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Cole W. Williams is an author, poet and biology lover. A woman from the Midwest writing about topics to inspire people to engage with their surroundings. Each thing she writes, she takes care to include learning sections or resources to further understanding on the topic. Recently she won a Nautilus Award in the Middle Grade category for Non-Ficition. Her other book on biology for kids has also won a couple awards. We have conducted an interview with her. How long have you been preparing and writing your new book, Hear the River Dammed, Poems from the Edge of the Mississippi? Hear the River Dammed was written over one year from June 2015 to June 2016. I wrote about the Mississippi River every two to three days. I wished to develop my voice, to experiment with different poetic styles and to concentrate my studies on one subject. On a deeper level, I sought out to break the barrier between myself and the river and try to slow things down, so I could look at her with new eyes....

We have conducted an interview with Lisa Loucks Christenson the author of the 10th year anniversary edition of Winter Bugs . The book is a documentary inside a larger documentary (Walk the Burn), and is a study of insect life during a Minnesota winter. What makes you happiest? Knowing God has my back, and the support of my family, friends, pets. Why do you write? I write because I want to share my experiences when I’m writing non-fiction, my other worlds when I’m writing fiction—I love adventures. Have you always enjoyed writing? Yes, since I was a child. What motivates you to write? Anything, really. My husband jokes he could stick me in a cornfield and I’d find someone to talk to. Talking and sharing lives motivates me to write. What writing are you most proud of? I have many pieces I’m proud of. If I had to pick, I’d say my inspirational works that give glory to God are my best works. One documentary in particular is my, Struggling for Exi...

They are TBF. They made the band famous. When they say we made " the band famous ", they mean that literally. They are the first band in the world to self-produce & self-release an entire album of improvised material via an app they programmed, deployed, and maintained themselves. We have conducted an interview with them. Are you the first software developers releasing your music via an app? Yes, to our knowledge and research, and according to general consensus and popular belief. We are the first band to have all three founding members – Norell, Zander, and Terry – sharing web and application development skills in common, among other artistic interests and hobbies. We may also be the first band with a renowned artist and body painter as one of the founding members, being Zander aka Jacob Alexander Figueroa. We - at first meeting, on July 26th, 2013 - did an improvised jam session that, unbeknownst to Zander and I during the process, was simultaneou...