Scott Coon is an award-winning short story writer and former U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst. He served six years, rising to the rank of Sergeant. His service included a tour in Kuwait where he received a First Army Combat Patch and the Joint Service Achievement Award. Now a software developer for a major bank, Scott brings his computer and military experience into his work, along with a sense of spectacle.

His afterlife/fantasy/sci-fi novel GODLESS ARMAGEDDON was published by Hypatia Press in 2024. His debut novel LOST HELIX, a sci-fi adventure/mystery, is available now. He also contributed "Tangled Fate" to It Came from Her Purse, published by Hiraeth SFF Publishing in 2021. “Satellite Archaeology” appeared in the LA NaNoWriMo Anthology in the fall of 2022.

Scott's first published story, “Firewall,” appeared in Nth Degree Magazine in 2006. His short "Enduring Winter" was a finalist in the Writers of the Future Awards, won Second Place in the New England SciFi Writers Assn Contest 2016, and was published in Bewildering Stories, Issue 849, March 2020. He has also been published by MOBIUS: The Journal for Social Change and The STEAM Journal at Claremont University.

Scott Coon shares his knowledge of writing with others and helps other creatives do the same. He hosts the Writers of Sherman Oaks Critique Group meetings in Los Angeles and National Novel Writing Month write-in events. His YouTube channel and websites provide insights into his work and give advice to writers. His Little Creative Interview series helps to foster learning in the creative community. See his websites for more information.

Bud Robertson is a lifelong storyteller who survived twenty-five years in the movie business as a screenwriter, producer, director, and assorted hyphenate. His produced screenplays include Spectres, Prey of the Jaguar, The Great Year, A Pageant for the Ages, and episodes of the superhero series Ultraman. Many other scripts remain mired in Development Hell.

Bud now writes stories for a direct audience rather than screenplay blueprints for producers who may or may not secure financing. With a mission to "Uplift the Spirit and Broaden the Mind," he has had his short stories published in several anthologies since 2019. Bud also publishes two periodic blogs: a travel and photography blog called Bud, Beth & Beyond and a creative writing blog called Friendly Universe.

When not writing and enjoying life with his awesome wife and family in Lake Las Vegas, Bud serves an executive in the glasses-free 3D technology industry.