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Our Contributors

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This list is current as of the Winter 2009 issue.

  • Curtis Acosta, Fall 2003
  • Katherine Acosta, Fall 2008
  • Nick Aires, January/February 2001
  • Chris Akeley, Summer 2003
  • Jennifer Altenor, Winter 2002
  • Greg Ames, Fall 2004; Winter 2004
  • Heather N. Amundson, January/February 2001
  • Nick Andreychuk, November/December 2000
  • Jennifer Anthony, Summer 2006; Spring - Fall 2007
  • Claudia Aguiar Archimede, Winter 2007
  • Katherine Arline, January/February 2000
  • Samir Arora, January/February 2000
  • Patricia Auburn, Winter 2006
  • Joe Austin, July/August 1999
  • Connie Babb, Fall 2003
  • Scott Bailey, Fall 2005
  • Susan M. Baker, September/October 1999
  • Roy A. Barnes, Summer 2005
  • Rose Barrell, Fall 2002
  • Meg Basom, May/June 1999
  • Jennifer Bass, May/June 1999
  • Christian Bauer, Summer 2002
  • Josh Beddingfield, July/August 2000
  • Buddy Bell, Spring 2004
  • Samantha Bell, Fall 2009
  • Carolyn E. Bentley, Winter 2009
  • Greg Richard Bernard, Winter 2005
  • Stephen Blake, November/December 1999; March/April 2000; May/June 2000; July/August 2000
  • Jessica Anya Blau, Summer 2006
  • Hildie S. Block, Winter 2005
  • Roy Blokker, Winter 2008
  • Amy C. Bonnaffons, Fall 2008
  • K.A. Boyd, March/April 2000
  • Joe Boylan, Fall 2003
  • Becky Brady, September/October 2000
  • Dave Brandon, January/February 2001
  • N.M. Brewka, Spring 2002
  • Linda Britton-Fairchild, Summer 2005
  • Dick Brown, July/August 1999; July/August 2000; July/August 2001; Summer 2003
  • H. Dair Brown, Fall 2004
  • Harold Brown, May/June 1999
  • Christopher R. Buchan, November/December 1999; January/February 2000
  • Terry Burns, Spring 2002
  • Nicole Burris, January/February 2000; May/June 2001; Winter 2002; Summer 2003
  • Skylar Burris, Spring 2003; Summer 2003; Fall 2003; Winter 2004
  • Mickey Burriss, Winter 2005
  • Crystal Cargill, Winter 2005
  • Shaun Carney, Winter 2005
  • PD Casteel, Summer 2007
  • Angela Castillo, Summer 2006
  • Jeremiah Chiappelli, Fall 2002
  • Jane Chirgwin, Spring 2008
  • Kay Rae Chomic, January/February 2001
  • Brian Charles Clark, Spring 2003
  • Tracie Clayton, November/December 1999; May/June 2000; July/August 2000; January/February 2001;
    September/October 2001
  • Heather Clitheroe, Summer 2007, Spring 2009
  • Kristine Coblentz, May/June 2000
  • Michael Coblenz, Winter 2004
  • Justine Cogan, May/June 2000; July/August 2000; September/October 2000
  • Andrew Cohen, Winter 2009
  • Jesee Cole, Summer 2006
  • Eileen E. Cook, Summer 2004
  • Jean Copeland, Fall 2006, Summer 2007
  • Megan Doyle Corcoran, Fall 2006
  • Edward Cowan, Summer 2004
  • Katrina A. Croswell, Summer 2003
  • Kathleen Crow, September/October 1999; November/December 1999
  • Peter Cunniffe, Summer 2007; Fall 2007; Fall 2008
  • Laura Cvengros, July/August 1999; November/December 1999; March/April 2000
  • Katy Darby, Summer 2008
  • Melanie Datz, Fall 2007
  • Isabelle David, Winter 2003
  • Bonnie Davidson, Spring 2005
  • Margaret Davidson, March/April 2000; November/December 2000; January/February 2001; July/August
    2001; November/December 2001; Fall 2002
  • Andrew Davis, Summer 2005
  • Os Davis, September/October 2000
  • Payson Dean, Fall 2008; Winter 2008
  • Kris Decker, September/October 1999
  • Diane E. Dees, Fall 2003
  • Alison Dellenbaugh, Fall 2004; Fall 2008
  • Susan DeVilder, November/December 1999
  • R. Schuyler Devin, Fall 2008
  • M. M. De Voe, Fall 2006
  • Jenna Dietzer, Winter 2004
  • Kevin Dole 2, Summer 2004; Winter 2004
  • Peter Dudley, Fall 2006
  • Emerson H. Dyer, Spring 2005
  • Elizabeth Earley, Fall 2006
  • Anne Earney, Spring 2002
  • Hester Eastman, November/December 2000
  • Ronna L. Edelstein, Spring 2009
  • Dave Enders, November/December 1999
  • Marisa A. Escolar, Winter 2004
  • Jamie Evangelista, May/June 1999
  • Derek Spencer Evans, Spring 2006
  • Sherri Faaborg, May/June 2001
  • Holly Farris, Spring 2002
  • Seth I. Feldman, Winter 2008
  • Michael Ferrari, Summer 2003
  • Victoria L. Figiel, January/February 2000; March/April 2000; May/June 2000
  • Evan E. Filby, Summer 2008
  • Wolf Finkbeiner, Summer 2003
  • Diana Finney, May/June 2000
  • Linda Fiore, Spring 2005
  • Lisa Firke, March/April 2000; May/June 2000
  • J. G. Fisher, Spring 2008
  • Emily Fitch, Fall 2004
  • David M. Fitzpatrick, Spring 2005
  • Ida Bettis Fogle, Winter 2007
  • James Fraley, Fall 2002
  • Stefanie Freele, Summer 2008
  • Ray Fuentez, Summer 2009
  • Nancy Gall-Clayton, July/August 1999
  • Janet E. Gardner, Spring 2006
  • Miranda Garza, January/February 2001
  • Pamela Garza, July/August 2000
  • Heather Gassel-Czaja, May/June 2000
  • Chris Gauthier, Spring 2005; Summer 2006
  • Keith Gay, Fall 2006
  • B. Gehring, Summer 2009
  • Gerhard Gehrke, Summer 2002
  • Darlene Gibson, November/December 1999; January/February 2000
  • Scott Glackman, Summer 2006
  • Theo Glenn, May/June 1999
  • Jennifer Gomoll, Summer 2004
  • Jason Gossard, Summer 2005; Fall 2006
  • Janett L. Grady, Winter 2003
  • Tom Green, Summer 2003; Spring 2004; Fall 2009
  • Jeremy Gregg, Fall 2003
  • Kevin Gruzewski, Fall 2002
  • Sarah Guidry, Fall 2002
  • Dave Guiterrez, Winter 2002
  • Theo Gustav, Winter 2002
  • Chanteé Hale, Winter 2009
  • Albert Haley, January/February 2000
  • Richard Hallows, Spring 2004; Fall 2007
  • V. J. Hamilton, Spring 2008
  • Elmore Hammes, Fall 2006
  • Linda Hargrove, May/June 2000
  • Lita Harrington, September/October 2001
  • Bruce Harris, Spring 2009
  • T.K. Harris, November/December 2001
  • Rebekah D. Hay, Winter 2009
  • Bill Hayes, March/April 2000
  • Martha Heady, January/February 2000
  • Per Hedlund, September/October 1999
  • Greg Heinemann, Summer 2006
  • JL Hepler, Summer 2006
  • Ric Hess, Spring 2007
  • Linda Heuring, Fall 2006
  • Cheryl Hicks, Spring 2006
  • Andrew Hildebrand, Spring 2008
  • Hutch Hill, Winter 2008
  • Rhoda Hill, March/April 2000
  • Beryl Hingaard, Fall 2007
  • C.R. Hodges, Summer 2009
  • Amanda Hoffman, Summer 2004
  • David Hogan, July/August 1999
  • Jessica Hollander, Spring 2008
  • Jeanne Holtzman, Winter 2003
  • Frances McFarland Horne, Winter 2002
  • Joseph Horne, July/August 1999; March/April 2000
  • Joe Ben Hoyle, Fall 2005
  • Brenda Huettner, September/October 1999
  • Valerie Hunter, Fall 2003
  • Kevin Hwang, Summer 2002
  • Ardelle Hynes, May/June 2001
  • David Ingram, Spring 2009
  • Donald Irving, November/December 2001
  • Nolan James, Winter 2004
  • Shawn James, September/October 2001
  • Laura L. Jaworski, Spring 2003; Fall 2004
  • Dylan Jaymes, May/June 1999
  • Kristin L. Jewett, September/October 1999
  • Liesl Jobson, Summer 2003
  • Luke Johnson, November/December 1999
  • Keesha Johnson, Winter 2004
  • Mary S. Johnston, September/October 2000
  • Ken Jones, Fall 2006
  • Jerry A. Judge, Summer 2003
  • Christina Kapp, Winter 2007
  • Josh Karaczewski, Summer 2005; Spring 2006; Fall 2007
  • Rick Kast, Summer 2009
  • Larry M. Keeton, July/August 1999
  • Rob Keasy, Spring 2003
  • Michael Kelly, May/June 2001
  • Lara Kenney, September/October 1999
  • Marian Kensler, Spring 2008
  • Swapna Kishore, Fall 2005; Spring 2006
  • Tim Kissell, Winter 2005
  • Mary Robinette Kowal, Summer 2004; Fall 2004; Summer 2005
  • Suzanne Kreuziger, January/February 2000
  • S.R. Kriger, Winter 2007
  • Mary Kay Lane, September/October 1999; September/October 2000
  • Constance Lang-Lynard, Spring 2004; Winter 2008
  • Ben Lareau, January/February 2001
  • Lisa Lauffer, Summer 2006
  • Janna Layton, Spring 2009
  • Gerri Leen, Spring 2007
  • Larry Lefkowitz, Fall 2002
  • Jason Lemery, Winter 2007
  • Temple Lentz, Summer 2008
  • ACJ Leveille, September/October 1999
  • M. K. Leonard, Spring 2006
  • Mj Librie, Spring 2002
  • Kirean Lloyd-Quinn, Spring 2007
  • Andrew Longworth, Winter 2002
  • Laura Loomis, Winter 2007
  • Margaret Lucke, September/October 2000; November/December 2000
  • Becca MacLean Lyman, July/August 2000
  • Susan M. Kelly, Spring 2007
  • Chris Maher, May/June 2001; July/August 2001; September/October 2001
  • Mary Maier, Spring 2009
  • Charlie Mann, Spring 2002
  • Walter Addison March, March/April 2000
  • Adam Martin, Spring 2005
  • Robert Martin, Summer 2002
  • W. Eric Martin, September/October 1999
  • Steve Massart, Fall 2003; Spring 2004
  • Harland Mayall, November/December 2000
  • Krista Mayer, Summer 2007
  • Julie Mayhew, Fall 2005
  • Virginia McClain, Winter 2006
  • Joshua McDonald, July/August 2000; November/December 2000; November/December 2001
  • Joy L. McDonald, May/June 2001
  • Matt McHugh, Spring 2004; Spring 2005; Fall 2007
  • Kristen McLain, Summer 2004
  • Judith Natelli McLaughlin, Spring 2006
  • Aaron McQuiston, Winter 2005
  • Lisa Mead, May/June 1999
  • Melissa Mead, July/August 1999; September/October 1999; November/December 1999; May/June 2000; September/October 2000; January/February 2001; May/June 2001; July/August 2001; September/October 2001; Spring 2002; Summer 2002; Fall 2002; Winter 2002; Fall 2003; Fall 2004; Summer 2005
  • James Anthony Mehrle, Jr., Fall 2003
  • Rati Mehrotra, Summer 2004
  • William Meiners, May/June 1999
  • Anne M. Mikolay, Winter 2004; Summer 2005; Winter 2008
  • Matt Miller, November/December 1999
  • M. Jonathan Mills, September/October 1999
  • Margaret Crowell Minguy, January/February 2001
  • Rochelle Mitchell, March/April 2000
  • Sam I. Molivo, May/June 2000
  • Brendan Moore, Winter 2009
  • Jennifer Moore, Fall 2006
  • Peter Moore, May/June 1999
  • Elise Moser, Winter 2008
  • KR Mullin, Spring 2003
  • Alessandro Naní, Spring 2009
  • Barry Napier, Summer 2009
  • Marissa Neiwirth, Winter 2009
  • Adam P. Newton, Fall 2009
  • Sarah Nichols, Winter 2007
  • Cindy Nolan, July/August 2001
  • Louise Norlie, Fall 2006
  • W.F. Northrop, Spring 2003
  • Deanna Northrup, Summer 2008
  • Sharon O'Hara, November/December 2000
  • Jim O'Loughlin, Fall 2007
  • James O'Meara, Spring 2004
  • Ted Olds, Summer 2009
  • Susan Oleksiw, Fall 2005
  • Robert Orme, Fall 2008
  • Richard Osgood, Fall 2007
  • Stephen Paske, Spring 2004
  • Leo Patterson, Summer 2008
  • Bojan Pavlovic, Spring 2004; Fall 2005; Spring 2007; Summer 2008; Spring - Winter 2009
  • Mark Paxson, Fall 2006; Winter 2007
  • William Peacock, Summer 2008
  • Judith Pece, July/August 2000; January/February 2001; November/December 2001; Fall 2003
  • Kim Perrone, November/December 1999; January/February 2000; May/June 2000; July/August 2000;
    September/October 2000
  • Scott Pham, July/August 2000
  • Eddie L. Phelts, September/October 1999; November/December 1999; March/April 2001; May/June 2001; July/August 2001; Spring 2002; Winter 2003
  • Cortney Philip, Summer 2009
  • Tom Piantanida, Winter 2005
  • Dorothy Pier, Summer 2008
  • Caroline Poon, January/February 2000; March/April 2000; May/June 2000
  • Gabe Posey, Spring 2002
  • Kimberely Powell, September/October 2000
  • Jeffry Pricket, July/August 1999
  • M. Lynx Qualey, Summer 2005
  • Sally Quilford, Fall 2004
  • Richard Radtke, Summer 2005
  • Samantha Ramos, Fall 2005
  • Elizabeth Real, Spring 2002
  • Buck Ream, January/February 2001
  • Heidi Rehmann, Fall 2004
  • Daphne M.S. Repass, Summer 2002; Winter 2002; Summer 2003
  • Brian Reynolds, Spring 2005
  • Chelli Riddiough, Spring 2008
  • Lacey DeAnne Riggan, Winter 2003
  • Rich Ristow, November/December 2000
  • Zorknot Robinson, Fall 2007
  • Carrie Lybrand Roddy, Winter 2003
  • Diona L. Rouse, July/August 1999
  • Deanna Roy, Fall 2002
  • Loretta Ross, Summer 2004
  • Phillip Routh, Spring 2007
  • Patrick Ryan, Spring 2006
  • Charles Rybak, July/August 1999; Winter 2005
  • Susan M. Sailors, Winter 2003; Summer 2004
  • Vincent W. Sakowski, Fall 2002
  • David Salisbury, Spring 2004
  • Chris Salter, May/June 2001
  • Linda Sánchez, Summer 2007
  • Justin Sargent, Winter 2008
  • Peter Savickas, September/October 2001
  • Ira Schaeffer, May/June 2001
  • Paul Schiess, May/June 1999
  • James Schultz, Winter 2003
  • Jennifer Schwabach, March/April 2001; May/June 2001; July/August 2001; September/October 2001;
    November/December 2001; Winter 2005
  • Janet Scouten, Spring 2003
  • Mike Seberger, July/August 1999
  • Jennifer Seeman, January/February 2001
  • Michael Seidel, Fall 2005; Fall 2006; Winter 2006
  • Joshua Sell, Fall 2009
  • Tara Sim, Fall 2009
  • Ali Simpson, Fall 2008
  • C. Dwayne Smith, September/October 1999
  • Chris Smith, November/December 1999; January/February 2000
  • Claudia Smith, Fall 2003
  • Dale Thomas Smith, July/August 2001
  • Ron Stafford, Spring 2007
  • Bruce Standley, July/August 1999
  • Rosemary Starr, Spring 2008
  • Jeff Stautz, Fall 2006; Spring 2007
  • Jenny Steele, Fall 2005
  • G. Douglas Stephens, July/August 2000
  • L.A. Stephenson, January/February 2001
  • Diane Stevens, Summer 2008
  • Laila Stickland, Spring 2003
  • Mary C. Strench, January/February 2000
  • Sean Sweeney, Summer 2003
  • Charity Tahmaseb, Summer 2002
  • Alen Taylor, July/August 1999
  • Caroline Taylor, Winter 2002; Spring 2003; Winter 2006
  • Scott Taylor, Fall 2009
  • Bill Teitelbaum, Spring 2003
  • Elizabeth Tetley, September/October 2000; November/December 2000; May/June 2001
  • Gregory Thayer, May/June 1999
  • G.W. Thomas, November/December 2001
  • Michelle Thuma, Summer 2003
  • Don Tisinger, September/October 2000; November/December 2000
  • E. Catherine Tobler, September/October 2000
  • L.D. Todd, Winter 2005
  • Patrick M. Tracy, Fall 2007
  • Paul G. Tremblay, Fall 2002
  • Trish Tuthill, Spring 2002
  • Annie Tupek, Spring 2007
  • Clifford Turner, November/December 1999; January/February 2000; September/October 2000;
    January/February 2001; Winter 2002
  • Denis J. Underwood, Spring 2008
  • Cynthia Valero, Spring 2005
  • Pete Van Vleet, Summer 2007
  • John Vanderslice, Spring 2003; Winter 2003
  • Ronn Venable, Summer 2002; Spring 2006
  • John Vojtech, September/October 1999; March/April 2000
  • Alia Volz, Fall 2006
  • Greg Wahl, May/June 2000
  • Herbert W. Wakeford, July/August 2001; September/October 2001; November/December 2001
  • Craig Waldron, Summer 2002
  • Donna Walstrom, January/February 2000; March/April 2000; May/June 2000
  • Teri Walter, September/October 1999
  • Bill Ward, Winter 2009
  • Teresita Warneke, Spring 2008
  • John Weagly, Summer 2002
  • Mari Whyte, September/October 2000
  • Vanessa Wiley, July/August 1999; July/August 2000
  • Spencer Williams, July/August 2000
  • AnnaLee Wilson, Winter 2005
  • Kevin Wilson, Fall 2003
  • Michael D. Winkle, Spring 2005
  • Rebecca Wolfe, Winter 2004
  • Margaret Wolff, July/August 1999
  • Simon Wood, March/April 2000; July/August 2000; September/October 2001
  • June Yamasaki, Fall 2009
  • Matt Yocum, Winter 2002
  • Ilya Zaychik, Summer 2007
  • Lee Clark Zumpe, Fall 2002
  • Richard Lee Zuras, January/February 2000