Alexander ( Sandy ) Devers is the CEO of Streets Ahead , a nonprofit organization that supports adults with learning disabilities in the Scottish Borders . A musician , traveler , happy troublemaker and avid cyclist , he recently completed the Southern Tier , a nearly 3,500 mile cycling tour of the United States from San Diego , CA to St . Augustine , FL . He enjoys meeting new people and exploring new places , from Morocco to the wilds of Far West Texas . Email : sandy @ sandydevers . co . uk

Judy Eron splits her time between the ocean in Washington state and the remote mountain desert outside Big Bend National Park in Texas , where she and her partner Charlie enjoy off-the-grid living in a house she helped to build . Summers , Judy is rhythm guitarist and songwriter for country band Double J and the Boys . She is the author of What Goes Up : Surviving the Manic Episode of a Loved One . Email : judyeron @ yahoo . com

Joe Holley Austin resident Joe Holley is a columnist and editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle .

Shannon King was born and raised in Texas . Shannon has lived in central Texas for the past 31 years . In 2014 , she discovered the west and our beautiful Chihuahuan desert and knew immediately this was where she was meant to be . Finally , this March , she is at

home . A horse lover , Shannon has slowly built a following by riding and camping all over Texas and southern New Mexico , while telling her stories as a woman traveling alone . She hopes to inspire other women to pursue their dreams and feel confident in doing so . Read more at www . facebook . com / ConfessionsofaSaddleTramp or visit www . confessionsofasaddletramp . com .

James Moore is a New York Times bestselling author of four books on presidential politics , two non-fiction narratives , a sci-fi novel and a thriller . He is an Emmy-winning former TV news correspondent who was frequently named the “ Best TV Reporter in Texas ” by the Associated Press , UPI , and the Texas Headliners ’ Foundation . He has worked as an on-air political analyst for MSNBC and has appeared on numerous network and cable news shows . Moore has been writing on Texas history , politics , and culture since the mid- 70s , and publishes a weekly Substack newsletter online at “ Texas to the World .”

Shari Tripp has a BS and MS in biology from Sul Ross State University . She has contributed to the “ The Journal of Big Bend Studies ” and has interests in the plants and rock art of the Trans- Pecos area . Shari loves the desert and lives with her husband , dog and cats in Alpine , Texas .

Cenizo Winter 2023