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Shoshanna Aaliyah is the multi-talented teenage author of the children's book Tobias' Travels. Drawing from the real-life experience of raising a robin as a pet and releasing it back into the wild, her story imagines the rest of his journey as Tobias makes the long flight from Kansas to Texas. Shoshanna cleverly writes from the perspective of a bird who is discovering many things for the first time. His adventures subtly teach kids the importance of determination, friendship, and growing up. Readers of all ages will be delighted by Shoshanna's charming style of story-telling as well as the beautiful illustrations by Raymond Burrows. Tobias' Travels has the distinction of being the first book in history written and illustrated by two teenagers! The Tobias' Travels Coloring and Activity Book is now available with even more illustrations by Izzy Dorner. Shoshanna is also the author of the short story In the Shadow of a Man of Kansas, which was included in the short story collection Free Time Tales, as well as Ablaze featured in Free Time Tales from Outer Space, both published by Time Honored Productions. As a cosplayer, she has appeared as Wednesday Addams, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Jennifer Parker from Back to the Future, Princess Aura from Flash Gordon, Lara Croft, and the original, award-winning Princess Bride mash-up the Dread Pirate Buttercup. Always exploring her talents, Shoshanna has impressed audiences with knockout performances as an actress and singer, and competes nationally in archery. Hard-working, responsible, kind, humble, and infectiously fun, Shoshanna Aaliyah is a shining example for young people. Her future is exceptionally bright with endless possibilities.

Dannielle Byard is a small town writer, cosplayer, and streamer. She has an avid love of the arts. She has been writing short stories and poems since her elementary years, but has only recently published with Time Honored Productions in Free Time Tales from Outer Space. She has also been active in small cosplays since 2014, and still has much growth she plans on doing over the upcoming years. Danni streams on Twitch under the username of Fireflygamer20 where her focus is party or scary games. Sometimes she may stream Dungeons and Dragons one shots that are her own creation or inspired by others. The streaming has been one of her most recent endeavors starting in 2021.

Melody J. Cole lives in South Hutchinson, Kansas with her furteen, Earl of Whiskers. She became a first-time author and self-publisher with her book Sentiments of a Survivor in 2020. She is a member of D6 of the Kansas Authors Club. In 2022, she was asked by another author friend to collaborate on a children’s book series, ALways Best Friends. Melody is working on a book series called Earl’s Pearls. She hopes that the first book in both series will be published in 2024. As 2023 progresses, she is honored at this time (no pun intended) to join the team of Time Honored Productions, a team that includes a publisher, illustrators, poets, and many other published authors and artists. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, including her dad whom she talks to everyday and gets together with as often as possible. Life is beautiful! 

Izzy Dorner has been making art since she first held a crayon. She grew more serious as an artist in the 5th grade and has proven to have a real gift in her teen years. She has already won two awards in Friends University's Metamorphosis Art Challenge, became the illustrator for The Tobias' Travels Coloring and Activity Book (as well as further Tobias books), and will next illustrate The Lost, Scared Little Dragon by J.S. Spencer. When she's not making art, Izzy enjoys fencing and cosplay. She plans to attend Fort Hays State University after high school.

Karis Ens studied and graduated from Friends University in Wichita, KS. with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in Piano Performance and Music Composition in 2016. She teaches piano, classical guitar, violin, sewing lessons, and does clothing alterations at her home. She published her first book God is Real (So is the Devil) in 2016. In 2020, she returned to her laptop to write a children’s series entitled Piano Boy. As of now, there are three books in the series: Neighborhood Hero, Teacher’s Hero, and Sidetrack Mission. In 2022, she wrote and illustrated A Girl and Her Cat which is about her beloved cat, Pepper, whom she had for eighteen years. A Girl and Her Cat Together followed in 2023 with A Girl and Her Cat Embrace closing the series in 2024. Happy as Gold is her newest release, featuring flip book illustrations along with the story. A Second Edition of God is Real is coming soon with over 40 pages of new material. Artist Crystal Moody is currently illustrating a comic book adaptation of Piano Boy.

Lynn Main is an artist, poet, cosplayer, and the author of the highly acclaimed Zombie Waltz Trilogy and the poetry collection Writing in Sand or Oh, Rose and Other Prose Notes. Welcome to the Show! Come one, come all. Step right up, folks! Prepare yourselves to be Amazed. For the young and old and weak of heart... Beware!
Strange Attractions lie ahead: Warning: Danger: Lynn E. Main will delight and enthrall with his macabre tales of harrowing adventure and lusty devilry. Don’t be drawn too close to those mesmerizing eyes.
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If the morbid please you... if you are drawn to the obscene, then come closer. Welcome to the jankiest and most rusted out ride at the fair. Give your ticket stub to the carnie with the creepiest eyes in the game. Jump on board for neck breaking speed, bone crushing curves and hair pin drops into darkest oblivion. There is no guard rail and no safety bar. Ride at your own peril. You will be thrilled. You will be terrified. You have been warned.

J.S. Spencer is the author of the upcoming children's book The Lost, Scared Little Dragon. It follows the story of a little dragon whose curiosity leads her too far from home, and the mother who sets out to rescue her. Kids will enjoy the playful spirit of the story and its easy going style. J.S.'s professional work as a printer has made him the in-demand source for a wide variety of corporations. Clients appreciate his efficiency, attention to detail, and desire for customer satisfaction. He handles Time Honored's business cards, bookmarks, flyers, and other promotional materials. J.S.'s other talents include a stage debut in the Family Community Theatre's production of Treasure Island and fun cosplays of Doc Brown, Homer Simpson, Mr. Bean, Lurch, Colonel Sanders, Luigi, Mad Murdock from The A-Team, Hans Zarkov from Flash Gordon, Fezzik from The Princess Bride, and many more. As quick with a joke as he is with a helping hand, J.S. Spencer is a versatile and indispensable team member as both a supporting player and a creative force in his own right.

Jay Sylvester has been making digital art since 2018, but has been working with several traditional mediums since 2014. In 2017, he won a Scholastic Silver Key award for a piece combining loose watercolor and intricate inked linework. Jay usually focuses on portraits of people and animals and often uses a sketched, loose style with bold colors and expressive subjects designed to appeal to viewers' emotions. He also designs and sews costumes, and won first place in the under-16 section of the 2016 Hutchinson Smallville Comic Con costume contest dressed as Mello from Death Note.  

Jared Vaughn  is the author of the acclaimed novel The Longest Time. It's a nostalgic story about a unique boy named Charlie, whose love for his childhood friend Lisa leads him to fulfill a heroic purpose. Readers of all ages have unanimously agreed that they "couldn't put it down," and eagerly awaited the recent sequel, Another Time, also receiving rave reviews. He loves to encourage dreamers in his writing workshops and panels at conventions and libraries, with a special emphasis on the youth. Jared's vision extends beyond The Longest Time series to publish other talented people with his company, Time Honored Productions. In 2018, he published Free Time Tales, a collection of short stories by new writers of all ages. In 2022, he published a sci-fi edition called Free Time Tales from Outer Space. Jared’s Longest Time spinoff Invisible Touch and its sequel are also available exclusively in these collections. In addition to his writing and publishing, Jared is known for his cosplay. He has appeared at many conventions as Marty McFly beginning on Back to the Future Day, October 21st, 2015. He's quick to make you laugh with his impressions and costumes from all three films, often accompanied by Doc Brown and Jennifer. In 2019, the trio appeared in Augusta, Kansas when the mayor proclaimed the town as Hill Valley for a day. Jared's cosplay has also included Clark Kent, Neo, George McFly, Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts, Inigo Montoya, Count Rugen, Ernest P. Worrell, Ted "Theodore" Logan, Robin, Gomez Addams, Louis Tully, the Hamburglar, Steve Trevor, Flash Gordon, Skinhead, Faceman from The A-Team, the highly original Mario McFly, and many more to come. Whether he's riding a hoverboard or writing a story, Jared Vaughn is always looking for innovative ways to express his creativity and share the Power of Love. He encourages you to take Doc's advice--"The future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one."

Makenzi Wigner has been crafting her own costumes since 2017. She's appeared at cons as several different versions of Harley Quinn as well as Mary Jane Watson. Most recently, she has amazed fans with her own beautiful, highly detailed interpretation of Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter. Her hard work led her to win 2nd place in the Advanced category of Air Capital Comic Con's costume contest. She continues to impress with more costumes planned including Zelda. Makenzi is also an actress who has performed in several school plays and will put her skills to use as the star of an upcoming series for the Time Honored Productions YouTube channel. Her kind and sweet nature, unique sense of humor, and talent will take her to no limits.