Ben Small graduated with a BFA from The Ohio State University with a minor in Art History. He has been a graphic artist for 28 years and has been a designer and art director for many publications in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. He currently works for Live Publishing and designs for The Ohio Light Opera, WKSU 89.7, Tuesday Musical Association, The Cleveland Institute of Music, AAF-Cleveland and The Cleveland Orchestra among others. Ben lives on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland with his wife, Beth and two cats. aerobuoyant@sbcglobal.net
Elizabeth (Betsy) Allen is a freelance writer with more than 20 years of experience in professional communications. A graduate of The Ohio State University School of Journalism, Allen has worked in a variety of modestly compensated, reasonably interesting jobs – magazine copy editor, public relations manager, corporate communications specialist. None of those jobs was as much fun as freelance writing and editing. Allen’s numerous feature articles have appeared in several weekly newspapers in the Washington, D.C., area. She also writes for and edits “Talk Loudoun,” a weekly e-zine of business, health and human interest stories. The rest of Allen’s writing time is devoted to fiction – chiefly in the paranormal/horror genre. She is currently revising her first novel, “The Sons of Necessity,” and collaborates with her artiste brother Ben on various projects. “The End of Gath” is the first of these. Allen lives in Leesburg, Virginia, with two children and three dogs. She is a member of Pennwriters, Inc., the Round Hill Writers Group and the Loudoun County Writers Association. You can write her at ballenbrs@aol.com or follow her on Twitter: @WriterMuse.
Ben & Betsy are the children of the late great Bill & June Small of Defiance, Ohio
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Allen is a freelance writer with more than 20 years of experience in professional communications. A graduate of The Ohio State University School of Journalism, Allen has worked in a variety of modestly compensated, reasonably interesting jobs – magazine copy editor, public relations manager, corporate communications specialist. None of those jobs was as much fun as freelance writing and editing. Allen’s numerous feature articles have appeared in several weekly newspapers in the Washington, D.C., area. She also writes for and edits “Talk Loudoun,” a weekly e-zine of business, health and human interest stories. The rest of Allen’s writing time is devoted to fiction – chiefly in the paranormal/horror genre. She is currently revising her first novel, “The Sons of Necessity,” and collaborates with her artiste brother Ben on various projects. “The End of Gath” is the first of these. Allen lives in Leesburg, Virginia, with two children and three dogs. She is a member of Pennwriters, Inc., the Round Hill Writers Group and the Loudoun County Writers Association. You can write her at ballenbrs@aol.com or follow her on Twitter: @WriterMuse.
Ben & Betsy are the children of the late great Bill & June Small of Defiance, Ohio
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