Old Mountain Press announces publication of a new poetry anthology, In the Yard II: A Poetry Anthology. This anthology is 98 pages consists of poems by 74 poets from across the country. This book offers exception work with an outdoor theme. Its cover is full color laminated 10 pt.

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Memories of You      Tom Davis   Memories, Like ancient ghosts, Haunt the attic of my mind   Gardenia’s scent Floating On a soft Spring breeze   Summer’s sun Beating down On dew-covered grass   Lightning bugs Twinkling tiny beacons Leading us We know not where   Now, I sit alone in our backyard And listen to the whippoorwill’s Sad three note song   Remembering you, my love And all the good times we shared   TOM DAVIS’ publishing credits include Poets Forum, The Carolina Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Fayetteville Observer’s Saturday Extra, A Loving Voice Vol. I and II, Special Warfare., and Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT program for 2013 and 2021. He has authored several books. Tom, a retired Special Forces soldier, has written and published his memoir, The Most Fun I Ever Had With My Clothes On: A March From Private to Colonel.

Unstoppable Invaders Barbara Ledford Wright   WHEN IT COMES to fire ants, I prefer to wipe the little varmints off the face of the earth, or at least out of my yard.      I’d never seen so much rain in Shelby, NC. My granddaughter, Reagan, and I had not been able to play in the yard; but finally sheep clouds overtook the wolf clouds, and we ventured outside. The grass was so tall because we hadn’t mowed, and we hopscotched around to find the ball. As a consequence, the showers had brought fire ants, and that being the case; I didn’t see the ant colony. The large mound expanded to hundreds of individuals, and I stepped smack-dab in the middle. Without delay, the ants covered my feet and legs. The stings were so painful.      I fanned with my hands, jumping around, knocking some off, but nothing stopped their race up my legs. Immediately Regan called her mother at work, and she slid her car into the driveway. Together they used the water hose to wash the ants off. They poured boiling water and soap on the mound to either drown or scald the ants. The ants re-appeared somewhere else. It was too late, the damage had started. I made two different visits to Urgent Care for treatment.      I was tired of the varmints invading my yard. They wouldn’t go away on their own, and I took fast action. An exterminator sprayed, and my stings healed. Finally my granddaughter and I enjoyed the yard without the invasion of fire ants. BARBARA LEDFORD WRIGHT resides in Shelby, NC. She’s a retired teacher, and enjoys playing with her granddaughter. Barbara’s prose has been in all except one of the Old Mountain Press Anthology series. She writes about her love and encounters in the mountains. Her recent stories have been published in The Best of North Georgia magazine; Our Southern Memories journal and Pancakes in Heaven journal.

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JoAnna Powers Arnold, PhD in Reading Education from Auburn University, is a world languages and literacy specialist in Southwest Georgia.. A longtime contributor to Old Mountain Press, she’s spent the last fifteen years weaving words with purpose. When she’s not working, JoAnna is chasing joy with grandkids, planning the next big adventure, or scribbling notes for her next piece. Literacy is her mission, and life is inspiration for her stories. JoAnna and her husband Bob live in Americus, Georgia.

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Sam Barbee’s newest collection is Apertures of Voluptuous Force (2022, Redhawk Publishing). He served as President of the Winston-Salem Writers, and also NC Poetry Society; and is one of the originators of the Poetry In Plain Sight—now in its thirteenth year—a poetry initiative featuring NC poets on broadside posters and display them in NC towns statewide. His poems currently appear in Cave Wall, Asheville Poetry Review, and The Anthology of Appalachian Writers (WV).

Jenny Bates, seven poetry books, published in numerous NC and international journals. Her poems and her 2023 book, ESSENTIAL (Redhawk Publications) have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her poem, “Virga” Honorable Mention in 2025 Pinseong Awards, was also included in The Unnatural Disaster of Hurricane Helene Flood: Appalachian Poets Holler from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia sales of this Anthology will help with hurricane and flood relief efforts.

Donna Beal is a poet living in Hayesville, North Carolina. After retiring from almost 25 years in financial services she enjoys having time for everything poetry. Donna has been published in various literary journals and is part of the SistaWRITE network of women poets founded by North Carolina’s current Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, NC Writer’s Network-West, and the NC Poetry Society.

Glendas Beall’s publishing credits include poetry book, Now Might as Well Be Then; story and poem collection, Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers and Fins; Family history: Profiles and pedigrees: The descendants of Thomas Charles Council (1858-1911); and various literary reviews and slick magazines. She teaches memoir writing on Zoom.

S. G. (Sandy) Benson, a regular contributor to OMP, lives near Warne, NC. Her articles and stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers nationwide since 1971. She published her first book, My Mother’s Keeper: One Family’s Journey Through Dementia in 2021 and her second book, Dear Folks, a collection of her dad’s letters home during WWII, in August 2024. She is currently working on a collection of short stories.

Kerri Habben Bosman is a writer living in Cape Carteret, NC. She is a graduate of Peace College and North Carolina State University. Her work has been included in the News and Observer and regularly appears in publications throughout the US and Canada.

Clare Bratten is a writer who has written for a small local paper, written various ads and radio copy, was hired to produce constrained corporate speech writing and corporate public relations—followed by overly serious academic writing. She currently works as a part time editor for a memoir, is part of the River Writers group and plays fiddle or accordion in a three-woman group called The Furies.

Rachel Bronnum’s work has appeared in several Old Mountain Press Anthologies as well as other collections. She is a retired educator and divides her time between Highlands, NC and Lawrenceville, Georgia where her fruit trees bear the ravages of animals and weather.

Barbara Brooks, the author of the chapbooks The Catbird Sang, A Shell to Return to the Sea, and Water Colors is a retired physical therapist.  Her work has appeared in Knee Brace Press, Remington Review, Silkworm, Backchannels among others. She lives in Hillsborough, NC. with her dog.

Jay Bryan’s work has appeared in Blink, they wrote us a poem VII and VIII (Health Arts Network at Duke), Ecozoic Reader, Cowboy Poetry, Witness Appalachia to Hatteras, NC  Poetry Society, and Carrboro’s 100th Birthday Poetry Anthology. He has authored the following books: Selected Poems, Haiku for Carroll, and Love Poems for Wendy. He compiled and edited Carrboro’s 100th Birthday Poetry Anthology. Jay lives in Carrboro, NC.

Ina Claire Bryant lives in western North Carolina at Ardenwoods where she is known as Sam.  She has published a book of poetry entitled The Fruit of Years.  An educator of many years, she graduated from the University of South Carolina as a Phi Beta Kappa and holds a Masters in English.

Toby Bunton’s credits include  Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT PROGRAM, also six anthologies for Old Mountain Press. In September 2023, his poem “Mowing Mayberry”  was published as a finalist for Winston Salem Writers’-Flying South 10th anniversary anthology. Most recently his poems were included in the Heron XI Clan’s 2024 and 2025 poetry collections. Toby is a UNCG graduate in Literature. He is married with two children, and lives in Mt. Airy, NC.

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Nancy Sales Cash is a WNC native who has worked as a journalist, publicist and author in the U.S. and overseas. She writes about the mountains, its life and people, and lives in Asheville, NC, with two pets and a challenging garden.

Caroline Cottom is the former director of the U.S. coalition that brought an end to nuclear testing in Nevada. Her poetry collection, Asylum, recounts her mother’s life as a sharecropper’s daughter. Individual poems appear in Main Street Rag, Silk Road, Dulcet, Motif IV, Last Stanza Poetry Review, and others. Caroline lives in Greensboro, NC, with her husband Thom and cats Suki and Shanti.

Barbara Viv Cavanaugh grew up in Coastal Georgia and Western North Carolina. Between 1970 and 1994 she lived in Fayetteville, NC and taught English Composition at the Community College. In 1995 she moved to Texas and taught at the High School and Community College level. Her experience with horses and armadillos came from 30 years of ranch life. Previous publications include a book of poetry called Fire Water.

Eloise Currie’s publishing credits include pieces in the Personal Story Publishing Project, Fall 2024, Personal Story Publishing Project, Spring 2025, and Old Mountain Press Mountain Lakes, 2025  anthologies. She has edited books as well as short stories. She has kept a journal for thirty years and uses it as source material for short stories and nonfiction. Eloise lives in Raleigh, NC.

Steve Cushman has published four poetry collections, most recently The Last Time, and lives Greensboro with his family.

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Tom Davis’ publishing credits include Poets Forum, The Carolina Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Fayetteville Observer’s Saturday Extra, A Loving Voice Vol. I and II, Special Warfare., and Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT program for 2013 and 2021. He has authored several books. Tom, a retired Special Forces soldier, has written and published his memoir, The Most Fun I Ever Had With My Clothes On: A March From Private to Colonel.

Diana Day has written poetry all her life, but worked as an advertising copywriter in Atlanta and New York City. Now retired in the Blue Ridge Mountains, her poems have appeared in Witcraft, ONE ART: a journal of poetry, the Pure Slush Lifespan Anthology, Tipton Poetry Journal, Door=Jar, Appalachian Places, and Third Wednesday.

Suzanne  Delaney is a Retired RN. Born in Australia, she lived in the Hawaiian Islands for 40 yrs and now lives in NC. Her favorite hobby is papercrafts, including watercolor,mixed media and collage.  A regular contributor to OMP, her poems are also  included in Poems of Nature, Enchantment and Mystery. by Carol Mays and Suzanne Delaney. PS: It's Poetry. and PS: It’s Still Poetry. - An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from Around the World Paperback. also Radiant VersesAll are available on Amazon.com

Nancy Dillingham is a sixth-generation Dillingham from the community of Dillingham in Big Ivy in western North Carolina.  Her collection of poetry Home was nominated for a SIBA. Her latest publications include No Time Like the Present: A Memoir in Essays and Curves: Collected Stories (Redhawk Publications) and the chapbooks Promise and Longing (Kelsay Books).  Forthcoming work includes the chapbook After Helene (boatsagainstthecurrent.org) and a poem in the summer edition of The Orchards Poetry Journal.  She lives in Asheville, NC.

Sandra Dillingham’s work has appeared in Victoria Press and the anthology It’s All Relative from The Tree from 50 WNC Women. Sandra was the editor of Haywood Press at Haywood Community College for five years. Sandra lives in Asheville, NC.

David Dixon is a physician, poet, and musician who lives and practices in the foothills of North Carolina.  His work has appeared in Rock & Sling, The Northern Virginia Review, Connecticut River Review, Bear Paw Arts Journal, The Greensboro Review, Kakalak, Atlanta Review and elsewhere. He is the author of The Scattering of Saints (Hermit Feathers Press, 2022).

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Diana Ewell Engel’s poetry has appeared in Asheville Poetry Review, snapdragon, Delta Poetry Review, Pinesong, and Flying South. She served as President of Writers’ Group of the Triad and WGOT Poetry

Writers Facilitator. Her chapbook, Excavating Light, was published by Finishing Line Press. She writes and publishes the free Substack blog, Seized by the Poem, dedicated to the joy of contemporary verse. Diana lives in High Point, NC, with her husband Clint and dog Bella.

Terri Kirby Erickson lives in Pfafftown, NC, and is the author of seven full-length collections of award-winning poetry. Her work has appeared in “American Life in Poetry,” ONE ART, Rattle, The SUN, The Writer’s Almanac, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and many other literary journals, anthologies, magazines, and newspapers. Among her numerous awards are the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize and the Annals of Internal Medicine Poetry Prize. Visit www.terrikirbyerickson.com for more information about her work.

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Joanne Kennedy Frazer is a retired peace and justice director and educator for faith-based organizations. Her work has appeared over 100 times in a variety of literary venues. Her last chapbook, Seasonings (Kelsay Books), was nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. She lives in Raleigh, NC.

Peggy Dugan French is a California girl with Minnesota roots. She has been the editor of the small print zine Shemom since 1997.  Her work has appeared in Lilliput, bear creek haiku, Shemom and Whispers.  She has worn many hats over the years, but raising her children has been one of her greatest pleasures. Peggy lives in Cardiff, CA, with her husband, cat and wild garden and blogs at peggyduganfrench.com

Dena M. Ferrari, is a regular contributor to OMP, Dena’s poetry is featured in Westchester Community College of NY Phoenix (1975), Writers Alliance Poets World-Wide anthologies has many of her published works. Dena’s own books, Poems From the Hearth (2010) Come Closer My Dearies (2013), Charmed Times Three (2015), and her newest book Wyld Earth Magick (2018) shows diversified writing styles, leaving a Living Legacy for her grandchildren. She and her husband, Peter live in Vass, NC.

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Bob Garrett is a avid outdoorsman and nature enthusiast from Vienna, GA. He currently lives in Sylvester, GA.

Michael Gaspeny’s most recent books are Flight Manual: New and Selected Poems and the novel Postcard from the Delta. For hospice service in his hometown, Greensboro, NC, he received The Governor’s Award for Volunteer Excellence. He loves to romp in OMP.

James Gibson, a native Tennessean, private pilot, scuba diver, and  auto industry retiree, lives in Northville, Michigan. His first five novels featured Native American culture in the “Anasazi Quest” series. Searching with Pei for the Meaning of Life was published in 2016 based on his experiences living in Taiwan. His eighth novel,  To Live or Die in Taiwan was published in  2018.

Linda M. Gifford has lived for four years with her husband in a log house on 37 acres within the Nantahala National Forest, north of Murphy, NC.  She has written many poems reflecting this new chapter of their lives. The huge waterfall in the backyard, the forest and new friends have been an inspiration to compile a collection of her poems, new and old, in her new book titled Rocky Knob Cove published by Mountain Lake Publishing. Her poems and essays appeared in many anthologies, including Old Mountain Press.

Marian Gowan is a regular contributor to Old Mountain Press anthologies.  During her sixteen years living in western NC, her work appeared in several southern publications.  She returned to western NY in 2017 to be near family.

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Mary Ellen Hammond lives in Swain County, NC. For 27 years she was co-founder and editor at Milestone Press, now a part of The University of Georgia Press. Her articles, essays, and poetry have appeared in regional and national publications including WNC Magazine, Our State Magazine, Welcome Home, Senior Hiker, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2024 she was named an emerging poet in the North Carolina Poetry Society’s Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series.

Debbie Hooper travels and writes poetry to go along with her professional aerial and nature photography.  This will be her eighth time in this Old Mountain Press Anthology.  You can see her photography on her website JoeBay.com under Portfolio.  She and her husband have finished their house in Andrews, NC.

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Bonnie Johnson is nurse healer, writer and author of: THREE TURNS OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE: Healing the Victim Within and a children’s book What Would You Do If Sammy Hit You? aired on Alabama Public Radio. She occasionally writes poems and is currently writing a memoir centered on her relationship to her spirited Scot Irish grandfather. Bonnie lives in Nashville, TN.

Jerry Judge lives in Cincinnati with 2 imperial cats. He is active in the Greater Cincinnati writing community and has published eight poetry chapbooks. His last collection was The Cold Moon, published by Seven Kitchens Press, 2021.

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Patsy Kennedy Lain resides in Hubert, NC near the Crystal Coast.  She has short stories published in a local anthology and newspaper, poems in 41 Old Mountain Press anthologies and a few in magazines.  Patsy has published three poetry collections, BACKROADS, FLASHBACKS, BLENDED, one short story collection, SMORGASBORD, and seven children’s    books.   Currently she is working on her fourth and fifth poetry collections plus a second short story collection.  Patsy continues to write, paint and receive awards for her writings as well as paintings.

Cindy Larson, is a native of Fargo, North Dakota. She and her husband, Jerry, lived in Connecticut for 33 years. In 2000 they built their retirement home on Glassy Mountain, South Carolina, and after 17 years moved to The Woodlands, a senior living facility on the edge of beautiful Furman University, Greenville, SC. In 2021 they moved once again, now in Novi, MI. It is starting to feel like home.

Brenda Kay Ledford resides in Clay County, NC. Her work has appeared in all of the Old Mountain Press anthologies. Finishing Line Press has released her new poetry book, The Persistent Trillium. Her poetry appeared in Anthology of Appalachian Writers. She blogs at: http://www.blueridgepoet.blogspot.com

K. A. Lewis writes poetry, micro prose, fantasy, and SF. Since 2014, her work has been published in numerous anthologies, most recently Mountain Lakes, Reading & Writing During the Holidays, Good Old Days, NoVA Bards 2024, Dawn Horizons, and the upcoming Gathering 2025. Katy and her husband live with four demanding cats in a small book-stuffed house in Falls Church, VA. Learn more at: KA-Lewis.com

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Valerie Macon’s work appears in venues such as Winston-Salem Writers Poetry in Plain Sight, Kakalak, Visions International, and Clockhouse Review. Several of her essays appear in Personal Essay Publishing Project and are included in 6-Minute Stories Podcast.  Her books of poetry are Shelf Life, Sleeping Rough, A String of Black Pearls, The Shape of Today, Page Turner and Chasing After the Wind. She lives in Fuquay-Varina, NC, where she writes for Suburban Living Magazine.

Nancy Martin-Young writes poetry, short stories, and novels from her home in the western NC mountains.  Her books include romantic suspense novels Seeing Things, Hearing Things, and Sensing Things, the Regency novel Wit and Prattles, the short story collection Southern Edge, and the poetry chapbook The Last Girl Standing. Nancy lives with the guy who took her to the prom. Their children are reasonably well-adjusted, though the same can’t be said for their cat.

Preston Martin has published poems in numerous journals and anthologies. He facilitates classes in poetry and literature at Duke Continuing Education. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC.

Mark Marshall moved from West Virginia to Nashville, TN in 1977. Forty years working as a career coach, sharing stories with thousands of people taught him the power of storytelling. Mark is now a member of The River Writers group. His essays draw on how growing up in Richwood, WV, a small lumber and mining town shaped his life, and have been featured by The Tennessean, Personal Story Publishing Project, WV Writers Association, Old Mountain Press.

Beth McNichol is a writer and journalist who was afraid of Shel Silverstein’s author photo until just a few years ago. A longtime scaredy-cat, she is discovering her courage in midlife. She lives in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, two kids, and one sneezy pup.

Anne M. Middleton lives in Raleigh, NC, where for over two decades she was the State of North Carolina’s lead appellate attorney in the areas of crimes against children and adult sexual offenses. Since retirement, Anne enjoys writing and performing improv. She is a shamanic dream teacher, Shamanic Reiki Master, and certified yoga and meditation teacher. Her publishing credits include Personal Story Publishing Project, Family Circle Magazine, Fitness Magazine, and Jurist Magazine.

Celia Miles, a Jackson County native, lives and writes in Asheville. A’nicheless writer,’ her thirteen novels encompass cozy romances, mysteries, historical fiction, set in NC and Scotland. Her latest novel

is Eight Nights at the Harris Hotel set in the Outer Hebrides. website: celiamiles.com

Mona Miracle, born in Kentucky, was thrust onto Florida beaches at seven, but settled into her mountain forever-home in Asheville in 1989.  She was a featured presenter at South Florida Poetry Society, and a four-category winner in Florida Freelance Writers Annual Competition.  She earned degrees at Univ. of Florida and Nova Univ.  Among her books at Amazon is the novel Wesley’s Gift, set in Asheville, Charlotte, and Tokyo, Japan. www.monaraemiracle.com

Louise Morris lives in Nashville, TN, and is a member of the River Writers Group. As a young adult, she taught English in Japan and Korea, under the auspices of the United Methodist Church. Her writings include magazine articles, essays and journaling. She helped write and edit chapters in More Than Witnesses, How a Small Group of Missionaries Aided in Korea’s Democratic Revolution, about her experiences in Korea in the 1970s.

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Bev Ohler began her life, worked and studied in the Northeast, but has lived most off it here at Warren Wilson College where she taught and designed, worked in the theater, directed festivals and the like, writing with every endeavor. She has published seven books and has loved writing with this publication. She now lives in Black Mountain with her dog, Callie.

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David W. Plunkett’s poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies, and he is a regular contributor to Old Mountain Press. He published The Blue House, his first collection of poems, in 2024.  His two novels Chessboard and Poisoned Pawn are available on Amazon.com. A resident of Young Harris, GA, he is currently working on a third novel and a second collection of poems.

Nancy Posey is a teacher and freelance writer in the Nashville area. Her poetry has appeared in Oxford Poetry, Poetry South, Writers Digest, and more. She has  co-hosted Black Dog Poetry Open Mic, a monthly event, online since the pandemic. A songwriter and freelance writer, she serves on the IBMA Songwriter Committee.

Michael Potts has written three novels and three poetry anthologies. He is Professor of Philosophy at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He lives with his wife, Karen, and seven cats in Coats, North Carolina.

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Mary Ricketson, Murphy NC, loves sunshine, summertime and hiking. She works as mental health counselor and blueberry farmer.  Her published poetry collections are, I Hear the River Call My Name, Hanging Dog Creek, Shade and Shelter, Mississippi: The Story of Luke and Marian, Keeping in Place, and Lira, Poems of a Woodland Woman, Precious the Mule, STUTTERS, A Book of Hope, and her newest, Tall Flowers and Living Long, 2025.

Dwight Roth is a retired elementary school teacher of 29 years, who grew up in the mountains of Southwestern Pennsylvania. His work appears in several Old Mountain Press anthologies. He has self- published four memoirs and several books of poetry, as well as children’s books. Some of his books are published on Amazon Kindle. Dwight and his wife Ruth live near Monroe, NC. He writes regularly on his poetry blog: https://rothpoetry.wordpress.com/

Maria Rouphail is the 2024-25 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for Central North Carolina. Her fourth poetry collection, This Small House, this Big Sky, was published by Redhawk Publications in 2025. Rouphail lives in Raleigh.

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Paul Sherman reads, writes and drinks too much coffee from his home in Burnsville, NC. His house is in the Pisgah Forest and he enjoys birdwatching from his porch. Many of his poems have appeared in Old Mountain Press Anthologies.

Jane Shlensky, a veteran teacher and musician, holds an MFA from UNC-Greensboro. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart four times. Find recent work in Pinesong, Kakalak, moonShine review, NCLR, and Nostos. Her chapbook is Barefoot on Gravel. She lives in Bahama, NC.

Rishan Singh is a South African. He has published 2 books of poetry and his  poetry has appeared in many anthologies. He has also authored scientific chapters and conference proceedings. He won a poetry prize back in 2011.

Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies. Collections of her personal items/ photos/memorabilia are in major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian. The Smithsonian selected only her photo to represent all teens from the 1950's; a large showcase in its National Museum of American History featured her photo. hand-designed clothing, and her costume sketches. ‘Girlhood’ exhibit opened 10-2020 and then toured from Jan. 2023 to 2025.

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Carroll S. Taylor is a writer, poet, and playwright. She is the author of two young adult novels and two children’s books. In June 2024, she published her first poetry collection, Facing Toward the East. Her one-act play, Midnight, was performed onstage at The Peacock Performing Arts Center, Hayesville, NC, in February 2025. Her books emphasize generational storytelling and her love for reptiles, amphibians, and birds. She and her husband live in Hiawassee, GA.

Rebekah Timms, a deeply rooted South Carolinian, lives in Greenwood, SC, fifteen miles from the place where she  was born. Although she is nearing the end of her ninth decade on this earth, she is still full of life and stories to tell.

Ashley Tunnell is pursuing an English degree from the University of North Georgia with a concentration in writing and publication. Her work has appeared in UNG’s literary magazine, The Southern Anthology of Poetry and Short Stories, and Well Read Magazine. Outside of writing and studying, she enjoys music and spending time with her friends and family. Ashley lives in Blairsville, GA with her family.

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Elizabeth Watson knows there’s no expiration date for inspiration. When asked, “Are you still writing?” she laughs. For this edition of OMP In The Yard, she had several options. Her husband favored snakes. Presently she’s occupied with a daughter compiling Volume II of her works, some published, others not. The Watsons live in a retirement community in the backyard of Furman University, Greenville, SC. Her best prizes are her husband for 69 years, four daughters, six grands and four great grandkids.

Rebecca Suzan Watts spent most of her life in Florida and Georgia but now resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They tell her it’s still The South. She’s a retired public librarian and currently facilitates a weekly poetry group at the senior center. She also enjoys art, quilting, and hiking. Her poetry has been published in a number anthologies, literary journals, and online publications.

William Wehunt, a peripatetic Appalachian-born Zen Buddhist edits, writes copy, news and for poetry journals (thank you, OMP). He wants to thank: Buddha, Hui Neng and Rinzai; his sweetheart Denise, his cat Yuki, his parents; Nam Vets; Yeats, Frost, Snyder, Guy Lail and more; Jefferson, Uecker, Dave Bowman, Rabelais, Mencken, HS Thompson, Kerouac, Emerson, PK Dick, RD Laing, Diogenes, the Greeks, Yes, Metheny and the I Ching: all of whom inspire. Find at decemberfan.wordpress.com.

Zinnia Wildflower started writing at age 55. Her poetry has been published in Green Mountain Writers Review, Heron Clan Anthology (X and XII), and Witness 2025. Zinnia lives in Apex NC, and spends as much time as possible in her secret garden!

Barbara Ledford Wright resides in Shelby, NC. She’s a retired teacher, and enjoys playing with her granddaughter. Barbara’s prose has been in all except one of the Old Mountain Press Anthology series. She writes about her love and encounters in the mountains. Her recent stories have been published in The Best of North Georgia magazine; Our Southern Memories journal and Pancakes in Heaven journal.

Pediatrician Kelley White has worked in Philadelphia and New Hampshire. Poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA. Her most recent chapbook is A Field Guide to Northern Tattoos (Main Street Rag Press.) Recipient of 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant she is Poet in Residence at Drexel’s Medical School. Her newest collection, NO. HOPE STREET, was recently published by Kelsay Books.

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Tanya Young has been bewitching readers for years with her lyrical poetry and voice as a poet of memory, place, nature, and spirituality. She is a member of  Wildacres Writers of NC, Florida State Poets Association and Florida Writers Association. Her poems have been  published in Kakalak, Swwim, The Well Anthology 2024,  Florida Poets Cadence-2024, Florida Bards Anthology 2025. Her poems have been interpreted with dance by Sarasota Contemporary Dance Studio.

Alex Youngman is a librarian from North Carolina. He is the author of Some Bugs (Bottlecap Press, 2022) and I Can’t See It Now (Alien Buddha Press, 2023).

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