PAST CREW

NINA BAU: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Nina likes doing things with words. Mainly, writing with them. She also likes sci-fi and believes Joss Whedon is God. She likes shooting people in the head in Halo 3, and sometimes, not in Halo 3. That's how she rolls. She has an unhealthy fascination with fast food, pop culture and white boys. She lives in Atlanta, GA with her long-suffering husband, two mocha-colored children, and four TiVos.
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MJ HEISER: EDITOR/CONTRIBUTING WRITER: MJ has imaginary friends. Every one of them insists on trying to escape the confines of her head. When she writes about them, they quiet for a while. Those are her best times. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband of nearly ten years and a menagerie of dogs and cats.
MATTHEW C. PLOURDE: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Matthew C. Plourde spends most days pondering the greatest of all questions: are mashed or baked potatoes the better of the spud delivery mechanisms? An avid potato lover (not in that way, you sick bastard) and native New Englander, Matt writes alot and doesn't read enough. In-between bouts of creative output, he tries to be the best father, husband and productive member of society he can be. His fiction has appeared in various ezines, compilations and he has released several novels. 
MATT AT LitU
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JASON CAMPBELL: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Jason Campbell is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada which is possibly the coldest place on the planet. Nightly meetings with polar bears and penguins have done nothing to convince him that he should move to warmer climes. By day he is a mild mannered customer service rep, by night he is a father of three, husband, and pet owner and if that isn’t enough he is currently attempting to write his first book. When that lottery win finally comes through he is packing up his family and moving back to the second wettest place on the planet, British Columbia, where it rains a minimum 9 months of the year. A definite upgrade in location.


JOHN ELROD II: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: John is currently untitled. This complete lack of definition would drive most into abject bitterness and utter despair, but not someone of John's virility. No, John is the picture of mental stability and emotional platitude. While not sailing his schooner, scaling a treacherous peak, or trekking the Serengeti; John can be found doing things he actually does, such as: assembling a sandwich, monitoring television broadcasts, or taming the wild frontier that is his lawn. John is also good at masking his feelings, exaggerating what qualities he has, and mindless babble.



YASAMINE ALISHA: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: After saving the world from a fate worse than death, Yasamine Alisha took up the fine art of crochet and has become a guru in the world of needlework. In her spare time between saving kitteh’s from high trees and turtles from crossing highways, she finds herself writing fantasy novels. She now resides in Los Angeles, incognito as a mild mannered customer care agent. Her plans for world domination are continuously hampered by hipsters moving into her neighborhood, distracting her by painting their homes horrible colors and blasting emo music. She’s currently considering moving from Los Angeles to Santa Monica which will change nothing but the cost in her rent.


LAEL GARDNER-STALNAKER: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Lael Gardner-Stalnaker spent a number of years as a child care specialist. Realizing he valued his sanity, health and general well-being, he left the field of battle to the vict... children. As a form of therapy from that trauma, he began writing poetry. Poetry led to fiction. Fiction led him here. It remains to be seen if insanity is catching and whether he will contaminate everyone that reads his words.

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RYAN O'NEIL: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Ryan is the author of PLAIN OLD KIRBY CARSON and currently calls Long Island NY home. He is an avid baseball fan (GO YANKEES!), a bacon enthusiast, and a co-host on the top rated Entertainment/Comedy talk radio show ANNIE and BURL LIVE on BlogTalkRadio. He hopes to someday fulfill his lifelong dream of enjoying barbecued delights from all 48 contiguous states except Maine.
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J.A. SOUDERS: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: J.A. Souders lives in the land of sunshine and palm trees with her husband, their two children, and her trusty four-legged companion. She first began writing at the age of 13 when she not only befriended the monsters under the bed, but created worlds for them to play together. Because she never grew up, she decided she’d put her imaginary friends to work and started writing. She is represented by Natalie Fischer of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and can be found at her WEBSITE
JA ON TWITTER
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RICHARD JAMES: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Richard James ("RJ") is a published poet and an aspiring writer. He lives in a tiny town on an equally tiny island country known as The United Kingdom. Due to his years spent surrounded on all sides by the ocean, he has developed a great imagination and flair for description, which are the only things he has going for him unless you like magic tricks and rock music. He lives in that tiny town with his girlfriend and young daughter.
RJ'S BLOG
THE VERY BEST WEBOOK POETRY 2009


RASHELLE WORKMAN: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: RaShelle swears like a truck driver. Makes cupcakes, killer-awesome toffee, and writes books. YA science fiction, paranormal, fantasy . . . If there's an alien, ghost or crazed non-vampire-vampire involved, RaShelle's reading or writing about it. Author of SLEEPING ROSES. DISTORTED and CONNECTED.
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