CONTRIBUTORS Publication Director Chris Cloud
Illustration Director Kyle Coughlin
Editorial Director Colleen Powers
Visual Director Andrew Casey
Layout Director Bethany Hall
Layout Intern Amaanda Reeder
Biafra Inc. is an artist residing in Minneapolis. His work reflects encounters and observations from his daily life. He is slowly using his work to create one giant comic story that is in chunks around the globe. His mediums range from printing and traditional painting to spray paint, stencils, and stickers. Visit biafrainc.com for more information. Sarah Brumble is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer/editor originally hailing from West Virginia and Portland, Oregon. When not sailing through shark-infested waters or walking overland into Nigeria, she can be found giving your favorite band a chance, taking photos with unreliable cameras, and riding her bicycle. Andrew Casey, one of MPLSzine’s Visual Directors, is a photographer residing in Minneapolis. He migrates towards shooting stationary objects and street scenes. He has had a long-held passion and appreciation for street art and graffiti, which led to a history of documenting the artwork under the alias Urban Camper. Sarah Christiaansen is a recent college graduate with no idea what she wants to do with her life. She hopes to write for a newspaper/magazine/book in the future and, until then, is enjoying exploring the infinite abyss. Sarah likes Parks & Recreation, Diet Coke and Instagramming pictures of hercats. See more at her website: http://sarahchristiaansen.wordpress.com/ Jamie Christianson is a dreamer by day, philosopher by night, gypsy by lifestyle and writer by birthright. When her nose isn’t buried in the pages of Goodreads’ latest recommendations and her fingertips aren’t feverishly punching keys, she can be found drooling over big, fluffy “woofers” passing by. She also Tumbles, Pins and ‘Grams in her not-so-free time: sit-and-spin.tumblr. com; pinterest.com/jamiesuga; instagram.com/jamiesuga.
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