Life-long writer Brandy (B) Bell is a novelist (The Disconsolate), blogger/visual artist (Cat Over Clock), and foreword writer (Sybil of the Flora: Felicia Howe). Having pursued a Bachelor’s in English and certificates in writing and health-related fields, she is also an avid learner. A lover of Write Around Portland’s mission, she became a workshop facilitator in 2023 and regularly facilitates her writing group—the Fly-by-Nights—born from a Prompt workshop in 2015.