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A LPINE G UEST Q UARTERS
C e n izo J o urna l
Volume 10 Number 2
C ONTRI B UTORS
Rani Birchfield is a Big Bend-based writer who
loves good stories, hot coffee and cold weather.
And cats. And wine. She does superb decorative
painting; she can balance the books; and she’d
like a Turkish language practice partner. e-mail:
rbirchfield44@hotmail.com
Kevin Bishop is a builder from Houston who
has lived in the Big Bend since 2012. He enjoys
rock hunting, photographing old signs and rid-
ing mopeds e-mail: woodinleg@gmail.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
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Call Sarah at 432-230-2735
Judy Eron has lived for 25 years in the off-the-
grid house she helped build on Terlingua Ranch.
She and her partner Charlie are two-thirds of
“The Terlingua Fill-Harmonic Symphony” that
entertains there. They escape the desert heat by
migrating yearly to the ocean in Washington
state where their band “Double J and the Boys”
performs. She is the author of What Goes Up:
Surviving the Manic Episode of a Loved One.
e-mail: judyeron@yahoo.com
Howdy-Nocona Fowler was born and raised on
the Klamath Indian Reservation in SE Oregon.
He has contributed to The Rocky Mountain
News, Western Horseman, Mules and More and
Cowboy Magazine. e-mail: BurroBill@yahoo.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
Hershall Seals is a teacher at the University of
Mary Hardin-Baylo r serving as Professor of Art,
Director of the Art Department teaching in Art
Metals, Painting, Art Education, and Senior
Exhibition. He earned the BFA degree from
Sam Houston State University and MFA degree
from Louisiana State University. He and his wife
Marilyn live in a restored 180-year-old farm
home outside of Belton, Texas.
rcrossseals@gmail.com
e-mail:
Trisha Runyan is a 4th generation resident of
Presidio. After retiring from a career in commu-
nity service in Dallas and San Antonio, she pur-
chased a 100-year old adobe home built by her
great-grandfather. She serves on the Presidio
County Historical Commission, as an advisor to
the La Junta Heritage Foundation. This is her
first poem to be published. e-mail: trisha.run-
yan@bigbend.net
Jim Street has spent more than 50 years in
journalism, including broadcast, newspaper,
magazine writing and public relations. He has
written about aviation for many years, and
owned the Terrell County News Leader in
Sanderson for 11 years before coming to the
Alpine Avalanche, and he now contributes to the
Big Bend Sentinel and the Cenizo Journal.
e-mail: jimstreet475@yahoo.com.
Debbie Wahrmund is a freelance writer from
Austin, Texas who loves West Texas. e-mail:
debbie.wahrmund@gmail.com
Carolyn Brown Zniewski started her
publishing career at age nine, publishing a one-
page neighborhood newsletter called The Circle.
From 1992 – 2006 she wrote a recipe column
for two neighborhood newspapers in
Minneapolis, MN. In 2013, she started
publishing the Cenizo. e-mail: publisher@cenizo-
journal.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:
mayamadesoap.com. e-mail: mayamadeapothe-
cary @gmail.com
Cover: WTX Sunset by Wendy Lynn Wright,
website: wendylynnwright.com
Copy editor: Rani Birchfield
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