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The Music God CJ Plain the son of Trucker (who's in his 52nd year on the job) that became a truck driver himself before being forced to retire due to a Traumatic Brain Injury. 

The moniker was given to him by a 7th grade music teacher after he ousted her in a game of musical trivia. He's collected music his entire life. His music collection now numbers over 2.5 million songs across 100+ genres, of which he can talk endlessly. He's currently working on his first book, a horror story that combines his love of horror, metal music, and truck stops. 

He's been involved in the music business in some form for the past 37 years. He's been a musician, singer, songwriter, radio host, concert promotor, and now Youtube Music Reactor and Podcast host. 

His youtube Channel, The Music God Reacts, has garnered over 12K subs and close to a million views in just the first 6 months. He reacts to music of all genres from across the world. 

His Podcast, The Noize Report, is in it's 3rd year now and was recently converted from an audio format to a full video format. You can now not only HEAR the noize...but see it as well!

Producer and Songwriter Michael Coleman has been creative practically his entire life. As the Artistic Director of See Your Shadow Songwriting, Michael has been the driving force behind all the company’s artistic works utilizing the extremely talented vocalists and musicians that make up the See Your Shadow Network of Stars. As a lyricist, Michael’s writing style is filled with imagery and emotion and his lyrics stand alone as pieces of literature earning Michael two nominations as Poet Laureate for the State of Ohio under then Governor John Kasich. Michael applies an innovative production style and is not afraid to take risks, go outside industry norms or be edgy.  Michael was the first to combine hip hop and country and western for his recording “Like a Kid Again” featured in the motion picture H2indO and Michael produced the first ever Techno dance version of the baseball classic, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, featured at the NAGAA Softball World Series, as well as the edgy and controversial, over the top, LGBTQA themed dance track about oral sex, “Rug Burn”, which inspired a live action game show and board game. See Your Shadow Songwriting under The Metropolitan Cowboy has had five Number 1s on the iTunes Country Chart in South Africa, reached Number 2 on the iTunes Pop chart in South Africa with the female empowerment anthem, “I Know My Worth”, had a top 20 Christmas single on the iTunes Chart in Great Britain with the Fair Play Country Music Award Winner, “Christmas on Cellblock 9”, as well as a top 20 single on the Christian Radio Charts “I Will Tell Jesus You Said Hello”.

Michael is a member of The Country Music Association, The Americana Music Association, The International Singer-Songwriter’s Association, The Inspirational Country Music Association, The International Music Association and Nashville Songwriter’s Association International.

With over 30 years of experience in music, it has been his passion since his early teens as a guitar player/bassist & singer in High School, and shortly after while travelling and performing in a variety of very popular cover bands throughout the mid-to-late 90's in both Ontario and the United States in well known local high-energy acts such as “Heads Or Tales” and “Shake The Tree”, as well as the band “U.S”. Then later formed his own Classic-Melodic Rock influenced band “Tycoons”, releasing two independent recordings and performing throughout Eastern Ontario, Northern NY State, and Quebec in the early 2000’s.

As a Roots-Rock/Americana blend of Singer-songwriter, Cory has amassed more than 280,000 plays on Spotify for his melodic brand of roots-flavored rock. His work with famed legendary record producer Ron Nevison, has earned him industry recognition from the Los Angeles Music Awards, the Producer’s Choice Honors, The Josie Music Awards, International Singer-Songwriter Association and the Radio Music Awards, among others. Cory has also been named Best Rock Songwriter, Best Americana Artist, "World Songwriting Awards Finalist", "Male Single Of The Year", and nominated for "Male Album Of The Year" at the 2019' "International Singer-Songwriter Association" (ISSA) Awards. Other past awards include the 2014' "Studio Album Of The Year" for his Independent E.p "Share A Little Time" at the "Producer's Choice Honors", (formerly Los Angeles Music Awards), and nominations for "Male Singer/Songwriter" and "Record Of The Year", along with "Rock Artist Of The Year" category for 2015 at the Los Angeles Music Awards (LAMA's). Cory will be out this summer on some select local Eastern Ontario festivals and other venue dates with his band CMC & the Dirt Road Gypsys.

Mary Brotherton is the founding president of bUneke.org, an award-winning script writer, photographer, and editor. As the editor-in-chief of bUneke Magazine and the director of bUneke Radio, she is privileged to interview remarkable people and work with volunteers and experts from around the world. When she’s not managing the administrative side of the nonprofit, fundraising, or mentoring others, she’s painting, illustrating children’s books, working on one of three novels, anthologies and scripts or editing for other writers.

The fourth of eight children, Mary grew up in a small, rural town in South Carolina, where she also raised two sons. She and her second husband currently live on the Space Coast of Florida, not far from NASA, beaches, and Orlando. A semi-retired adrenaline junkie, Mary says she is the sole possession of an orange cat born in 2004.

When they moved from Atlanta to Florida, Mary quickly immersed herself in the writing community and was deeply involved in the Space Coast Writers’ Guild and Florida Writers’ Association until she founded her own private writers’ critique group. She has worked as the managing editor of two local newspapers and is now selling her debut book, “Go With Angels,” published by bUneke, with proceeds being donated to the charity. Contact Mary through bUneke.org

USA TODAY and Award-winning Bestselling Author, Julie Morgan, holds a degree in Computer Science and loves science fiction shows and movies. Encouraged by her family, she began writing. Originally from Texas, Julie now resides in Central Florida with her husband and daughter where she is an advocate for Special Needs children and can be found playing games with her daughter when she isn’t lost in another world. For more information please visit her at www.juliemorganbooks.com

Tyler fought nail and tooth for 5 years to join the military. Finally after 5 years he was told yes. He had his ship out date and could not have been more excited. He shipped out, and within 2 weeks, he dislocated his knee at BCT. He was still training and trying to still make it in the military. 4 days before his company graduated AIT, they informed him of his medical discharged. 5 years in the making down the drain. When he got home he started a gaming crew of friends called "The Military Rejects." Hence the day the name was born. They only employ people who are either in, has been in, or tried and can show proof they tried to be in the military. 

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Expanding your family through adoption may seem overwhelming. Often circumstances out of your control have led you to this fork in the road.

How do I get started? How long will the process take? What is the involvement of the biological parents?  Do I want to adopt domestically or internationally? Do I want to adopt a child from the foster care system or through a private adoption? How much does adoption cost? How do I place my child for adoption? Can my spouse adopt my child from a previous relationship? Can biological parents change their decision and have their child returned to their custody? How do adoption agencies work?

The questions are near endless.

This book will cover these topics and guide you, so that you can make the best decisions to grow your family through adoption. You will be prepared, competent, and confident to make the first step in your adoption journey and with every step along the way.

Stacy Gleaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Mexico and Texas. She has worked in multiple social work settings over the years. One such social work job was with Child Protective Services (CPS) in New Mexico, where she first professionally learned about foster care and adoption. Stacy then continued to conduct home studies, but this time in the private sector. In 2015, Stacy began working with the military population and found it to be generally mistaken as a poor resource for an adoptive family; she enjoys advocating for military families in their adoption journey. As a Christian, Stacy has found many similarities between adoption and her relationship with God.

It is her hope that this book will give you the comfort and competence needed to begin your adoption journey!

Stacy loves to hear and learn from adoptive families, so please email her at [email protected].

Richard Nelson is 27 years old and was born in Dayton, Ohio. His father was a classical guitar teacher and taught Nelson to play acoustic guitar at a young age. Later, Nelson taught himself electric guitar and bass and performed for talent shows and small rock gigs in high school with his teenage garage band Big Pink. Nelson also studied trombone through high school and became an esteemed jazz trombonist in the state of Tennessee, winning top chairs in multiple All-State bands. Nelson attended Auburn University where he continued to pursue music both academically and as a hobby, performing with The Auburn Knights Orchestra and The Andrew Thielen Big Band. Nelson’s first gig in Clovis was a solo acoustic show at Bandolero Brewery, where he showcased how he branches away from the typical country-western setlists and performed songs of every genre, to include metal and pop.

Parker Baum is 29 years old and was born in Pasadena, Texas. During Baum’s childhood, his father instilled in him a passion for rock n roll, listening to bands like Boston, ELO, Motley Crue and Def Leppard, and paved the way for Baum's music interest. Enamored by drummers like Tommy Lee, Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, and Rick Allen, Baum found himself behind his first drum kit as a freshman in high school and knew he had found his calling. He spent the following years aiding students with recording projects. In Lubbock, Texas, he drummed for a metal act before moving to Alpine. It was here that he met another musician, Anthony Ray Wright who recruited Baum to assist with his country act. In December of 2016 Baum was featured on SA LIVE in San Antonio for a Christmas special. Electing to pursue other passions in his life, Baum took a brief musical hiatus broken in 2021 by forming the band The Owl’s Offering with vocalist Kyle Liddell. Baum records powerful backup vocals in addition to producing brutal technical drum parts.

Every sunflower seed can grow into a new flower.

Like love overcoming trauma, self-worth emerging from self-doubt, or a new purpose stumbled upon after an identity crisis; each sunflower seed will bloom and grow.

It will eventually be reborn with enough care and nurturing if you bury it deep enough.

Seeds of a Sunflower is a thought-provoking, raw collection of autobiographical poems that will break your heart and piece it back together, petal by petal, leaf by leaf, existing parasites and thorns included.

By exposing this vulnerable, private side of her, Andrea Conn tackles the shame and stigma society associates with trauma, loss, paralyzing fear, and imperfection. Her struggles with PTSD, infertility, and personal identity—a daily relatable battle that countless people face—illuminate the slow, painful path to inner strength and self-love.

The sunflower will stand tall again. The phoenix will rise from its ashes. The wounds will fade into scars.

You won’t forget how long it took you to heal, how much recovery resembled heartbreak, and how it hurt to grow again.

Because you are worth more than you can imagine!

Charles Widner is a Friona Texas native who has been painting and making custom baits for over 20 years. Charles has won three county fairs and is now competing in the state fair. His works has been featured on Rustic Outdoors and New Hope Fishing Lures. Charles has made huge contributions to Operation Phoenix Outdoors, where he has donated over 1,000 custom painted baits. He is also a counselor to veterans, first responders, disabled children, and wounded warriors and has been working with the military community for over 12 years. Charles's biggest goal in life is to help others and bring awareness to mental health and anything that supports and honors the men and women of the military. You can find him under Ugly Dog Lures on Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram.