Retired children’s librarian Alan Bern has a hybrid (poetry, prose, and photos) fictionalized memoir, IN THE PACE OF THE PATH, forthcoming from UnCollected Press, is the author of three books of poetry, and is cofounder with artist/printer Robert Woods of the fine press/publisher Lines & Faces, linesandfaces.com. Alan has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, and recent awards include: Winner, Saw Palm Poetry Contest (2022), Honorable Mention for Free Verse in SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Contest, A Diversity of Expression (2022); Honorable Mention for Littoral Press Poetry Prize (2021); Flash Fiction Finalist for Ekphrastic Sex (2021); First Runner-up for Raw Art Review’s Mirabai Prize for Poetry (2020); a Medal from SouthWest Writers for a WWII story set in Assisi (2019). Recent and upcoming writing and photo work: HAUNTED WATERS PRESS, Thanatos, CERASUS, Feral, The Hyacinth Review, REUNION: The Dallas Review, DarkWinter, and Mercurius. Alan performs with dancer/choreographer Lucinda Weaver as PACES: dance and poetry fit to the space and with musicians from Composing Together.