Bios

Titus Daniel Gee
Editor-in-Chief

Titus has been a blacksmith and security guard. He has lived in Israel and wandered through Europe, always with a ready pen. In his three years as a feature writer and education reporter for the Antelope Valley Press newspaper, Titus explored tattoo culture, national border disputes, child abuse scandals and other issues of American life and religion – that is, when he was not test driving cars or flying in various aircraft. His voices vary as widely as his subjects, though lyrical rhythms infuse each one.

Benjamin Ross
Artistic Director/Graphic Artist

Ben works as creative director for a division of Nielsen. He has created everything from marketing materials to websites, for a variety of clients. A bachelor’s degree in music informs Ben’s artistic sensibilities, as does a degree in graphic design. Ben's design work, for both web and print, creates a fine mix of clean professionalism and innovative flair.

James Roland
Creative Consultant/Senior Writer

During the day, James works as an assistant director in Hollywood. At night, James still works as an assistant director in Hollywood. His film credits include the 2006 Sundance selection Wristcutters, as well as Project Greenlight’s The Battle of Shaker Heights. His short fiction explores dark worlds and darker psyches, with a hint of the supernatural, which stands in stark contrast to the effortless humor of his nonfiction voice.

Jane McCurley
Webmaster

Jane provides tech support for the world renowned digital effects company, Rhythm and Hues. Her web programming skills bring practical savvy and effective problem solving to the many challenging requests of the RedFence creative team. And she smiles a lot, which is always encouraging.

John Fox
Staff Writer

John lives for the written word. He teaches English at two colleges in southern California, holds an M.A. in English from New York University and a master’s degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. He also writes for himself, employing both the intellectual power of his higher education and anecdotes from his mischievous boyhood, with poignant and sometimes hilarious results.

Ariel James
Staff Artist

Ariel specializes in ceramics and large-scale sculpture, including flaming, two-story, geometric pieces he calls fire sculpture. His last art exhibition, featuring photos of his fire work, ran for five months at Steel Fab, Inc. in Jackson, Tennessee. Ariel’s work speaks with raw power or delicate finesse, but always shows deep, spiritual understanding. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sculpture with a minor in computer science at Union University.

David Veloz
Staff Artist

Dave paints, sketches and makes short films all over Southern California. He recently completed the documentary short, Skies of the Serengeti, which was filmed on location in Kenya. His two-dimensional works often employ human figures to develop themes from classic literature and Christian faith. In his spare time, Dave is finishing his bachelor’s degree in English.

Anne Powell
Staff Writer

Anne’s often whimsical presence may obscure the piercing intellect that informs her reviews of art and literature. While developing her talent for keeping the practical clockwork of RedFence ticking, Anne attends California State University, Northridge where she is completing a Master of Arts degree in Literature. The Red Fence staff has unanimously agreed: Annie is neat.

Brian Fox
Staff Writer

Brian has traveled in more than fifteen countries on four continents, including India, Ukraine, Thailand, Venezuela, Israel and Italy. His deep-minded pondering of the people and places he has encountered finds voice in poetry and insightful dialogues. When he isn’t adventuring or studying philosophy, Brian works in human resources for an L.A.-based cruise company.

Ruth Arnell
Staff Writer/Web Consultant

Born in Chicago, raised in Paraguay and educated in Wisconsin, Ruth brings broad flavor and insight to her poetry, essays and genre-bending “dream fiction.” She also loves new music and acting for the theater.

Evan Shultz
Staff Writer

Whether he’s solving math puzzles or designing original card games for his own amusement, Evan revels in complexity of thought. An unconventional sense of humor leads him to unearth talent from the less traveled byways of the internet and his passion for mythic storytelling brings imagination and depth to his prose. Evan lives near Seattle, WA with his wife Christine, and writes full-time .

Daniel McCurley
Tech Support/Film Production

Dan spent the first decades of his life in Seattle, with his head inside a computer. He created his first completely digital environment at sixteen years old. Years later in Los Angeles, he used those VFX skills while directing a film adaptation of The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. Dan now works as a technician for digital effects company, Rhythm and Hues. A strong sense of story and high technical standards bring grace and polish to every project that crosses his desktop.

Joel Champagne
Staff Actor/Producer

Joel coasted into Los Angeles on gas fumes, just weeks after graduating high school. He owned almost nothing, except the belief that, “Since I was six years old, I’ve been endowed with god-like powers” – chiefly confidence and wit. Both served him well when he faced Hollywood’s pantheon, winning him work, on Peter Jackson’s King Kong and Aaron Spelling’s Charmed, as well as an acting role in Oscar winner Anthony LaMolinara’s film Lonesome Matador. While producing projects for RedFence, Joel is laying plans to steal fire back from Prometheus.

Rachel Deveau
Staff Poet

Since the age of twelve, when Rachel won her first “obscure poetry contest,” her work has garnered attention from her peers and praise even from her critics. Her restless mind can find inspiration in the stillest moments and most subtle flavors of life. When Rachel isn’t chewing her pencil and staring contemplatively into the clouds she spends her time hiking in Japan, scouring Los Angeles tea shops for rare, new brews, and betraying her allies in heated games of Risk and Monopoly.

Christopher Amico
Traveling Correspondent/Web Developer

Chris discovered a deep love for travel in the bars and cafes of central Italy through a study-abroad program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He then spent two years walking the education beat at the Antelope Valley Press before returning to his passion by taking a job teaching English in China and writing as a RedFence correspondent. (His adventures can be found in the Fenceposts section.) Chris’s work elucidates sharp observation of cultural realities using a crisp and economical style. He also nominated himself for favorite RF staff status by volunteering in the web development department.

Rebecca S. Rea
Staff Writer

Rebecca lives a double life -- glorified secretary by day, dancer, aerial acrobat, and free verse poet by night. When she is not saving the world in her cape and character shoes, Rebecca writes poems about the transformative power of beauty and other everyday sorcery. Romance and passion infuse all of her work, shining out as brightly as her hair, whatever color it may be today.