Current Occupation: Former Occupation: Respiratory therapist for over 20 years in the Portland area. Contact Information: His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and The Oregonian, his books, “Looking for Peoria” and “Killing the Mockingbird” …
Current Occupation: Basketball Coach Former Occupation: High School Teacher Short Biographical Statement: ANTHONY JONES lives in Brooklyn, works in the Bronx. He was the 2007 recipient of UCLA’s Ruth Brill Scholarship, awarded for excellence in creative writing. His short stories …
# The Autobiography of Mother Jones First published by Charles H. Kerr and Company, 1925 Chapter V: Victory at Arnot Before 1899 the coal fields of Pennsylvania were not organized. Immigrants poured into the country and they worked cheap. There …
Current Occupation: Retired Former Occupation: Professor Contact Information: Steve De France MFA has traveled widely in the United States. On more than one occasion he hitch-hiked across America. He rode rails on freight trains, worked as a laborer with pick …
Current Occupation: College English Professor Former Occupation: Production Editor for Scientific Journals Contact Information: Alan Elyshevitz is a poet and short story writer from East Norriton, PA. His poems have appeared most recently in Orion headless, Serving House Journal, and …
Current Occupation: EMT, Artist, Writer Former Occupation: Former Construction Worker Turned International Man of Leisure Contact Information: Brett Stout is a 31 year old artist living in Myrtle Beach, SC. He is a high school dropout and former construction worker …
Current Occupation: Financial Systems Analyst Previous Occupation: Bank teller Contact Information: Australian born poet, US resident since late seventies. Works as financial systems analyst. Recently published in Connecticut Review, Alimentum and Writer’s Bloc with work upcoming in Pennsylvania English, Prism …
Current Occupation: Program Coordinator at a large, southwestern university. Also, an underemployed actress. Former Occupation: Program Coordinator at a medium-sized northwestern university. Contact Information: Kristen LaRue works for a university academic department, where she designs and writes for web and …
Current Occupation: Part-time Paralegal Former Occupation: Associate Editor, Pacific News Service Contact Information: Patty Somlo has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review, The Santa Clara Review, the Sand Hill Review …
Current Occupation: Freelance writer Former Occupation: Secretary Contact Information: Holly Day is a housewife and mother of two living in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Her poetry and fiction has recently appeared in Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Oxford American, and Slipstream. Her book publications …
Current Occupation: Unemployed Writer Former Occupation: College writing instructor; bookstore shelver; house manager for regional theater; concessions and box office attendant for independent movie theaters; soap opera intern; public radio intern; convenience store cashier; landscaping laborer; clothing salesperson; administrative assistant; …