Cenizo Journal
Fort Davis, Texas
Volume 4 Number 2
CONTR I B U TOR S
Charles Angell lives near Ruidosa. Exploring the
Big Bend area is both his hobby and his occupation.
e-mail:charles@angellexpeditions.com
Bradford Barron was raised in Odessa and cur-
rently lives in Dallas, where he works as a copy-
writer. He is indebted to Alison Unzeitig and her
family for the opportunity to take the photo in this
issue. e-mail: fordbarron@yahoo.com
David Loren Bass, nationally recognized painter
based in Santa Fe, paints in the Trans-Pecos each
year. See his oil and watercolor paintings at Hotel
Paisano’s Greasewood Gallery in Marfa and his
Santa Fe studio. e-mail: davidlorenbass@gmail.com
R. T. Castleberry is a widely published poet and
co-editor/publisher of the poetry magazine Curbside
Review. He’s been featured in Travois ~ An Anthology
of Texas Poetry and other anthologies. His 2010
chapbook is Arriving at the Riverside.
e-mail: rcastl2335@aol.com
Walle Conoly, born in Texas, has devoted his life
to art. He earned a B.F.A. and M.A. and has taught
art for 46 years at St. Edward’s University in Austin.
e-mail: wallec@stedwards.edu
Danielle Gallo is a writer, editor and graphic
designer who lives in Clint, Texas. She goes to
Marathon to relax but enjoys the amenities of El
Paso, where she has found a stellar Vietnamese
restaurant. e-mail: caveat5@hotmail.com
History,
Cindy McIntyre, a professional photographer
turned National Park Service seasonal park ranger,
has spent two winters at Big Bend National Park,
now works for the Martin Luther King Jr. National
Historic Site in Atlanta. e-mail: cindy@cindymcintyre.com
www.fortdavis.com
800-524-3015
Barbara Novovitch retired from Reuters interna-
tional news agency where she worked as an
editor/reporter in Washington, New York, Hong
Kong and Paris. She has covered West Texas for the
New York Times and lives in Marathon.
e-mail: bbnovo@gmail.com.
Bed & Breakfast
and Ecology
Resource Center
Andrew T. Ross is a Dallas native, Sul Ross grad-
uate student in English and hopes to become a pro-
fessor. When not writing poetry, he mountain bikes
and photographs the Big Bend.
e-mail: aross6087@yahoo.com
Jim Sage spent his early years on a dry land farm
in south central Montana and, after muddling
through the next 69 years, retired south of Alpine to
enjoy a magnificent view of Cathedral Mountain.
e-mail: sage@bigbend.net
Dana C. Jones, Sul Ross graduate and air traffic
controller for 30 years, has started his retirement off
with a bang by winning the top two prizes in the
2011 Shooting West Texas photo contest. e-mail:
dcjia@sbcglobal.net Susan Weeks has, after a career in the financial
industry writing communications and instructional
materials, found her voice in poetry and short fic-
tion. She’s adopted Texas as her home state and
currently lives in Austin. e-mail: sjwgo@yahoo.com
David Kachel, artist-photographer, lives and
works in the Big Bend. See his work at the Red
Door Gallery, 702 W. Holland Ave., Alpine.
e-mail: david@davidkachel.com Scott Wiggerman, poet, is the author of Presence
and Vegetables and Other Relationships, an editor for Dos
Gatos Press and publisher of the annual Texas
Poetry Calendar. His poem “The Egret Sonnet”
has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Web: swig.tripod.com
Ricki Mandeville, poet, editor and public speak-
er, has roots in Texas and Oklahoma, although she
lives in Huntington Beach, Calif. She is the author
Fun!
Bob Miles is a third-generation native of the Davis
Mountains area and a retired Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department park superintendent.
e-mail: rmilessr@yahoo.com.
Katherine Shaughnessy, artist, graphic design-
er, embroiderer, holds an M.F.A. from the Art
Institute of Chicago. The New Crewel, her first book
of contemporary crewel embroidery (Lark Books,
2005), will be followed by a second in June.
Web: doegirl.com or woolandhoop.com
Darla McBryde was born in Monahans and lives
in Houston. Her spirit insists that she travel home to
West Texas often, and she is currently working on a
third collection of roots-inspired poetry.
e-mail: mcdarla13@yahoo.com
Nature,
of A Thin Strand of Lights (Moon Tide Press 2006).
e-mail: rickifit4poetry
Jim Glendinning was born on a Scottish farm
and educated at Oxford University. Now living in
Alpine, he is presently working on his memoirs
about his travels to 136 countries over 50 years.
e-mail: jimglen2@sbcglobal.net.
David Keller is the author of Below the Escondido
Rim: A History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend and
Images of America: Alpine. This issue’s article is based
on research for a book on the history of the Pinto
Canyon Ranch. e-mail: flatbilly2@gmail.com
Science,
Flowers
By Kate
Special occasion
arrangements
432.386.4165
Ave C & N 3rd • Marathon, TX
Nine poets – while not room enough to introduce
them individually, all are members of Scott
Wiggerman’s 2011 poetry writing class and may be
reached through him at swig.tripod.com.
Cover: David Loren Bass, detail of Cathedral
Mountain, 9 inches by 6 inches, oil on board. Private
collection.
Occasional Art: Katherine Shaughnessy: Birds of
the Trans Pecos, pencil on paper, 7 inches by 7 inches.
info@evesgarden.org
2012 Chamber Events
June 30 - Barbeque & Dance at the Post Park
September - West Fest Cabrito Cook Off at Post Park
October - Quilt Show
October 20 - Marathon to Marathon
November - Cowboy Social
December 1 - Fiesta de Noche Buena
– go to marathontexas.com for details –
Copy Editor: Andrew Stuart
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