Jeremiah Gilbert pays the bills by teaching Mathematics at two Southern California colleges. Poetry of his has recently appeared in Stirring, Clark Street Review, The Old Red Kimono, and in the anthology A Time of Trial: Beyond the Terror of 9/11.

Jnana Hodson: Born in Dayton, Ohio, and a graduate of Indiana University, I continue in the tradition of spiritual renaming, which may be seen in both Biblical and Native-American examples. In my case, the name Jnana (commonly pronounced Ja-NAN-a, Sanskrit for the path of intellect or discernment) was bestowed when I dwelled in a Yoga ashram in eastern Pennsylvania.
As a professional journalist, I’ve also resided in Upstate New York, in two additional quarters of Ohio, in desert-expanse orchards of Washington State, in the Mississippi River ribbon of eastern Iowa, in the harbor city of Baltimore, and finally in former textile-mill towns of New Hampshire.
All along, my writing has grown out of spiritual exploration. Often, seeking the unique cadence of each place I’ve dwelled. At other times, delving headlong into confrontations and paradoxes that entangle present-day romance, sexual attraction, and intimacy. Not infrequently, as mythology has long demonstrated, landscapes and loving overlap.
Experimentation - a desire to discover, by trial and error, structures and language to synthesize the details I employ - is a central concern in much of my poetry.

Chris O'Carroll is a writer, actor, and comedian. Frequently confused about the distinction between light verse and serious poetry, he does his best to confuse others. You can read his work at his website and in variety of print and online journals, including Comrades, Thunder Sandwich, Snow Monkey, and the current all-boy issue of the normally all-girl Mentress Moon.

Valerie Polichar has published poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. She has contributed a chapter to the book The Design and Management of Effective Distance Learning Programs (Discenza, et. al, ed.). A singer and songwriter, she holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, and works as computer network services manager at the University of California, San Diego.