C enizo Journal
Volume 7 Number 4
C ONTRI B UTORS
Leah Billingsley calls Austin, Texas home
but her heart belongs to far West Texas and
the Big Bend. Leah is a writer, baker, piano
player, poet. Her poetry has been included in
the Texas Poetry Calendar and Illya’s Honey.
e-mail: lbillingsley@gmail.com
Rani Birchfield is a writer and creative
entrepreneur with an affinity for road trips,
South American wine and pop culture.
She currently lives in Alpine, TX. e-mail:
rbirchfield44@hotmail.com
Mark Muller is a research engineer at
the University of Texas. For years he has
pursued his hobby of photography through
distant lands and backyard landscapes.
e-mail: markmuller@gmail.com
Danielle Gallo is a writer who is proud to be
the editor of the Cenizo Journal. She came to the
area in 2002 and currently lives in Marathon
with her family. e-mail: editor@cenizojournal.com Carolyn Brown Zniewski has been a food
writer and recipe columnist for ten years. She
currently lives in Marathon. e-mail:
publisher@cenizojournal.com
Bob Miles is a third generation native of the
Davis Mountains area and a retired Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department Park superin-
tendent. e-mail: rmilessr@yahoo.com. Cover: "Rocky and Daisy" photograph,
Rachael Waller, e-mail: wallerrachael@yahoo.com
Jim Glendinning, an Oxford-educated Scot,
lives in Alpine. The story of his travels, Footloose
Scot, has just been published, as has Legendary
Locals of the Big Bend & Davis Mountains for
Arcadia Press. e-mail: jimglen2@sbcglobal.net
Chris Ruggia is an Alpine-based cartoonist
(jackcomics.com) and graphic designer
Folk Art • Jewelry from Around the World
Local Artisans • Fossils
Large Day of the Dead Collection
“Beauty is Critical”
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The Boardwalk, Lajitas
Open daily 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Cenizo
Fourth Quarter 2015
C.M. Mayo is the host of the “Marfa
Mondays” Podcasting Project, a series of 24
podcasts apropos of her book-in-progress on
Far West Texas. Her latest book is Metaphysical
Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I.
Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual. e-mail:
cmmayo@cmmayo.com
Perry Cozzen is a native of La Mesa, Texas
and an Air Force veteran. He retired to
Fort Davis in 2012, where he writes and takes
photographs. e-mail: perrycozzen@yahoo.com
Leigh Eaton is a renaissance woman and an
iconic member of the Big Bend community.
She lives in Marathon, where she inspires the
locals with amazing stories about her life.
e-mail: doodsie21@yahoo.com
Christina’s World
(vastgraphics.com). He and his wife Ellen own
Vast Graphics in Alpine. e-mail: chris@
vastgraphics.com
Bridget Weiss lives in Marfa. She chefs for work
and cooks for friends; runs along the railroad
tracks; forages local flora; and is writing a collec-
tion of fictionalized stories based in South County.
e-mail: bridget@marfatable.com
Maya Brown Zniewski is an herbalist and
soapmaker who enjoys frequent visits to the
Big Bend area. Her handmade salves, soaps
and tinctures are available at her website,
mayamade.net. e-mail: mayamadeapothecary
@gmail.com
Copy editor: Carolyn Brown Zniewski, Rani
Birchfield
Published by Cenizo Journal LLC
P.O. Box 2025, Alpine, Texas 79831
www.cenizojournal.com
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EDITOR
Danielle Gallo
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Lou Pauls
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