James J. Barnes is a middle school student who lives in Indiana. He is the author of the mystery book Ghost Text and illustrator of Reflective Haiku: Poems for Growing, Healing, and Restoring the Soul. His best friend is his identical twin brother, Jerry. He enjoys illustrating and playing his trombone during his spare time. Erica Branch has a master's degree in Fine Arts in Illustration and a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Drawing. She joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned as an Officer; after almost nine years of active duty military service, she is now pursuing her passion for illustration full-time.She currently resides in Louisiana with her husband and two French Bulldogs. Her work can be seen in Art Space, the Agora Borealis, and in the permanent collection of the R.W. Norton Art Gallery Museum in Shreveport, LA.