Emily Witt

by ranorby | Dec 14, 2022

Emily Witt is a storyteller at heart. She works as a writer in Texas politics and progressive advocacy in Austin, TX. Previously, Emily resided in Chicago, where she earned her BFA in Playwriting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2017. During her time at...

Francesca Peppiatt

by ranorby | May 14, 2023

Francesca Peppiatt is a writer and performer who lives in Chicago. She received an Emmy nomination in 1988 for her writing on Country Notes (full disclosure…this was Southwest Regional Emmy Nomination…in case you go a-Googlin’), an entertainment news magazine show on...

Francesca Sobrer

by ranorby | Feb 9, 2024

Francesca Sobrer discovered the power of storytelling when she was teaching high school. She found that stories are a great way to annotate lessons. Whe and her students connected because of the stories they shared. She is a big fan of the personal narrative; every...

Genviéve Devereux

by ranorby | Oct 13, 2025

Genviéve Devereux. As an indie author Genviéve Devereux crafts love stories that linger in the shadows—where heroines bite back and secrets ignite desire. Beyond romance, she shares her work as a spiritual practitioner, guiding women through rituals of self-love and...

Heather Kenny

by ranorby | May 15, 2024

Heather Kenny is a Chicago-based freelance writer. She has contributed to Shondaland, HuffPost Personal, World Nomads, The Midst, Chicago Public Radio, and the Chicago Reader. When she’s not crossing travel destinations off her bucket list, she can be found riding a...