Current Occupation: Retired Former Occupation: Writer/Businessman/Entrepreneur Contact Information: Al Simmons was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is a founder of the infamous Blue Store Readings, Chicago 1971, birthplace of the Spoken Word Movement, the first regular reading series in Chicago …
Editors Julie (JM) & Tony (TA) met with Thomas Tremain (TT) at his house in Vancouver, Washington in January 2011 to discuss the true and authentic nature of snake breeding. Tremain handles ball pythons and is developing specialized mutations. JM: …
Current Occupation: retired, now a full-time artist Former Occupation: printer for 31 years, machine operator/laborer in aluminum plant, sawmill, machine shops, restaurants, warehouses. He was also a TA while working on an MFA, a cook on towboats, and a substitute …
Current Occupation: retired social worker Former Occupation: 17 year shipyard electrician Contact Information: A poet since she was 14, Mary Slocum was the last winner of the Portland Artquake competition in the 90s and a winner of Washington State Poetry …
Current Occupation: Gallery Employee Former Occupation: Greenhouse Supervisor Contact Information: Pavel Rubin was born on a cold winter night in St. Petersburg, USSR. His family migrated to Israel, and then to Honduras. He finally found himself studying in the US …
Current Occupation: experimental psychology PhD student Former Occupation: research assistant, dubbing, English teacher, temp, file clerk, painter, hotel desk clerk Contact Information: Tim W. Boiteau attends the University of South Carolina, studying psycholinguistics, writing fiction, and living with his wife …
Current Occupation: Graphic Designer Former Occupation: Library book repairman Contact Information: Brandon Bell lives in Louisville, Ky. His work has appeared in Barrier Islands Review, Leaf Garden and Inkspill Magazine (United Kingdom), and will soon appear in Apiary. ### leash …
Current Occupation: Writer Former Occupation: Writer/Teacher/other stuff Contact Information: Judith Arcana writes poems, stories and essays, publishing online and on paper; her books include Grace Paley’s Life Stories, A Literary Biography, the poetry collection What if your mother, and a …
Current occupation: Fisherman poet Former occupation: Thirty years in Human Resources. Contact Information: Spent two years in the MA Writing Program, Univ of Pittsburgh, left when GI Bill money ran out and went to work. Took a thirty three year …
Current Occupation: Substitute teacher and private tutor Former Occupation: Social Recreation Coach for the disabled, nanny, waitress… Contact Information: Lauren Henley has had more jobs than some and less jobs than most. A recent graduate of Pacific University of OR, …
Current Occupation: Retired Former Occupation: Writer/Businessman/Entrepreneur Contact Information: Al Simmons was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is a founder of the infamous Blue Store Readings, Chicago 1971, birthplace of the Spoken Word Movement, the first regular reading series in Chicago …