C e n izo J o urna l
HARPER ’ S
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Volume 8 Number 3
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C ONTRI B UTORS
Rani Birchfield is a writer and traveler
experiencing the small-town, big-sky life of the
Big Bend region. She’s a coffee addict and
beach lover who’s coming to face the reality
that normal days don’t always consist of such
things. Ok, maybe the coffee. Feel free to email
her and tell her a story. e-mail: rbirchfield44@
hotmail.com
Julia Kennedy Kirkland is a writer, poet,
and fifth generation Texan. She lives in Austin
with her husband and four children, but much
of the dust of West Texas - where her folks live
- has found its way into her soul. e-mail:
jkennedykirkland@gmail.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
W HITE C RANE
A CUPUNCTURE
C LINIC
Acupuncture
•
Herbs
•
Bodywork
Shanna Cowell, L.Ac.
N EW L OCATION :
303 E. Sul Ross • Alpine
432.837.3225
Mon. - Fri. by appointment
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
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
Eve’s Garden
Bed and
Breakfast
432.386.4165
Ave C & N 3rd • Marathon, TX
info@evesgarden.org
www.evesgarden.org
AYN FOUNDATION
(DAS MAXIMUM)
ANDY WARHOL MARIA ZERRES
“The Last Supper” “September Eleven”
Brite Building 107-109 N Highland, Marfa
Open weekends noon to 5 pm
For hours, please call: 432.729.3315
or visit www.aynfoundation.com
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Jeremy Gonzalez is a staff reporter for the
Fort Stockton Pioneer. He always has a cup
of coffee on his desk. His wife is his cure for
writer’s block, and if he were an animal, he
would be a chameleon: colorful, adaptive and
chill. e-mail: tigerwithcoffee@gmail.com
C. W. (Bill) Smith is a writer, historian, and
curator of the Terrell County Memorial
Museum. e-mail: wsmith1948@yahoo.com
Johanna Nelson was born in far East Texas
and moved to far West Texas when she was
19. Currently she lives a bit north up the Rio
Grande in Santa Fe, NM. She paints, works in
economic development, cooks salsa and misses
West Texas fiercely. She’s currently working
on a book of Salsa Stories. e-mail: salsastories@
gmail.com
Carol Townsend With 35 years of experi-
ence, Carol’s portfolio is filled with the flora
and fauna of Big Bend. She sells her work on-
line or at the small photo and crafts shop she
shares with her daughter, Bonnie: Cactus
Flower on Hwy 90, in Marathon. e-mail:
Cctsflower50@yahoo.com.
Larry D. Thomas is a member of the Texas
Institute of Letters and was privileged to serve
as the 2008 Texas Poet Laureate. His Larry D.
Thomas: New and Selected Poems (TCU Press,
2008) was a semi-finalist for the National Book
Award. e-mail: larrydthomas@bigbend.net
Jim Wilson is a 66-year-old retired
Veterinarian living in the country between
Austin and Houston. He grew up in Lobo
Valley south of Van Horn. He began writing
poetry in 2000. He has published five books
of poetry. He loves the Big Bend country
more than any place on earth. e-mail: jwil-
son@abilene.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 her website,
mayamade.net. e-mail: mayamadeapothecary
@gmail.com
Cover: Road Rules by Billy L. Keen at Brothers
Fine Art in Marfa. Photograph by Rani
Birchfield.
Copy editor: Rani Birchfield
SUBSCRIPTIONS
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SUBMISSION
Deadline for advertising and editorial for the Fourth Quarter 2016 issue: August 15, 2016.
Art, photographic and literary works may be e-mailed to the Editor.
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