Contributor's Biographies


Susan Culver: is the editor of Lily, a monthly literary E-Zine. Her poetry and short fiction have been published in The Pedestal Magazine, Cranky, Ghoti and others. Her first poetry collection, All The Ways We Could Have Met, is available at Lulu, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She lives in Colorado with her husband and children. Her literary site is: http://www.lilylitreview.com/

Tom Kelly: works as a drama lecturer at South Tynside College and is coordinator of many writer's groups throughout Northeast England. His most recent poetry collection, The Wrong Jarrow, from Smokestack is to be released in February 2007. His most recent play, The Blaydon Bricklayer, was staged in November 2006. He lives in Northeast England and sometimes drives right by the Angel of the North on his way to work. He has 2 cats and a family. He website is: http://www.tomkelly.org.uk/

Jill Burhans: received her first camera for a Christmas present as a child. It planted the seed of her obvious passion for photography. She approaches her images with the same spirit of a storyteller. Each image must speak volumes. Her work has appeared in Crescent Moon Journal, LilyLit Review and elsewhere. She says, "I call myself a middle-aged repressed artist who uses for my paint brush, a Canon G-5. She resides in Huntsville, Alabama, with her three dogs, one daugther, and a husband. Her website is: www.pbase.com/jillburhans

Tasha Klein: begins by saying, "hmmmm...well let's see" when asked to describe herself. Then she proceeds to say she never shaves her legs, eats expensive truffles for brunch, is addicted to cigarettes & the Internet, drinks hard and sleeps alot. When she's not spending time trying to communicate with dead relatives she writes. Her first chapbook, Trumpets Made Of Nothing But Slobbering Snow, was published by Pudding House in December 2006. She lives in Illinois. Her blogsite is: http://www.bookofnina.blogspot.com/

Don Iannone: is an economic development consultant, poet and writer. His first book of poetry, Stiling The Waters, was published in March 2005. His second book, Born In The Moment: Poems Glimpsing Life, will be published in Spring 2007. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. He blogsite is: http://www.conscious-living.blogspot.com/

Matina Stamatakis: has had poetry published in several literay magazines and journals including Blaze VOX, Zafusy, and Eratio. She will be featured in an upcoming issue of Free Verse. She lives in Albany, New York. Her blogsite is: http://www.petalpressings.blogspot.com/

Peter Marckmann: has been a medical doctor since 1982. He was member of a preventing nutrition research team from 1987-2000, specially in renal medicine. He has been a sonwriter since 1969 and has been a member of the semi-acoustic group, Duo ph for the last 4 years. He lives in a house on the edge of a lake in Roskilde, Denmark with his wife and 3 sons. His website is: http://www.duoph.soundvenue.dk/

John Vick: is project leader of The Adroitly Placed Word, which will celebrate its first anniversary this month. He dreams of live poetry on the Internet 24/7 from all around the world. He lives in Minneapolis, MN. His blogsite is: http://www.johnvick.blogspot.com/


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