Donna L. Emerson is a college instructor, licensed clinical social worker, photographer, and writer. Her publications include Alembic, Assisi, CQ (California Quarterly), The Chaffin, Eclipse, Euphony, Forge, Fourth River, Fox Cry Review, The Los Angeles Review, New Ohio Review, Paterson Literary Review, Praxis: Gender & Cultural Critiques, Quiddity, Rougarou, Sanskrit, The Schuykill Valley Journal, Soundings East, So To Speak, The South Carolina Review, Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, and Spillway. Michael Patrick Emery, as an undergrad at Occidental College, worked a variety of odd jobs to finance his degree in psychology and philosophy. From there, he attended the Teachers College at Columbia University for his Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He went on to spend some time in the Peace Corps before returning to Idaho. Now semi-retired, he came to New Mexico via the Creativity and Madness continuing education series and now lives at an artist’s colony in El Morro. Jon Epstein, originally from Hollywood Hills, resides in the West Fernando Valley with his wife of twenty-five years. Jon considers himself an emerging writer and a fine artist—one who is inspired by the daily trials and joys of simple life—not to mention: an entrepreneur, musician, surfer, and chef. Demi Fedur is currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina, studying to receive her B.F.A in Photography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Most of her photographic subjects deal a lot with consumption and the economy. One of her favorite photographers is the Bechers. She only hopes that you can see their influence in her work. Wendy Fox earned her MFA from the Inland Northwest Center for Writers in Spokane, Washington. After working as an adjunct instructor in the local community colleges, she moved to Turkey to teach literature in a state university. She was included in the anthology The Expat Harem: Foreign Women In Modern Turkey (Seal Press, 2005). In 2011, she was a top-five finalist for the Minnesota State University at Mankato’s Rooster Hill Press short fiction competition and her story Ten Penny was selected as part of a series by The Emerging Writer’s Network for 2011 National Short Story Month. Ken Haas is an avid skier, bike rider, yoga practitioner, and volunteer. Ken has created (and continues to sponsor) a weekly poetry writing program at UCSF Children’s Hospital, which employs two poet-teachers from California Poets in the Schools. Christina Hall is a fledging artist with a strong passion for painting. Her goal is to obtain an MFA in Painting. Her work always has an idea of depth, and how every layer is visible. Her favorite way to work is in mixed media combining both painting and drawing materials. She wants to inspire every viewer. Jessica Harmon is a 23-year-old fiction writer trying to break into the world of poetry. Jessica earned her Bachelor’s degree in English at UNC Charlotte, with minors in philosophy, women’s studies, and American studies. She is currently earning her master’s in English with a concentration in creative writing. Her major interests include diet soda and watching popular American film and television.
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