Don Scheller is a poet, teacher, and visual artist, who makes his home in Buffalo, NY. The images and poems included in this volume were created independently of each other, over the course of 40 years. Scheller's sometimes dark, always thought-provoking, black & white photographs visually reinforce the introspective message in each of his poems, including his long forms and his "almost Haiku" short pieces. His deep sensitivity and wry humor are apparent throughout. The book contains 99 photographs. The material is presented with alternating image and poem, in seven chapters: 1. "Along the...

Sylvia Coles lives with her architect husband in Buffalo, New York. Her memoir bears fascinating witness to a lifelong pursuit of her own identity and successes. This book chronicles her travels to such exotic places as Papua New Guinea and Machu Picchu, and across North America and Europe, from the 1950's until the present. Addtional fulfillment is found in the author's more recent pursuits in the photographic arts.

Marie Prince possesses Bachelor and Masters of Arts Degrees from the S.U.N.Y., College at Buffalo, majoring in English Secondary Education and minoring in Art. She worked for many years in social services, helping individuals in Western New York to prepare for, and obtain, gainful employment. Since 2005 she has devoted her energy fulltime to artistic endeavours. She enjoys painting with acrylics and adding "found objects" to create the final work. Her objective is to tell a story that stimulates the viewer's imagination. Her latest project is a series of 43 collages, created to commemorate...

Don Scheller's poetry is an expression of the existential ambiguity he finds all around him.