Weekly Artist

Pen Name: Paula Ray

I prefer to keep my real name private as I’m a teacher and my student’s know how to Google. Not all of my work is suitable for children.

I’m a musician; clarinet and saxophone are my primary instruments, but I do play many others. I’ve taught band as well as elementary music and middle school chorus. I’ve steered clear of high school band, because the enormous amount of time one must invest in half time shows would leave me no time to write. As it is now, I teach music to darling children and I’m home by 4:00pm everyday and eager to get my writing fix.

I’ve dabbled in a wide variety of genres and styles of writing, but the works that feel most “me” tend to be abstract and drenched in imagery and wordplay. These particular pieces seldom contain dialogue, nor do they have a typical “plot”. In my opinion, they are poetic snapshots or short text films that show the world through a musical lens. Often the overall tone is dark and moody and with deep undercurrents of emotion throughout. What I’ve found is that these extensions of my spirit in the form of poetic writings usually flow from me in a stream, one sitting, rarely taking more than twenty minutes to compose. I may edit the work after the basic structure is there, but I try not to tamper too much, because the organic feel gets lost when I do. I can’t say if my work is good or bad, I’m not sure I understand how one can define bad art anyway. I will say that to my great surprise and delight, I’ve recently had poetry nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Apparently, someone out there enjoys my work, which makes me very happy.

You can find examples of my work in Weirdyear and Daily Love as well as many other zines. For a full listing, you may want to check out my blog: http://musicalpencil.blogspot.com



Likes: Sci-fi, steampunk, time-travel, fantasy, horror, poetry, music, songwriting, sculpture, painting, dancing, drama, puppetry, stained-glass, and all other forms of art.

Dislikes: Balancing my check book, driving, talking on the phone, reading instruction manuals, tallying grades, doing housework

Status: Married for eleven years and spoiled rotten

Name: Ron Koppelberger


I have been submitting poetry and short stories for the past several years. I began writing when I was ten years old, my grandparents gave me my first typewriter. I have written 98 books of poetry and 17 novels over the past Four or five years. I have published 346 poems, 186 short stories and 32 pieces of art in over 87 periodical, anthologies and books. I love to write and nothing thrills me more than seeing my work in print. The creative process is a thrill for me as is influencing the Reader in a positive way, in a thought provoking way. One of my primary goals involves touching the reader and giving them a gift, the gift of a long forgotten memory or perhaps a special insight that may not have been apparent.

I usually find myself in some sort of creative process, some form of self expression. I love to play guitar and keyboards in my spare time; music is another creative drive in my life and I enjoy playing whenever I get the chance. I also do pencil sketches, I have about six or seven hundred drawings; perhaps I’ll illustrate a book someday. There are 70 pieces of my art on facebook, have a look if your interested.

I am new to the field of art but I began drawing about 12 years ago and have over seven hundred pieces of art now. I love to create and nothing thrills me more than seeing my work in print. I have published 32 pieces at several magazines and web sites. I have published in Dark Gothic Resurrected, Blood Moon Rising, Fan Art Central and Death Head Grin. The creative process is a thrill for me as is influencing the viewer in a positive way, in a thought provoking way. One of my primary goals involves touching the viewer and giving them a gift, the gift of a long forgotten memory or perhaps a special insight that may not have been apparent.

Education: 3 years in Business admin

Likes: movies, music, reading, writing, the beach, the sun, October chill, macaroni and cheese and Strawberry soda.

Dislikes: people who scream day and night, suffering, and pain.

Status: Single

Contact Email Address: Email-will806095@bellsouth.net
Facebook.com (will806095@bellsouth.com)

www.Necrologyshorts.com
http://www.weirdyear.com/search/label/Ron%20Koppelberger
http://www.yesteryearfiction.com/search/label/Ron%20Koppelberger
http://www.dailylove.net/search/label/Ron%20Koppelberger