and imagination were necessary for his survival against the contrast of his stressful home life. Visit site for more info

Is an award-winning writer, poet, journalist, TV producer and filmmaker. The author of three books, Ta'Shia continues to pen fiction that she hopes will facilitate critical thinking in conjunction with what she calls, "juicy fiction." Recipient of the Audre Lorde Black Quill Award for Creating Positive Images of Black Women in the Arts, the award for Best Contemporary Fiction by a Woman of Color and the Urban Spectrum Media Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Journalism, Ta???Shia???s newest book delves into the very fabric of love and its richly diverse expressions. Also look for Ta'Shia's new Talk Show airing on Your World TV, The Window, which uses social commentary to explore the issues at the forefront of global culture. More about Ta'Shia's work can be found at http://www.tashiaasanti.com

Azaan Kamau....Poet, Photographer, Publisher, Empire Builder, and Best Friend!

Kergan Edwards-Stout is an award-winning director and author, whose work has appeared in a number of publications, including American Short Fiction and the health magazine SexVibe. He has been honored by the Human Rights Campaign as a "2011 Father of the Year", and blogs regularly at http://kerganedwards-stout.com. His debut novel, Songs for the New Depression, is available now in hardcover, paperback, and e-Book. Currently, he is at work on a memoir, Never Turn Your Back on the Tide.

Black, gay-identified, feminist, POZ, and working class, Tim'm T. West has embraced all of who he is and, with laser-beam precision, harnessed the power of his truth to illuminate, celebrate, inspire, provoke, and bear witness. As a teacher, performance artist, author, and culture producer, Tim'm has become an exemplar among contemporary Renaissance personalities of the early 21st Century as he brings others to voice through education for critical consciousness. Indeed, that Tim'm has been interviewed by such dizzying array of media outlets from Newsweek to the New York Times is a testament to his importance to the spirit and history of the times as a foundational maverick among black, multi-disciplinary artists. Even a restricted Google' search of just his name yields thousands of Internet occurrences. The foundation for Tim'm's work as an Educator and Scholar can be found in the red dirt of Taylor, Arkansas where Tim'm grew up before leaving for Duke University where he completed his BA. From there, he went on to earn an MA in Liberal Studies/Philosophy from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research in 1998 and another MA in Modern Thought & Literature from Stanford in 2002. On the secondary level, he served as the Department Chair of English and Creative Writing at the Oakland School of the Arts before relocating to Washington, DC where he taught in the English Department of the Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School. In various capacities, since 1995, Tim'm has also worked for College Summit, Inc. notably as a High School Coordinator in DC in 2006-07 helping to the build capacity of high schools to get more of their students into college. Known for his engaging teaching methods, Tim'm has taught on the post-secondary level as an instructor of Writing Pedagogy classes at Eugene Lang College of The New School (NYC) and as an instructor in Stanford University's first-year Writing and Critical Thinking Program. In 2008- 2009 Academic Year Tim'm taught in the Department of World Languages and Cultures as a Visiting Lecturer in Ethnic Studies at Humboldt State University (CA). From December 2009 until May 2011 Tim'm held a position as an Adjunct Professor in Philosophy/Humanities at Houston Community College. In the summer of 2011 Tim'm joined distinguished faculty with the Washington National Cathedral Scholars Program where he taught a 6 week blog-based Social Justice/Activism course.

Rab Marlow is a writer, artist and clown who lives on 18 wooded acres in rural Indiana with his husband Dave where they raise chickens and flowers. Rab's work has been anthologized and has appeared in The Sun, White Crane Journal and RFD, among others. He is a monthly columnist for The Community Letter, believed to be the country's oldest LGBT newspaper in continuous publication. He blogs at gayfeather.blogspot.com

Author, full-time student, Mom, Visionary and CEO of Confessions & Expressions books and Journals. YOU should start journaling today! http://confessionsandexpressions.webs.com/ http://www.blurb.com/user/tammy_young

Rebecca A. Raymer is a writer and author living in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Her first novel, Light through the Cracks, has been downloaded over 30,000 times, and was the #1 Fiction and the #1 Overall novel for June 2012 on free-ebooks.net. Rebecca?s childhood was filled with rape, torture, incest, sexual slavery, and other forms of abuse and exploitation. Her adulthood is filled with love and strength, and in addition to writing, she advocates to expose people who sexually assault children now, who have sexually assaulted children in the past, and anyone who has looked the other way when a child has been harmed. Her blog, Putting it ALL Out There (http://puttingitallouthere.blogspot.com/), is a brutally honest and controversial expression of Rebeccaâ??s experiences as an adult recovering from the horrors of her childhood. Please visit www.rebeccaaraymer.com to contact Rebecca, learn more about her, get a FREE copy of her novel, check out her blogs, and find information about resources and organizations that are awesome.

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Tera "Nova Jade* Greene is an award-winning DJ + independent film producer. Also a published writer and poet, Tera* has blogged with the Jewish Journal's "Oy Gay" blog since 2010. When she isn't creating art, she engages in social justice activism on a local and national level and is a social entrepreneur with a global focus. Follow her on twitter @djnovajade and all other social networks under '/djnovajade', with a listing on Beatport at http://dj.beatport.com/djnovajade. See also: http://tera.wakeupnow.com.

Christopher Stephen Soden is a native Texan. He is a writer, teacher, critic, lecturer and performer. Christopher received his MFA in Writing (Poetry) from Vermont College in January of 2005. He's taught classes and guest lectured on the subjects of craft, theory, genre, literature and publication. He currently writes theatre critique for Examiner.com, PegasusNews.com, and A + C DFW. He has written poetry, plays, performance pieces, literary, film and theatre critique. His first poetry collection, Closer, was released by Rebel Satori/Queer Mojo : June 14th, 2011. His honors include: Full Fellowship for Lambda Literary Retreat: Emerging LGBT Voices August 2010. Distinguished Poets of Dallas, Poetry Society of America's Poetry in Motion Series, Founding Member, President and President Emeritus of The Dallas Poets Community. Finalist in Dobie Paisano Fellowship, 4Th Unity and LSU Outworks Drama Festivals. Finalist in Robin Becker and Refined Savage Chapbook Contests. His work has appeared in : Collective Brightness, Resilience, Assaracus, The Q Review, A Face to Meet the Faces, Ganymede Poets : One, Gay City 2, The Café Review, The Texas Observer, Sentence, Borderlands, Off the Rocks, The James White Review, The New Writer, Velvet Mafia, Poetry Super Highway, Gertrude, Touch of Eros, Gents, Bad Boys and Barbarians, Windy City Times, ArLiJo, Best Texas Writing 2.

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Author Katrina, known as "The Lesbian Love Doctor" is the best selling author of over 18 books on lesbian love, dating & relationships, erotica and spirituality. Katrina???s focus is on building and maintaining healthy, lasting, loving lesbian relationships. She is also looking forward to setting up workshops in the very near future, which will be for both single lesbians and couples, on a myriad of topics; including love and mystical sex retreats, esoteric spirituality and African spirituality. She is highly intuitive, has studied astrology for over 20 years and is also available for astrological or other types of spiritual readings. On the Love Magic novel official web site you'll find excerpt's from both Love Magic and Spellbound, the novel's sexy companion handbook! Also available on the site is the Love Magic store. You can purchase clothing, accessories, home decor and other gifts with cool logo's like "Sexy Witch", "Voodoo Rockstar", "Creole Princess", "I put A Spell On You", "Voodoo Queen" and more! Katrina also offers New Orleans style Hoodoo Lessons for download! Love Magic and Spellbound were created out of Katrina's love for New Orleans and it's rich history and connection to her African ancestors. When you open the pages of this book, you'll be transported to a world of mystery, passion, desire and erotic power! www.lovemagicnovel.webs.com www.thelesbianbadgirl.webs.com

For more than 10 years, Tiffany C. Pace, also known as Poetic Old Soul, has been writing poetry & has performed spoken word at open mic events in the East Bay, CA, which includes Listen & Be Heard, 3rd Eye Collective Presents: Life Sentence, Oakland Poetry Slam & Open Mic, to name a few. She has shared her poetry at Sistahfest, as well as the NIA Gathering, both retreats for same-gender loving women of African descent in CA. In September of 2009, Tiffany released her self-published, handmade, poetry book debut entitled ???Versatility: Introducing Poetic Old Soul???. On the same month, she made her feature debut at Butch ???N Nellie???s in Sacramento, CA. She has participated in poetry slam competitions and won 3rd place at Life Sentence, but Tiffany???s heart has always been open mic poetry, for she prefers the audience to feel her passionate words. Tiffany has also shared her poetry on Blog Talk Radio???s Blood, Sweat & Tears, Allways Open Mic, and Eryk Moore???s Verbal Ink. Tiffany continues to write poetry, perform at open mic poetry events in the East Bay & lives comfortably in Fairfield, CA. Please visit Tiffany's websites at: http://www.facebook.com/PoeticOldSoul http://www.youtube.com/poeticoldsoul

A.H. Scott is a writer based in New York. She's a new voice and vision of fiction who has been writing short stories and poetry ever since childhood. But, now she's dipping her toe into the pond of publishing. Her writing and art is just an extension of the passion she feels for living. Every day alive can bring something new into one being?s heart and soul. Art can change the world. Be it through words, or images. Sometimes, a mixture of both can get a person to think and ponder the larger meaning of being beyond just the skin which we all live within. It could be something as simple as a single tear on a beach. Or, maybe it can be as enormous as the universe beyond the stars. It all depends on where you sit in your own psyche. A.H. Scott is author of two novels, "Over My Head" and "Rack Em". Also she has several short stories (FREE and nominally priced) from Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes.

Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro is an award winning Puerto Rican writer author of novels Caparazones (2010), and Los documentados published in Puerto Rico and Spain. She also won the National Institute of Puerto Rican Literature Prize in 2008, the Woman Latino Writer Award Residency from National Hispanic Culture Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2011 and the PEN Club Prize on 2010 and 2006. Arroyo Pizarro is the Director of Puerto Rican writers participating in the Puerto Rican Word Festival attended in Old San Juan and New York. She teaches Survival Creative Writing Workshops in San Juan, PR for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Blog http://narrativadeyolanda.blogspot.com/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/YArroyoPizarro

April Mae Berza is a member of Poetic Genius Society. She always has a kindred spirit with a wide scope of imagination. Her poems and short stories appeared in Maganda Magazine, Remembering Rizal: Voices from the Diaspora, KAAL Episcopal Literature and 2012 VAANI anthology. She is the author of Berso de Berza (Charging Ram, 2012). She lives in the Philippines. http://www.chargingram.com/aprilmaeberza.html http://poeticgenius.org/tag/april-mae-m-berza/

Neil Ellis Orts is a writer and performer currently living in Houston, Texas. He writes fiction as well as articles on religion and art, and has been published both locally and nationally. He recently places his first comic book script for, coincidentally, an anti-bullying comic called Voices Against Bullying, to be published in late 2012 by Sword and Labrys Productions. Active blogs: Crumbs at the Feast http://crumbsatthefeast.blogspot.com/ me kissing you http://mekissingyou.blogspot.com/

Jacquelyn Kennedy is an entrepreneur, visionary, philanthropist and author! Dewberries Cultural Center 5876 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 310-717-5309. http://www.luvthatdewberries.com/cultural_center

Gary Dixon was born in Sedalia, Missouri, appropriately in the middle 70's--the "Me Decade." Two weeks premature and three pounds underweight, he had a strong desire to to overcome a life confined to an incubator. Perhaps this tenacity, from his very start, is the best metaphor for his life. Gary's love for the written word was well established as a child, reading for hours on end, in his own little world. By age six, he would take stories from his favorite book, "My Book of Bible Stories,??? and perform them as newscasts to the annoyance of family, friends and to all who were in the vicinity. Gary's own interest in writing really didn't manifest until he discovered the works of Essex Hemphill in his teens. His interest further was reinforced later in his 20s, through association with Sojolity Prime, a phenomenal woman and writer who would become his 'bestie' for life. Both Hemphill and Prime inspired Gary to explore ideas regarding life, love, trials and all else on his own terms--as a Black, same gender loving (SGL) individual. Prime provided significant encouragement to craft his artistry further, as well. He never has looked back! Gary officially came out of the spoken word performance closet a little over two years ago, when he worked up the nerve to attend a weekly open mic event in the neighborhood in which he resided. A resident of Columbus, Ohio, he continues to explore writing while taking poetry and other classes at The Ohio State University and working on his open mic presentation at various clubs around the city, using the nom de plume ???sinnawitsoul.??? Writing and performing are ways by which Gary works out his own insecurities about who he as a Black SGL man, hopefully making it easier for those who are coming after him to lighten their loads and know their worths in the community at large. Also a quiet activist, Gary is a founding member of an LGBTQ affirming Christian ministry, The RESTORATION Church (Columbus), where he serves in a leadership capacity. He is excited about the work that they are destined to do, as LGBTQ persons strive to heal the hurts suffered at the hands of the Church and by religious people. Gary is honored that his piece ???Are You Happy Now??? has been included within this amazing and timely anthology that is addressing one of the many issues that continues to plague our community. He can be reached via Facebook @ www.facebook.com/sinnawitsoul.

Ms. Audrey is an entrepreneur, talk show host and CEO of Ms. Audrey's House, LLC! Visit her and give her a listen at http://msaudreyshouse.com

R.D. Wylder is a freelancer, poet, and fan of the written word. She started writing in her teens, thus far amassing a collection of over 200 poems, articles and short stories. She has recently been published in Off The Rocks: Volume 15. Currently located in the Caribbean, she can usually be found tinkering with her websites. www.rdwylder.com www.eeriewhispers.com

Jessica Knapp is a writer who is living the vision in Solano County, in the California north bay area. She writes from the heart, and tells the story of her life in vignettes, glimpses. She posts regularly on Facebook as Jessica Karen, and her first book More Will be Revealed??? A Glimpse at a Time is pending print later this year. Jessie is a strong and powerful woman in recovery, carrying a message of peace. Her stories are real, and the the pages reveal the healing that takes place as they are being retold through the gaze of the healed child within. She Is currently working on her second book. http://jessiesync.com/

Rachel Towns is a Teacher who lives in Melbourne with her husband Paulo. She currently writes short stories and poetry whenever she can keep her two cats, Duck and Biggles away from the laptop, which they seem to believe is some kind of high tech cat bed. Three of her short stories have been accepted for anthologies and one in Swinburne's Online Literary Journal: http://www.lilydale.swinburne.edu.au/journal/vol5_fiction.htm . Her website is http://thestraggletag.wordpress.com/.

Aser Peleg authored GAY CAMPS [London, 2009] and is a Micro~P.O.C. Poet, Gay Homeland Activist, and Occasional Anarchist currently residing in Ginsberg's Rockland. He first received Honorable Mention in Fordham University at Lincoln Center's 1999 Robert Nettleton/Ully Hirsh Poetry Prize for his poem, F.U. Since then, he has worked in the Editorial Departments of A Gathering of the Tribes, The Asian American Writers' Workshop, Persimmon: Asian Literature, Arts, and Culture, as well as Creative Writing Instructor for FAHSI. ap can be found troublemaking at: http://www.youtube.com/piyyutim