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Cenizo Journal Fort Davis, Texas Volume 4 Number 2 CONTR I B U TOR S Charles Angell lives near Ruidosa. Exploring the Big Bend area is both his hobby and his occupation. e-mail:[email protected] Bradford Barron was raised in Odessa and cur- rently lives in Dallas, where he works as a copy- writer. He is indebted to Alison Unzeitig and her family for the opportunity to take the photo in this issue. e-mail: [email protected] David Loren Bass, nationally recognized painter based in Santa Fe, paints in the Trans-Pecos each year. See his oil and watercolor paintings at Hotel Paisano’s Greasewood Gallery in Marfa and his Santa Fe studio. e-mail: [email protected] R. T. Castleberry is a widely published poet and co-editor/publisher of the poetry magazine Curbside Review. He’s been featured in Travois ~ An Anthology of Texas Poetry and other anthologies. His 2010 chapbook is Arriving at the Riverside. e-mail: [email protected] Walle Conoly, born in Texas, has devoted his life to art. He earned a B.F.A. and M.A. and has taught art for 46 years at St. Edward’s University in Austin. e-mail: [email protected] Danielle Gallo is a writer, editor and graphic designer who lives in Clint, Texas. She goes to Marathon to relax but enjoys the amenities of El Paso, where she has found a stellar Vietnamese restaurant. e-mail: [email protected] History, Cindy McIntyre, a professional photographer turned National Park Service seasonal park ranger, has spent two winters at Big Bend National Park, now works for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta. e-mail: [email protected] www.fortdavis.com 800-524-3015 Barbara Novovitch retired from Reuters interna- tional news agency where she worked as an editor/reporter in Washington, New York, Hong Kong and Paris. She has covered West Texas for the New York Times and lives in Marathon. e-mail: [email protected]. Bed & Breakfast and Ecology Resource Center Andrew T. Ross is a Dallas native, Sul Ross grad- uate student in English and hopes to become a pro- fessor. When not writing poetry, he mountain bikes and photographs the Big Bend. e-mail: [email protected] Jim Sage spent his early years on a dry land farm in south central Montana and, after muddling through the next 69 years, retired south of Alpine to enjoy a magnificent view of Cathedral Mountain. e-mail: [email protected] Dana C. Jones, Sul Ross graduate and air traffic controller for 30 years, has started his retirement off with a bang by winning the top two prizes in the 2011 Shooting West Texas photo contest. e-mail: [email protected] Susan Weeks has, after a career in the financial industry writing communications and instructional materials, found her voice in poetry and short fic- tion. She’s adopted Texas as her home state and currently lives in Austin. e-mail: [email protected] David Kachel, artist-photographer, lives and works in the Big Bend. See his work at the Red Door Gallery, 702 W. Holland Ave., Alpine. e-mail: [email protected] Scott Wiggerman, poet, is the author of Presence and Vegetables and Other Relationships, an editor for Dos Gatos Press and publisher of the annual Texas Poetry Calendar. His poem “The Egret Sonnet” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Web: swig.tripod.com Ricki Mandeville, poet, editor and public speak- er, has roots in Texas and Oklahoma, although she lives in Huntington Beach, Calif. She is the author Fun! Bob Miles is a third-generation native of the Davis Mountains area and a retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department park superintendent. e-mail: [email protected]. Katherine Shaughnessy, artist, graphic design- er, embroiderer, holds an M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago. The New Crewel, her first book of contemporary crewel embroidery (Lark Books, 2005), will be followed by a second in June. Web: doegirl.com or woolandhoop.com Darla McBryde was born in Monahans and lives in Houston. Her spirit insists that she travel home to West Texas often, and she is currently working on a third collection of roots-inspired poetry. e-mail: [email protected] Nature, of A Thin Strand of Lights (Moon Tide Press 2006). e-mail: rickifit4poetry Jim Glendinning was born on a Scottish farm and educated at Oxford University. Now living in Alpine, he is presently working on his memoirs about his travels to 136 countries over 50 years. e-mail: [email protected]. David Keller is the author of Below the Escondido Rim: A History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend and Images of America: Alpine. This issue’s article is based on research for a book on the history of the Pinto Canyon Ranch. e-mail: [email protected] Science, Flowers By Kate Special occasion arrangements 432.386.4165 Ave C & N 3rd • Marathon, TX Nine poets – while not room enough to introduce them individually, all are members of Scott Wiggerman’s 2011 poetry writing class and may be reached through him at swig.tripod.com. Cover: David Loren Bass, detail of Cathedral Mountain, 9 inches by 6 inches, oil on board. Private collection. Occasional Art: Katherine Shaughnessy: Birds of the Trans Pecos, pencil on paper, 7 inches by 7 inches. [email protected] 2012 Chamber Events June 30 - Barbeque & Dance at the Post Park September - West Fest Cabrito Cook Off at Post Park October - Quilt Show October 20 - Marathon to Marathon November - Cowboy Social December 1 - Fiesta de Noche Buena – go to marathontexas.com for details – Copy Editor: Andrew Stuart Cenizo Second Quarter 2012 7