Paradiso, J. Ray-
A confessed outsider, Chicago's J. Ray Paradiso is a recovering academic in the process of refreshing himself as an experimental writer and street photographer. His work has appeared in dozens of publications online and in print. Equipped with cRaZy quilt graduate degrees in both Business Administration and Philosophy, he labors to fill temporal-spatial, psycho-social holes and, on good days, to enjoy the flow. All of his work is dedicated to his true love, sweet muse and body guard: Suzi Skoski Wosker Doski.
Que, Adam-
Adam Que is a writer from New Jersey. He has competed as an amateur mixed martial artist. After he stopped competing and working to be a professional fighter, Adam started to share his writing. His poetry has appeared in The New Engagement, Here Comes Everyone, Rigorous & others.
Somogyi, Fanni-
Fanni Somogyi is a Hungarian born artist and poet studying Sculpture and Creative Writing at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work explores networks, the effects of technology on memories, and how distance affect relationships. Currently, she is working as an assistant editor for the Full Bleed literary journal. Her poems are forthcoming in Hobart Literary Magazine and Canyon Voices Literary Magazine.
Stam, Kathryn-
Kathryn Stam is a cultural anthropology professor at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She is fortunate to live in the so-called "Town That Loves Refugees," Utica, New York, where she and some friends co-founded a refugee-friendly community center where all are welcome. Her experiences getting to know Bhutanese-Nepali refugees have been confusing and funny. Kathryn started writing creative non-fiction when she found that she was having trouble using her scholarly writing in anthropology to tell the kinds of personal stories she wanted to tell. These days, she spends most of her time teaching about cross-cultural communication and writing about culture.
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