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Doug Tanoury
Poetry: Retail Egyptology
Biography: Doug is primarily a poet of the Internet with the majority of his work never leaving electronic form. His verse can be read at electronic magazines and journals across the world. The greatest influence on Doug's work was his 7th grade poetry anthology from Sister Debra's English class: Reflections On A Gift Of Watermelon Pickle And Other Modern Verse (Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders and Hugh Smith, (c)1966 by Scott Foresman & Company) He still keeps a copy of it at his writing desk.

Judith Thomas
Essay: A Hawaiian Love Story, Lasik's a piece of cake, 
Molokai Ranch: more than a pretty place
Biography: A long-time resident of Hawaii, Judie, recently widowed, has three grown children and several grandchildren. She loves to spend time with her family, work in her extensive garden and do some writing in her spare time.

Laura Toffenetti
Essay: Towels, Ground Hog
Biography: During the day Laura is an elementary school teacher in Storrs, Connecticut. At night she plunks herself in front of her laptop and writes plays and essays. GOING TO SEE THE ELEPHANT, which is published by Dramatists Play Service, won the International PEN award for Best New Play. Three of her plays for teenagers have been published by Heuer’s; TEENAGE NIGHTMARE, CLIQUES AND CAFETERIAS and THE MYSTERIOUS ART OF ADVERTISING. This summer she attended the Connecticut Writing Project where she discovered a knack for writing funny essays about her somewhat ridiculous life. She has an essay, THE GAME SHOW, coming out in the ezine, FRESH YARN and GROUND HOG in the ezine, WILD VIOLET.

Townsend Twainhart
Travel: Thanks for the Liberty: when visiting San Francisco
Biography: Townsend Twainhart, a noted California historian, is also published as Chris. J. Wright.  For more information on him visit his myspace page. 

James Valvis
Essay: On not Reading Mein Kampf
Biography: James lives in Washington State with his wife and daughter. His poetry or fiction has appeared this year or is forthcoming in Atlanta Review, Bartleby Snopes, Catalonian Review, Eclectica, Hanging Loose, New York Quarterly, Pank, Rattle, Right Hand Pointing, Underground Voices, and others.  A book-length poetry collection is upcoming from Aortic Books.

Eliezer Van Allen
Essay: A Page on hospital Leadership
Biography:
Eliezer (Eli) Van Allen, MD, is a third year resident in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and he will be starting a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology in July, 2010.  He has found that finding the humor in otherwise stressful situations makes thirty hour shifts in the hospital go by a bit faster.

Joyce Wade
Travel essays: Smokin' to Durango, Santa Barbara, Cruising the Panama Canal
Essays: True Confession
Biography: Joyce is married, a grandmother, and a retired banker. She lives in Apple Valley and Northridge, California.  Hobbies keep her busy, among them, writing, golf, travel, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. She's been published on the internet and in hard cover. She and her husband spend their spare time traveling in their motor home, which has been the subject of some of her travel stories.

Dee Walmsley
Essays: Manitoba Journal, Crater Lake, Proud to be a Canadian, Forest Fire, Beaches on my Mind, Strange Times, Losses, The Moon Bear Problem , Nicki & Ghost, What D'ya Want From me and
Wildlife Whispers -- a nature column in Clever Magazine
Fiction: Tommy, A Coon Hunt
Travel: Follow the Brits to BC
Biography: Dee hails from White Rock, British Columbia, Canada where she writes about nature and the environment. She passes on her knowledge of how to co-exist with urban wildlife (which she acquired during her years as a wildlife rehabilitator) to school children and anyone else who will listen. Raccoons, are her favorite 'people'! Working on two novels and facilitating a nature writing workshop for Writers' Village University keeps her occupied. Over the years she has produced a number of environmental videos for cable television. She is currently working on 'Wizard of the Woods' - all you ever wanted to know about raccoons, which is scheduled for airing this fall.

Mark Weakland
Pet Essay: Newbie
Biography: Musician, teacher and aspiring (but mainly perspiring) writer, Mark is founder of Springwater Music Group -a clearinghouse, record label and public relations firm for the many projects, books, groups and artists he is involved with in Western Pennsylvania. You can visit www.springwater.com to learn more about Mark's projects or order his music and books. During off hours, Mark can be found happily watching the grass grow at his beautiful Somerset County home, Springwater Farm."

Elisa Webster
Essay: Decisions, Decisions: the used car dilemma
Biography: Elisha resides in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where she enjoys painting pink elephants onto kitschy paintings and eating wasabi peas. She is very good at waiting tables, and utilizes this skill to make money. If you want to send her wasabi peas or an anonymous love letter, she will be happy to give you her mailing address.

Melissa Westemeier
Essay: My Time Off, Every Day is Earth Day, Getting in Touch wit my inner Ninja
Biography: Travis and Brent's mom quit teaching English to pursue her dream of becoming a published writer.  Her addictions include strong coffee, flowers, public radio and writing, of course.

Kristy Westphal
Essay: The Garbage Can War
Biography: Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, I attended the University of Arizona where I received a BSBA in Finance. I obtained my MBA from Arizona State University. Currently, my primary line of work is in Information Security, for which I write many technical articles to help keep up my skills. Up until last Spring, I had a monthly column for UnixReview.com and have written several articles for SysAdmin magazine as well as SecurityFocus.com.  My true passion; however, lies in writing poetry and fiction. 

Kajsa Wiberg
Essay: Jellyfish Horse
Biography: Kajsa Wiberg is a freelance writer, translator and horse trainer. Her stories have appeared in The River Walk Journal, Long Story Short, Prose Toad, Chick Lit Review, The Rose & Thorn, Shred of Evidence, DiddleDog, Flash Shot, Every Day Fiction, Why Vandalism?, and Insolent Rudder, with forthcoming publications in Yellow Mama, Big Pulp, Dark Fire, Eskimo Pie, and Aoife's Kiss. She is a script reader for Blue Cat Screenplay, and a book reviewer for Eclectica. She lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA, where she is at work on her second novel.

Maggie Wing
Fiction: Funyons
Biography: Maggie writes software and stories in Silicon Valley. She is currently at work on her first two novels.

Christopher Woods
Fiction: Still Available
Biography: Christopher Woods is the author of a prose collection, UNDER A RIVERBED SKY, and a book of stage monologues for actors, HEART SPEAK. He lives in Houston and in Chappell Hill, Texas. More of his photos can be seen in his gallery, MOONBIRD HILL

Brenda G. Wooley
Essay: The Wild One
Biography: I am a former social worker and office manager and now write full time. My work has appeared in Southern Hum, SouthLit, Amarillo Bay, 5th Story Review and River Walk Journal. I have lived in Illinois and Michigan and now make my home near Paducah, Kentucky, where I am at work on a novel.

Kristina Yapp
Essay: The Ant Graveyard
Biography: Kristina is a preschool teacher who lives, works and writes in Steger, IL with her husband, four sons, dog and far too many cats. As often happens with the approach of middle age, Kristina is actively rediscovering the love of creating art and literature that she had as a child. In addition to teaching, hanging out with her family, doing laundry and writing short stories, she enjoys sharing her sometimes inspiring and sometimes distorted opinions about life on her blog, Fat Lazy Soccer Mom Gets Healthy: http://fatlazysoccermomgetshealthy.blogspot.com/2010/07/ant-graveyard.html.