Chris Crittenden teaches ethics classes for the University of Maine. Some of the classes he teaches are ethics, environmental ethics, and oppression studies. He has been widely published.
Tommy Dean's work has previously appeared in in Apollo’s Lyre, Pindeldyboz, Boston Literary Review, LITSNACK, The Houston Literary Review, and First Stop Fiction.
Doug Draime has been publishing in the literary 'underground' since 1968. Current books in print include: Rock 'n Roll Jizz (Propaganda Press), For A Dream Ended (Kendra Steiner Editions), and Los Angeles Terminal: Poems 1971 -1980 (Covert Press). His work has been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes in the last few years. Hes was awarded small PEN grants in 1987 and 1991.
David Howard lives and writes in Rhode Island. His work has appeared in Verbsap and Animal Print and is forthcoming in Boston Literary Magazine, Apollo's Lyre and Eunoia Review.
Bruce Lader is the author of four published and two forthcoming books, most recently, Embrace (Big Table Publishing, 2010) and Landscapes of Longing (Main Street Rag Publishing, 2009). Discovering Mortality (March Street Press, 2005) was a finalist for the 2006 Brockman-Campbell Book Award. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Roanoke Review, Confrontation, New Millennium Writings, Harpur Palate, Poet Lore, Fulcrum, and other journals. Winner of the 2010 Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition, he has received a writer-in-residence fellowship from The Wurlitzer Foundation.
Ben Larsen is a full-time student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, interested in writing and philosophy. He is 20 years old.
Lyn Lifshin's recent books: THE LICORICE DAUGHTER: MY YEAR WITH RUFFIAN, Texas Review Press, ANOTHER WOMAN WHO LOOKS LIKE ME from Black Sparrow at Godine., following COLD COMFORT and BEFORE IT’S LIGHT, DESIRE and 92 RAPPLE. She has over 120 books & has edited 4 anthologies. Also out recently: NUTLEY POND, PERSEPHONE, BARBARO: BEYOND BROKENNESS, LOST IN THE FOG, LIGHT AT THE END, JESUS POEMS and BALLET MADONNAS, KATRINA, LOST HORSES, CHIFFON, and BALLROOM. And just out: ALL THE POETS WHO HAVE TOUCHED ME, LIVING AND DEAD. ALL TRUE: ESPECIALLY THE LIES. Her website is www.lynlifshin.com
George Ovitt lives in Albuquerque, teaches high school, plays blues guitar and chess seriously (if not well), has a great fondness for Charles Baxter's perfect stories, is married to a woman who is far too good for him, and has three charming daughters. He has published fiction recently in Story Quarterly (#45), and poetry in OtherVoices, Burning Word, and Eunoia.
Leah Weiss writes short stories, memoires and novels. Her work has appeared in the Deep South Magazine and The Simple Life Magazine. Several of her short stories received recognition from Writer’s Digest’s annual competition. She has written a book of short stories called “Just Shy of the Blue Ridge,” and also completed a novel “Finally There Mountain.” The opening chapter won first prize in a national contest.
Joshua Young currently lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, son, and dog. He teaches English Composition.
Tommy Dean's work has previously appeared in in Apollo’s Lyre, Pindeldyboz, Boston Literary Review, LITSNACK, The Houston Literary Review, and First Stop Fiction.
Doug Draime has been publishing in the literary 'underground' since 1968. Current books in print include: Rock 'n Roll Jizz (Propaganda Press), For A Dream Ended (Kendra Steiner Editions), and Los Angeles Terminal: Poems 1971 -1980 (Covert Press). His work has been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes in the last few years. Hes was awarded small PEN grants in 1987 and 1991.
David Howard lives and writes in Rhode Island. His work has appeared in Verbsap and Animal Print and is forthcoming in Boston Literary Magazine, Apollo's Lyre and Eunoia Review.
Bruce Lader is the author of four published and two forthcoming books, most recently, Embrace (Big Table Publishing, 2010) and Landscapes of Longing (Main Street Rag Publishing, 2009). Discovering Mortality (March Street Press, 2005) was a finalist for the 2006 Brockman-Campbell Book Award. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Roanoke Review, Confrontation, New Millennium Writings, Harpur Palate, Poet Lore, Fulcrum, and other journals. Winner of the 2010 Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition, he has received a writer-in-residence fellowship from The Wurlitzer Foundation.
Ben Larsen is a full-time student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, interested in writing and philosophy. He is 20 years old.
Lyn Lifshin's recent books: THE LICORICE DAUGHTER: MY YEAR WITH RUFFIAN, Texas Review Press, ANOTHER WOMAN WHO LOOKS LIKE ME from Black Sparrow at Godine., following COLD COMFORT and BEFORE IT’S LIGHT, DESIRE and 92 RAPPLE. She has over 120 books & has edited 4 anthologies. Also out recently: NUTLEY POND, PERSEPHONE, BARBARO: BEYOND BROKENNESS, LOST IN THE FOG, LIGHT AT THE END, JESUS POEMS and BALLET MADONNAS, KATRINA, LOST HORSES, CHIFFON, and BALLROOM. And just out: ALL THE POETS WHO HAVE TOUCHED ME, LIVING AND DEAD. ALL TRUE: ESPECIALLY THE LIES. Her website is www.lynlifshin.com
George Ovitt lives in Albuquerque, teaches high school, plays blues guitar and chess seriously (if not well), has a great fondness for Charles Baxter's perfect stories, is married to a woman who is far too good for him, and has three charming daughters. He has published fiction recently in Story Quarterly (#45), and poetry in OtherVoices, Burning Word, and Eunoia.
Leah Weiss writes short stories, memoires and novels. Her work has appeared in the Deep South Magazine and The Simple Life Magazine. Several of her short stories received recognition from Writer’s Digest’s annual competition. She has written a book of short stories called “Just Shy of the Blue Ridge,” and also completed a novel “Finally There Mountain.” The opening chapter won first prize in a national contest.
Joshua Young currently lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, son, and dog. He teaches English Composition.
