The Mind Creative AUGUST 2014 | Page 4

The Mind Creative Contributors Swati Singh Sambyal is an environmental researcher, poet, blogger and a free lancer. She is a published author of "Painted", a book of 43 contemporary poems. She is passionate about life, people, music, words and places. She is trying hard to bridge the gap between the usual life chores and the unusuality that resides in her. In her own words, this is a journey Ersin Erturk is from Ankara, Turkey and has recently graduated in graphic design. He is particularly interested in illustration as part of his studies in graphic design. From traditional drawing tools, he has now moved to digital tools and techniques. As part of his drawing arsenal, Ersin uses a Wacom digital tablet and Adobe Photoshop for most of his work. He derives a lot of inspiration from movies, books and from almost every form of music. At this point in time, he dedicates a lot of his time on projects pertaining to tee-shirt designs and hopes to be part of larger projects in future. Many of his works can be viewed at: www.ersinerturk.com/ William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910) known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer and is considered to be a pioneer of short story writing. His stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever surprise endings. In his day, he was often known as the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. 4