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Who We Are
A.B. “Bud” Feuer
is a former newspaperman and the author of more than a dozen books on military history.
In addition, he has co-authored one book and was a contributing author to another. Many of Bud's
books can be found on Amazon.com. Bud has also had over 500 stories published in more than two
dozen magazines. His recent books include FDR's Prisoner Spy (Pacifica Press, 1999);
The B-24
in China: General Chenault's Secret Weapon (Stackpole Books, 2006); Packs On!: Memoirs of the
10th Mountain Division (Stackpole Books, 2006); Australian Commandos: Their Secret War Against
the Japanese (Stackpole Books, 2006), and Coast Watching in World War II, (Stackpole Books, 2006).
Bud was president of the Valley Writers Chapter when it was first chartered with the Virginia
Writers Club in 1991.
Email: abfeuer@cox.net.
Website: abfeuer.com.
Blog: igomilitaryhistory.com
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Rodney A. Franklin
is our 2007 Secretary and the only active charter member of
Valley Writers since its formation in May 1982. He has self-published two books—his memoir,
Tyler’s Shop (Franklin Publishing, 2001) and Blindspots, Deflections, and Thunderheads.
He contributed two articles to Mills of Bedford County (2006) and has had articles, stories,
and poetry published in Friends, The Chattahoochee Review, Oui,
This Week on Okinawa,
Real West, Sergeants, Journal of Virginia Education, New Age,
The Toastmaster, The Roanoker, and other publications.
Email: ampaw@aol.com
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John M. Koelsch, former combat platoon leader in Viet Nam, writes poetry, fiction, and essays. Mickey 6 (his novel currently being shopped) and
Forever In Black (his self-published poetry collection) are based on his
experiences during the May 1968 “Little Tet” and the late August third
offensives. John has published an essay in Prime Living and poetry in
The Quill and the Clinch Mountain Review. His “Forever in
Black” poem won first place in the spiritual category of the 2003 “Poetry
Square Off-I” at Barnes & Noble in Columbia, South Carolina, and other poems
have placed in contests in South Carolina and Virginia.
Email:
KRASTYGER@aol.com
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 James W. (Jim) Morrison
is the 2007 President of our Valley Writers Chapter. He has written three books—two on international relations
and Bedford Goes to War (Warwick House, 2005; second edition, 2007), a history of Bedford County
in WWII—and has won awards in regional competitions for his essays, short stories, and drama.
He served as president of the Virginia Writers Club in 2003-2004 and as president of its Valley
Writers Chapter in 1998-2002.
Email:
EZWriter@att.net
Website: http://home.att.net/~ezwriter
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 Becky Mushko, retired teacher and columnist for the Smith Mountain Eagle,
has won the Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest (3 times), the Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest
(five times), "Worst Western" for the 1996 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, and the 2001 Smith
Mountain Arts Council Fiction Contest. A 1997 Pushcart Prize nominee, she is 2007 vice-president
of both Valley Writers and the Virginia Writers Club and writer-in-residence for Roanoke County
Schools. Her stories have appeared in THEMA, Blue Ridge Traditions, Prime Living, and
Virginia Adversaria. She has self-published five books and is a contributor to the next
Bulwer-Lytton anthology (Friday Project, 2007) and to A Cup of Comfort for Writers
(Adams Media, August, 2007).
Email: rmushko@infionline.net
Website: http://home.infionline.net/~rmushko
Blog: http://peevishpen.blogspot.com
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Richard Raymond, III, 2006-07 treasurer of Valley Writers, writes poetry, fiction and
non-fiction. His essays have appeared in Prime Living, Field Artillery Journal and
ARMY magazines.
He has won numerous poetry prizes in contests sponsored by the Poetry Society of Virginia,
World Order of Narrative and Formalist Poets, and the National Federation of State Poetry Societies;
reviewed books for the Roanoke Times; published a series of “Sheriff Renard”
mysteries in Blue Ridge Traditions; and published a book of Civil War poetry
(Blue and Gray Ballads, Mariner Press, 2006).
He is a contributor to the next Bulwer-Lytton anthology (Friday Project, 2007) and
Spiritual Visitations
(Zumaya, 2008). His recently completed Civil War novel is in search of a publisher.
Email: ddnomyar@verizon.net
Website: http://www.blueandgray.us
Blog: naplebe.blogspot.com
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Peggy Shifflett, a retired Professor of Sociology at Radford University, self-published two books
that chronicle her early life in Hopkins Gap, Virginia: The Red Flannel Rag, now in its eighth
printing, is used in Appalachian studies classes at several colleges; Mom’s Family Pie is a
collection of family recipes and the stories behind them. She owns Cottage Curio, a Salem shop
that features consigned Appalachian arts and crafts, demonstrations by crafters, and readings by
local authors. In the l960s and 70s, Peggy (along with Dr. Elmer Lewis Smith) wrote “Valley Folklore”
for Shenandoah Valley newspapers; portions of those early columns will be posted on her blog.
Her work-in-progress is Annie, Annie Over, a book about children’s traditional games.
Email: redesther2@verizon.net
Blog: cottagecurio.blogspot.com
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Mildred (Millie) Willis writes essays, poetry, articles, and plays. Her essays have been published
in Prime Living, and she has written opinion pieces for the Roanoke Times. An active environmentalist,
she has written numerous articles on environmental issues.
Email: MillieVa@cox.net.
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 Nancy Valle, a retired teacher of English, Spanish, French and ESOL in the Miami-Dade public
schools, now lives in Roanoke with her husband Leonel and writes fiction, poetry, and essays
inspired by Virginia's natural beauty. Nancy's essays appear frequently in Prime Living and
have aired on WVTF. She writes publicity blurbs for the Salem Choral Society and the Roanoke
Valley Newcomers Club. Her poems have placed in local poetry contests, and her essay
won first
place at the 2007 Wytheville Chautauqua Literary Festival.
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 Leonel Valle, originally from Havana, Cuba, has been writing poetry in
both English and Spanish since 2005. He is a member of the Poetry
Society of Virginia and the Virginia Writers Club, and his poems have
won awards in contests sponsored by both organizations. His poetry has
been published in The Roanoke Times. A former resident of Miami,
Florida, he and his wife Nancy now live in Roanoke.
Email: macabinoni@verizon.net |
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