Brandan Roberts

Board President, editor, artist

This guy here is the culprit. It’s his fault Nat 1 Publishing is a thing—you can blame him for pushing human culture slightly closer to complete and utter annihilation with his Macy Blush books and this small indie-publishing house. He comes from the western foothills of Maine, USA, where he lives with his wife, daughter, tortoise, and cats.. He felt his bachelor’s in liberal studies with minors in history and behavioral studies, master’s in interdisciplinary studies focused on ethnography and folklore, and graduate certificate in digital curation were getting lonely, so he’s now working on a bachelor’s degree in English. When not contributing to the collapse of society, you can find him camping, reading, or playing TTRPGs.

Dahlia Thomas

Board Member, narrator

Resident disembodied voice of Nat 1 Publishing, Dahlia has been happily narrating steamy scenes and naughty novellas in her blanket laden closet. When not attempting to voice elderly Kobolds she can be found stuck in a book or video game if she’s not out enjoying some beautiful Alaskan weather.

Jason Willard

Board Member, Creative Director

An extradimensional being that’s manifested in this reality as a geeky writer. A lover of games, books, comics, and film, he hopes to someday make his mark and leave behind a story that resonates deeply within the souls of his nerdy brethren, bringing about a new golden age of peace. He also enjoys gelato. You can contact him any time at jmwillardwriting@gmail.com

Jennifer Weigel

Board Member, Artist

Jennifer travels the mindscape of the infinite abyss from the comforts of her sofa, at least when she isn’t out and about creating chaos in various so-called art forms. She is a regular contributor for Haunted MTL and Nat 1 Publishing and can be found hanging out in some of those shadowy back alleyways here. Her spirit animal is the deer and her favorite food is frosting with or without cake.

Kathleen Locke

Board Member, Editor

Proud mom of one awesome grown up daughter. When she isn’t pulling her hair out trying to keep an entire dental office in line, she enjoys crocheting, reading, crossword puzzles, Jeopardy (every night, don’t call when it’s on—seriously), fixing broken things, and just basically keeping mind and hands busy. And these days, throws in some editing just to keep things interesting.

Michaela Butler

Board Member, Webmaster, Editor

She is currently ded and far too tired for nonsense like bios. Ask her in a couple months when she is once again a real live functioning human.

Officers & Non-Voting Board Members

CJ the Tall Poet

Officer, Editor

Observing abstract writing expressions is CJ’s inspiration to write, draw, sing, and live. Their fudge-making obsession seems to be dormant.

Editors & Illustrators

BlaiseTheGinger

Editor

BlaiseTheGinger is, as far as we know, the only redhead at Nat 1. This means he has no soul, but we don’t hold that against him. He has a killer mustache and an abusive love/hate relationship with his cat (and the scars to prove it).

Heather A

Editor

Heather is an avid tabletop gamer, occasional musician, even more occasional writer, and a grammar enthusiast. She hails from Australia and is still coming to terms with weird American spellings.

Leah Belin

Editor

Leah lives in the DC metro area with her husband and kids. She grew up in a haunted house built in the 18th century and blames the ghosts for her vivid imagination. She wrangles software by day, plays trumpet with a swing band, and is obsessed with origami tessellations.