Syndee Barwick is a veteran of the entertainment, publishing, and comics industries, as well as an ordained Interfaith Minister and the author of The Marvel Tarot Deck and Guidebook. She is a contributor to several editions of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul, has written for The Guardian, and serves as a contributor and reviewer for multiple metaphysical sites. Ruth Ann Sellars is the self-taught illustrator behind the brand Barnacles and Moss. Drawing on her love of horror, folklore, and storytelling, she creates intricately detailed illustrations that balance darkness and whimsy. While her work often leans toward the spooky, her goal is always to shine a positive light on creatures and ideas that might otherwise be considered ugly, scary, or lost.