Jack Ahern has always had an interest in history, wildlife and the great outdoors. He is a member of the Sharon, Massachusetts Historical Society; the Massachusetts Archaeological Society Inc.; the North American Hunting Club; a Life member of the Sharon Fish and game Club; Life Member of the Ames Pistol and Rifle Club; Life Member of the National Rifle Association and a supporter of the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Pasquale A. Emiro is a retired guidance counselor who lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Josephine (now deceased), have four children: Christine Moore, Frances Larson, Patricia Nicol, and Joseph Emiro. Pasquale is a Eucharistic Minister at Sacred Hearts Parish in Bradford, Massachusetts and a member of a Catholic Men’s Group at Holy Family Parish in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He is a hospice volunteer and a member of the Friendly Persuasion Toastmaster’s Club. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, travel, writing poetry, and reading. Pasquale is a member of the Greater Haverhill Poets.
Lucinda Marcoux holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Management and Policy from the University of New Hampshire and over twenty-five years of management positions in the health care field. Her diversified career covers work in acute care, rehabilitative care, long-term care, assisted living care, and work with the American Cancer Society. Due to this extensive experience, Lucinda is able to provide a unique picture of a medical dilemma from both a personal as well as professional perspective. The author lives in New Hampshire with her husband and her cat named Boris. She is a mother of a son and a daughter and the proud “memere” of two granddaughters.
Ed Marshall is a native New Englander. His poetry is a product of its mills and mountains, its fields and factories. Most of what he writes about can be seen from the windows of his New Hampshire home. Ed has always had an interest in the spoken and written word. It has only been recently that he has found a style that seems to suit what he has to say and just how he wants it said. He writes of everyday things using everyday words. His poems appeal to people who never thought they would like poetry.
Mary Marshall is a Usui Reiki master, certified hypnotherapist and licensed massage therapist. She has been studying metaphysics for over thirty years and intends on being a lifelong student. Mary currently lives in a small town in Massachusetts.
K.D. Mason a life long runner and sailor, lives on the New Hampshire seacoast with his wife and two cats, Molly and Sweet Pea. He has two grown children, a son who lives in Las Vegas and a daughter who lives with her husband and their daughter in Massachusetts. A lifetime of working in the restaurant business, sailing in the Caribbean and New England as well as hanging out with an active running community has given him a wealth of story ideas. K.D. Mason
Jeanette C. Parker This 90 plus year old, that does not feel old, wife and mother of eight children has lead a full and interesting life. Being very religious, Jeanette learned long ago to trust in God and take things as they came. Her philosophy has been to give thanks for all things whether it be in pain in problems or in awe of God’s beauty around us. Jeanette believes this is the inspiration for the poetry that she writes.
Judy Seidl is an Ordained Minister, Shaman, Reiki Practitioner, Bowen Practitioner and Artist. She has conducted workshops for women and at times incorporates energy work through sacred dance and movement. Judy studied painting with a local artist and paints using a variety of mediums. She resides in a small town in Massachusetts.
Allison Sinclair is the designer of the Haunted Pear Tree Logo. She is an artist from the New Hampshire seacoast, with a BFA in Illustration, who loves simple yet elegant design with a dash of whimsy. Her preferred mediums are charcoal, pastel, and digital painting in Photoshop, though she is trained in many more. She is inspired by the nature that surrounds her, the children she has nannied for in the summers, and her grandmother’s zany creativity. Besides making art she loves reading, learning languages, and traveling. Allison Sinclair
Bruce Valley is a former Navy test pilot, has been an amateur hockey goaltender for almost six decades and is the chief executive of an aerospace corporation in Virginia. Bruce mostly writes about Rye, New Hampshire, his home town. He loves to play jazz trumpet and writes on matters which touch heart and soul. He and his wife Nancy have two children and six grandchildren.
Susan K. Walsh grew up just a few miles west of Edgewood, and moved there upon her marriage to Jim in 1970. A graduate of Wellesley College with a Master’s from Harvard, she taught Latin and Greek at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge for 25 years, until devoting herself full time to the raising and racing of Thoroughbreds. She is now a State Steward at Suffolk Downs, and still lives in North Andover with her husband Jim. There they care for a small family of Edgewood-born horses, a herd of farm cats, and a venerable Irish Wolfhound.
Helen Williams holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from Wake Forest University where she was a student-athlete and a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education from Lenoir-Rhyne University. She has been involved with intercollegiate athletics for over 25 years and held positions at Division I, II, and III institutions. Her coaching stops include Lenoir-Rhyne University, Wake Forest University, University of South Florida, Western Michigan University, US Naval Academy, Princeton University, and as Head Coach at Merrimack College. Presently she works in athletic administration at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a color analyst for men’s and women’s basketball. She is the author of "Whose Idea Was It To Coach Anyway? A Guide For The 21st Century Coach" and continues to be involved in athletics because of her belief in building education through sport, using it to develop the future leaders of our country.
Chris Williamson is the designer of the Pear Tree Publishing Double P “printing press” Logo. He is an exceptional photographer and designer. Chris is primarily self taught through experimentation with a variety of traditional and digital photographic tools and materials. When not creating photo-art, Chris offers services in photography, architectural design, digital imaging, and graphic design/brand development.
The Greater Haverhill Poets (GHP) is a group of people that enjoy reading and writing poetry. They meet to discuss poetry and writing in general. They have been meeting every third Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in the Haverhill Public Library, Haverhill, Massachusetts since the early 1980s. Their meetings often have guest speakers and include field trips. The GHP currently has approximately 20 members from both Haverhill and surrounding communities, including Georgetown, North Andover, Lawrence, Groveland and East Hampstead. Some members are from out of state. Greater Haverhill Poets
The Write Group is comprised of five poets from various walks of life: television producer and host, registered dietitian, high school teacher, founder/executive director of the non-profit American Community Think Tank, flight attendant and mental health counselor. All illustrate the idea that poets/writers benefit by sharing their writings with others and experimenting within their craft. The members are: Gayle C. Heney, Karen M. Kline, Barbara Prolman, Lois Sargent and Blair Gracie Woodman.