October 15

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Ruth Davies crossed the pond to take her master's degree and pursue her life-long interest in art and business, discovering in the process a whole new culture and way of life. After living in Champaign, New York, and Chicago, I purchased an historic home in the Cathedral area of Joliet. For the past 25 years, I've been restoring the property inside and out, adding an English style flower garden which attracts diverse wildlife and an abundance of pollinators. I love the daily surprises my garden brings, and I hope my stories bring the same sense of magic and discovery to those that I share them with

Laura Gillogly is a proud lifelong resident of Lockport, who is thrilled to share her story alongside so many other amazing storytellers. With a Master of Fine Arts in Performance, Laura is no stranger to the stage even though it’s been a couple of decades since her last performance! She is excited to bring those skills back to the stage as she connects with the audience in a whole new way. Laura also holds a Master’s degree in School Counseling and has spent the last 11 years helping high school students navigate their journeys. She is passionate about empowering young people to discover their true potential and thrive in all aspects of life. When she’s not working, Laura loves spending time with her husband, J.R., and their beautiful daughter, Norah. 

Cean Magosky is a surgical nurse by day, and a creative dabbler in whatever free time is left. A long-time member of the Downers Grove Writer’s Workshop and currently affiliated with WriteOn Joliet, where he has contributed short stories and poetry to several anthologies, he has also been involved in their WriteOn Live project for the past three years, providing stories and interstitial script for the event. Cean draws on a wide variety of life experiences for his story-telling, including time in the theatre, years as a church musician, a magician’s assistant, fishing guide and ‘other duties as assigned’. Cean and his wife Anne have two grown children and will celebrate their 35 th wedding anniversary this year. They also share their home with a parade of senior rescue dogs, helping them live their best lives. Cean has published two books on local architectural history, Historic Impressions Volume II, which he completed after his brother’s passing, and Schools by F. S. Allen which recreates a 1901 advertising booklet to tell the story of the famous school architect.

Sandra Vincent’s storytelling first began in college when she was featured in the University of Minnesota, Mankato, Creative Writing Journal. As an Early Childhood Educator, she enjoyed sharing fanciful tales with her students, nurturing their budding imaginations, and helping them pen adventures of their very own. In 2020 Sandra placed as a finalist, selected to perform one of her short stories at the renowned Goodman Theatre in downtown Chicago, while participating in GeNarrations, a Goodman Theatre storytelling workshop. Sandra has also been published in the Oak Park Writers Group Anthology, Key Strokes.