Cenizo Journal
Volume 3 Number 3
CONTR I B U TOR S
Erin Caro Aguayo – a former editor with the
Center for Big Bend Studies, Erin has returned
from a year in Austin and is now looking forward to
life in Alpine. e-mail: eecaro@hotmail.com
Charles Angell lives near Ruidosa. Exploring the
Big Bend area is both his hobby and his occupation.
e-mail: charles@angellexpeditions.com
Laren Bridges is a photographer, author and
mother of four. Laren graduated from Texas Tech.
Her portfolio is diverse – portraits, athletic action,
youth leagues, weddings, landscapes, quinceañeras
and more! Web: Larenbridges.com
Mary Locke Crofts is from San Antonio but lives
as much as possible in a small house in Langtry. Her
Ph.D. dissertation in 2006 included a book of
poems and stories about the rock art of the Lower
Pecos and West Texas landscape.
e-mail:
mlocke13@sbcglobal.net
William H. Darby III is nearing completion of a
master’s degree in English at Sul Ross where he has
been the editor of the campus newspaper and the
literary magazine. Upon graduation he hopes to get
a job working with words.
e-mail: wdar650@sulross.edu
Avram Dumitrescu’s art has been featured in the
Southern Review, Gastronomica, MFK Fisher among the
Pots and Pans and Drawing Inspiration: Visual Artists at
Work. His newest work of art is a collaboration with
his wife Megan: their daughter, Matilda. Web: onlin-
eavram.com
Phyllis Dunham writes on music, food, travel and
adventure. A transplanted Austinite with family
roots in the area, she spends weekends hiking and
exploring the Big Bend.
e-mail: phyllis_dunham@yahoo.com
Anne Eckley is an Oklahoma native and former
teacher. Anne had an interior design studio in
Houston for 16 years. She moved to Alpine three
years ago, enthralled by the arid landscape and
huge sky. Web:bigbendartscouncil.org/main/en/user-pro-
file/anne-eckley
Jim Glendinning was born on a Scottish farm
and educated at Oxford University. Widely traveled,
he hosts trips to Scotland and Ireland and writes
local travel guides. e-mail: jimglen2@sbcglobal.net
Russell Graves lives in Childress. In 2001, 2003
and 2006 he was named Texas agriscience teacher
of the year. These days, his lifelong fascination with
nature, wildlife, agriculture and the outdoors has
become the subject of his photos, writing and pub-
lic speaking. Web: russellgraves.com
Adam Jahiel’s career includes work in films, pho-
tographing the Titanic expedition and work for
Time, Newsweek, the New York Times and the National
Geographic Society. For years, he has been photo-
graphing the cowboys of the Great Basin. Web:
adamjahiel.com
Bill Lindemann, native Texan, UT-Austin gradu-
ate and retired exploration geologist with Exxon, is
a self-taught naturalist, newspaper columnist,
teacher and speaker on birds and other nature sub-
jects; he founded Fredericksburg Nature Center.
e-mail: billin2@beecreek.net
Patty Manning is an artist and botanist. She man-
ages the native plant greenhouses at Sul Ross State
University and has provided scientific illustrations
for several books on botanical subjects. e-mail: pman-
ning@sulross.edu
Cynthia (Lou) McKaughan describes herself as
“not a writer,” but admits that “after paddling Santa
Elena Canyon for the first time” she felt compelled
to write poetry. Now she can’t stop. e-mail: birdiegoing-
south@gmail.com
Wyman Meinzer is the much-awarded and
much-published state photographer of Texas. A
native of the Rolling Plains of Texas, he teaches
photography at Texas Tech in addition to his ongo-
ing book projects and freelance magazine assign-
ments. e-mail: wymanmeinzer.com
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
Barbara Novovitch moved to Marathon in 1999
after retiring from Reuters international 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.
e-mail: bbnovo@gmail.com
Luc Novovitch, a former news photographer for
Reuters, AFP and Gamma agencies, has taught
photojournalism at Tennessee Tech. His travel and
documentary photography is distributed through
several photo agencies and through his Web site:
offiwent.com
Carolyn Ohl has lived in the Christmas
Mountains since 1976. She started her oasis in
1996. Birders and bird photographers are welcome.
Sorry, no pets or minors. For directions, e-mail: car-
olynohl@yahoo.com
Ron Payne spends winters as a park host at Big
Bend National Park and summers in Ohio. After
years of writing sermons, he is now content to write
commentary and poetry.
e-mail: ronaldgenepayne@gmail.com
Alyce Santoro is an internationally exhibited con-
ceptual and sound artist and social and environ-
mental activist. She is the proprietor of the Center
for the (Im)probable & Impermaculture Research
in Fort Davis. e-mail: alyce@alycesantoro.com
K.B. Whitley was born and raised in southwest
Louisiana. He takes short walks and long naps and
writes poems and short stories late into the night in
Marfa. His latest book, Where From Here, is available
now. e-mail: texace@sbcglobal.net
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2011
July 2 - Chili Cook-off and Dance at the Post Park
Sept. 17 & 18 - West Fest Cabrito Cook Off at Post Park
Oct. 15 - Marathon to Marathon
Cover: Anne Eckley ~ Detail of Clouds over Dillon,
thread on canvas, 7 by 9 inches.
Occasional Art: Patty Manning ~ Seed pods and
grasses of the Chihuahuan Desert, pencil or pen
and ink on paper.
Copy editing: Andrew Stuart
Nov. 13 - Cowboy Social at Ritchey Brothers Building • 3 - 6 pm
Dec. 3 - Fiesta de Noche Buena,
All the shops on Hwy 90 • 6 - 9 pm
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