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The Farmer and the Stork
A FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a number of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly beseeching the Farmer to spare his life. "Pray save me, Master," he said, "and let me go free this once. My broken limb should excite your pity. Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent character; and see how I love and slave for my father and mother. Look too, at my feathers—they are not the least like those of a Crane." The Farmer laughed aloud and said, "It may be all as you say, I only know this: I have taken you with these robbers, the Cranes, and you must die in their company."
Birds of a feather flock together.
An Aesop's Fable
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Joe Gilronan is a full-time professional artist who has been greatly influenced by the works of Tolkien. He received a Fine Arts Degree in painting from Liverpool University and holds a Higher National Diploma in design and ceramics from the University of Wales. Originally from Chester, England, he has lived in Olvera, Cadiz Spain for the last 4 years. His works have been exhibited and sold worldwide.
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Jason Alan was born and raised on Long Island, New York, where his childhood was immersed in developing his vast imagination. He grew up reading as many books as he could get his hands on, enjoying 1980's science fiction movies, and commandeering his parents' butcher block kitchen table for countless nights of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing. All of this played a huge part in influencing his creative writing skills.
Jason currently resides in Cape Coral, Florida, where he works as a graphic designer for a local publication. He is a co-founder and writer for the StarWarsReporter.com fan website, and writes an ongoing fantasy fiction article for OlorisPublishing.com. Jason's passion for writing is nearly equaled by his passion for music. He plays and records lead guitar with a variety of local bands, including the progressive instrumental project Mourning's Hope.
Every so often, his friends try to remind him that there’s more to life than his work and creative pursuits, and his family prays that someday, maybe, he’ll find a wife. Nevertheless, he continues to make music and focus on completing the Five Books of Phate.
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Astrid Tuttle Winegar is the author of Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving Souls, which is available on the Amazon Kindle. Astrid has been cooking, baking, and reading fantasy (and plenty of other literature!) for over 40 years. She has a bachelor's degree in English and Latin and a master's degree in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of New Mexico. She has loved C. S. Lewis since childhood, J. R. R. Tolkien since middle and high school, all Star things, both Trek and Wars, all things Whedon, and many other things besides... She lives in the enchanted city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband and dog; she is also a mother and a grandmother.
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Jenny Dolfen is a freelance illustrator and a teacher of Latin and English currently living in Western Germany with her husband and two children. She is known for bringing to life characters from Celtic fantasy, the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, and traditional folk tales. Working in traditional media such as watercolours and pencil, combined with digital media, her flowing artistic style reflects a blending of such influences as the Art Nouveau movement, the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, and the aesthetics of contemporary graphic novel illustration.
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John Cockshaw is a painter/photographer and Tolkien enthusiast based in North Yorkshire. Cockshaw studied Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, earning an MA in Art and Design in 2003. As an artist and fan of Tolkien, he set out to create a collection of original artwork inspired by the extensive mythology of Middle-earth as found within The Lord of the Rings and the author’s wider writing.
His paintings have been exhibited in the North of England since 2007. He has also exhibited his Tolkien-inspired art at Oxonmoot, Sarehole Mill in Birmingham, with the Sociedad Tolkien Española, at HobbitCon in Germany and NazgulCon in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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Robyn Kraft, sometimes published as Robyn Stone-Kraft, is a Cincinnati native and a cat lady with a serious rescue addiction. Her wine consumption, she insists, is because she's a poet and not because she's a wino. In addition to being a life long fantasy nerd, she enjoys playing video games that allow her to work off some of her anger issues, hiking, sometimes knitting, and drinking coffee while a cat tries to knock the mug out of her hand with his head. If you buy her a drink, she will happily tell you about her cats (or the dogs, if you prefer). If you buy her a lot of drinks, she'll start lecturing you on history or literature, her academic passions. This is her third book of poetry with Oloris Publishing, and she has also written an area history book with Arcadia Publishing.
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Lara Sookoo has been writing since she could hold chalk. A member of the Federation of Canadian Poets, her work has appeared in local Toronto newspapers and community publications, the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, Silver Leaves Journal, and several anthologies including The Poetry of Yoga and Dreams of Kathmandu. She was the Founder and Director of The White Tree Fund and served as the Editor-in-Chief of Silver Leaves Journal from 2006 to 2014. Currently, she is an award-winning graphic designer and the CEO of Oloris Publishing LLC. Sometimes you will still catch her writing with chalk.
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Peter Kenny is a retired teacher based in Brisbane who possesses one of the most significant personal collections of Tolkien memorabilia in Australia and the world. Peter has had a passion for everything Tolkien for four decades and he has become a recognized authority in the field, sharing his knowledge and passion for Tolkien’s stories with adults and children around the world through a series of presentations and events at schools, libraries, conventions and festivals.
During his forty years as a teacher, he often used The Hobbit as a literacy unit in the classroom and shared Tolkien’s world with hundreds of students through reading stories, composing and art.
Now retired, Peter writes poems, songs and fantasy stories inspired by Tolkien’s Middle-earth as a hobby and shares his work in his presentations and with his friends. His continuing passion and writing has led to a selection of his work being chosen for this publication.
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Emily Spahn lives in an old farmhouse on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with her husband and daughter. Her goal in life is to completely finish renovating at least one entire room someday. She keeps bees, sells honey, and spends entirely too much time writing stories, blog posts, and fanfiction.
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Katherine Bolger Hyde taught herself to read at age four and has rarely been without a book since. Katherine writes the Crime with the Classics traditional mystery series for adults as well as fantasy and picture books for children. She lives in California with her husband and a varying number of offspring and cats.
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Chris Andruskiewicz Artistic inspiration began at an early age for Chris Andruskiewicz. Being raised as an only child in a small town in Texas, she had to find creative ways to occupy her time and energy. With encouragement from her parents, she began drawing and painting as a form of expression. Growing up, a career in art seemed inevitable. She attended and soon graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science from the Art Institute of Houston in 1999.
Currently a professional graphic designer and sole owner of Sparrow Graphics, Chris’s design studio is dedicated to creativity and personal attention to detail. She specializes in many aspects of design and strives to not only meet her clients’ needs, but exceed their expectations.
As much as Chris enjoys graphic design, she continues to pursue her true passion of creating visually unique artwork. Her favorite collection, Nostalgic Seduction, combines the retro glamour and beautiful essence of women throughout time with a modern twist!
In addition, Chris is passionate about capturing her surroundings through photography. Whether it be the beautiful white sand beaches of Florida, the many exotic plants and animals that have crossed her path, or the unique cultures of places in which she has traveled, she enjoys sharing those experiences with all.
Chris Andruskiewicz created all the beautiful art in Phate:The Cosmic Fairytale by Jason Alan
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Anke Eißmann is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer living and working in Germany. Since studying Visual Communication at Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, and Graphic Design at Colchester Institute in Colchester, UK she has worked for a number of international publishers, preferably on fantasy publications and children’s books. These include books on Greek mythology, fairytales and ghost-stories, adaptations of historic tales such as Beowulf, mixes of fantasy and historical subjects such as Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, and most prominently illustrations based on the works of JRR Tolkien.
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Aaron D. Siddall is a life-long devotee to fantasy art. He has over ten years experience producing illustrations for games, magazines and educational books. His work includes educational publications, numerous tabletop games, short story illustration and miniature design. Aaron loves fantasy, folklore, myth, history, science and science fiction. He presently lurks in the wilds of Upstate New York with his beloved wife Kathleen, Nala the vermicious knid and many, many books.
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