Current Authors

This year's current crop of contributors comes from all over the map...and evidently the universe as well. Read more below.


Ylrac Aral

Ylrac Aral goes by the name Rac: the R stands for red because that’s her favorite color, the A stands for animal lover, and the C stands for caring. She’s also called Arial because she loves to swim! Rac is a very shy, yet curious girl. She loves to discover new things, loves to play sports, and enjoys playing with animals, too. She likes to joke around but can be serious at times. (:






Ranane Flowers

Ranane flowers, also known as Nane, is flexible, funny, and VERY curious. She loves to garden, but dance is also important in her life. She dreams of writing a book about gardening and also hopes to be a professional dancer. Her favorite flower is the lilac. :P








Robert Gaffe

This marks Mr. Robert Gaffe's second year as editor / commentator to The Pet Rock Project. One of its founding parents, Burt - as he's known to those closest to him - relies heavily on the creative minds of his writing staff. Comfortable working behind the scenes, he does his best to oversee and inspire his contributing authors. 







Neccko Mar

Neccko Mar’s life is really bad. When he was learning how to drive a spacecraft, Neccko crash landed on a planet named Earth and was nursed to health by two earthlings who later forced him to become their slave. Alas, Neccko cannot escape this planet because when he crashed, he lost the keys to his spacecraft. There has not been one day since the crash where Neccko hasn't yearned to return to his home planet.





Toe Mater

He prefers to be called Mater, but his name is Toe Mater. He works twenty-four-seven for Triple A Towing. Mater lived in the south but moved to Nebraska because of the hurricanes. He turns red when he gets too much sun like a tomato. In fact, that's where his name came from.

Alfonzo Roberto

Alfonzo Roberto is called Zo by those closest to him. He has a twin brother named Carlos Roberto and an alien servant named Neccko Mar. Zo loves to help and give to people. Both he and his brother are good at video games and sports. Both love to ride bikes and hang out with friends as well.

Carlos Roberto

Carlos Roberto goes by the name Carl. He has a twin brother name Alfonzo and an alien servant named Neccko Mar. Outgoing, Carl loves to play sports and video games while his brother is caring toward others. Both enjoy riding bikes and hanging out with friends.

Albert Rodrigez

Albert Rodrigez, aka A. Rod, has a very funky personality. He has a few friends who comment on his actions and intelligence but make fun of his looks. He recently moved to the USA from Jamaica and got a job as a DJ. He’s about 6’5, yet he stinks at basketball and rocks out at video games. Albert has many inner talents, but most of them he keeps secret just for his own sake. Sometimes his sense of humor gets on other people's nerves, but that hasn’t stopped him from being voted the prankster of the year.

Mia Sandia

Mia loves to make watermelon treats like watermelon slushies, watermelon Popsicles, and watermelon brownies (those didn’t turn out so well). Mia also likes being around her friends and going to school. She wants to own the very first watermelon sweet shop (Mia likes watermelon in case you haven’t noticed). By the way, sandia means watermelon.

Shaquisha Unicorn

Shaquisha Unicorn loves Math! She is half human, half unicorn. She owns her own store named Shaquisha Rides, which offers rides to and from Downtown Omaha. Every Friday, Shaquisha goes to the spa and gets her horn shinned! She loves Fridays! People call her “Quisha.” She’s not that good at sports because of her horn. One time, she tried to play volleyball, but she popped the ball with her horn! Now, she’s banned from playing any sports, unless you count getting to play patty cake. :( But other than that, she is really fun. :D

E Vale

E likes to be called Evil, though technically his name is E Vale. He doesn't like to be by lots of people. When he is, he gets really mad. E lives out in the middle of the Antarctica where he plays a lot of video games - per his doctor who told him to. E doesn’t go to a lot of places. His best friend is a seal. He says the name reminds him of the military.

Franchesca Williams

Franchesca Williams, known as Franny, is athletic, clumsy, and very talkative. She loves playing with animals and is very caring. When she gets older, Franchesca hopes to be a professional softball player. She wants to play because her grandpa is in the baseball Hall of Fame. It would make her grandpa proud if she got in there too! (:

Autumn Windly

Autumn Windly loves to read. She has read all kinds of books from The Help to Tuck Everlasting. Autumn is sweet, kind, and quiet. She’s not into playing sports (she’d rather read a book about it). When she gets older, she hopes to be famous and known worldwide because of writing books. Her hero is her grandma, Summer Sunshine, who has written many award winning novels. Autumn’s favorite book of all time is Alice in Wonderland.