Candace Stella earned a BFA from Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA. She is a member of Ipswich Art Association and Newburyport Art Association.  Her work has been exhibited in New England, Florida, New Mexico, Vancouver, and Greece.  She has been a model in print and on TV and has produced a book of her paintings called Ebb and Flow.  When not painting, she enjoys spending time with her husband, John, and her dog, Casey, or visiting her horse, Cheyenne.

Diana Lynch

Diana Rose Lynch is a language teacher who teaches writing at Boston University. The Ekphrastic Review published her first poem in 2020. Her poetry was featured at Dogtown On My Mind: Reading and Discussion Celebrating Dogtown in the Writer’s Imagination Today. Discover Gloucester published two of her Dogtown poems in celebration of Gloucester 400. In addition, 400 Stories Project published her poetry in 2023. Unwanted Tour Guide was recently published in the Somerville Times in 2025. When she is not teaching, she writes poetry, gardens, hikes, and cooks like she is an undiscovered celebrity chef. She lives in Ipswich with the Devil’s footprint visible from her bedroom window. She is an attending member of the Gloucester Writing Center and is currently working on a collection of poetry.