About moonShine’s Editors
Founder, Publisher, and Executive Editor, Anne M. Hicks is an eclectic conundrum of passions, from writing to scuba diving to pounding the piano. Her book of poetry and photography, Floating a Full Boat, was released by Main Street Rag Publishing Company in 2009. Originally from Maine—then Georgia, Maine, Arkansas, Indiana, then Charlotte—Anne has been a resident of NC for more than 20 years, and runs her own business offering editing and writing services and graphic design. Her poetry publishing credits include Iodine Poetry Journal, Pearl, Thrift Poetic Arts Journal, and Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets. Occasionally, she shares her own thoughts and writings through her personal blog (http://annemhicks.wordpress.com). Anne’s need for writing runs the course of her life, for ”in our writing lies our recovery from the past, our acceptance of the present, and our promise for the future. So, keep writing; keep sharing.”
Senior Editor, Beth Cagle Burt, is a North Carolina native, a college writing educator, and a widely published poet and photographer. A previous journalist and co-editor of Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets, her poems and photographs have appeared in many publications. She is currently working on a full-length poetry book. Go to www.shadowpoetry.com/bookstore/fearlesstattoo.html to order her award-winning poetry chapbook, The Fearless Tattoo. Beth appreciates “that which happens in the moonlight of the mind and soul as it teaches our psyche to weep and yet dance, to be proud and yet humble, to speak out yet listen closely, to fear and yet show bravery, all in life’s darkest moments.”
Fiction Editor and Marketing Agent, Claire Armstrong writes both prose and poetry. She has appeared in the Iodine Poetry Journal and was the recipient of an honorable mention in the 2009 Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets. Prior to joining the staff of moonShine, she was a frequent contributor of creative prose and was a featured artist at the 2009 FemmeFest Celebration at the Green Rice Gallery in Charlotte, NC. Visit http://clairearmstrong.wordpress.com to read Claire’s current writings. Claire strives to live by the mantra of “being who I am meant to be and being comfortable in my own skin.”
Fiction and Photography Editor, Leslie M. Rupracht has called Charlotte, NC, home for a baker’s dozen years. Writer, editor, and artist, Leslie’s prose has appeared in moonShine review, corporate and non-profit newsletters and magazines, and marketing pieces. Her poetry has been published in Main Street Rag, THRIFT Poetic Arts Journal, Iodine Poetry Journal, Open Cut, and all editions of Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets. Editing for Iodine since 2003, Leslie is now senior associate editor. In 2009, she was appointed to the Poetry Council of NC. Leslie describes herself as “left-brained by day, right-brained by moonlight.” She enjoys sharing life with two fine redheads—one architect/husband + one happy rescue mutt.
