JESSICA ALEXANDER
Jessica is a writer and translator. Her work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
No ("HBTE," August 07)
THOMAS ARCHER
Thomas is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University. He currently writes and lives in Drexel Hill, PA. He recently published his first novel, “Popcorn and Cheap Perfume.” His work appeared in the first fmC journal.
Getting Naked with the Defeos ("HBTE,” August 07)
JAMES BARTELS
James has been a finalist for both the Norumbega Award and the Glimmertrain Award for New Fiction. He lives and works in San Diego, California.
Flag Day (Print, Winter 08)
JORGE LUIS BORGES
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1899. A critic, poet and translator, Borges is best known for his erudite, complex, and fantastical stories. With works such as “The Garden of Forking Paths” and “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” Borges helped define the concept of metafiction. He was awarded the World Fantasy Award, the Cervantes Prize, the Prix Formentor Prize (with Samuel Beckett), the Balzan Prize, the French Légion d’Honneur, the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. He died in Geneva in 1986.
Gradus Ad Parnassum [with Casares, translated by Christopher Robinson] (Print, Winter 08)
R. F. BURKE
Robin is a writer living and working in Vermont and Montreal. His work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Three Rhinos (“HBTE,” August 07)
ADOLFO BIOY CASARES
Adolfo Bioy Casares was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1914. Best known for his novel, La invención de Morel, Casares was a frequent collaborator of Jorge Luis Borges, with whom he wrote seven books and three screenplays. Casares was awarded the Gran Premio de Honor of SADE, the French Légion d’Honneur, the title of Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires, and the Premio Miguel de Cervantes. He died in 1999.
Gradus Ad Parnassum [with Borges, translated by Christopher Robinson] (Print, Winter 08)
CRYSTAL ANNE CHENEY
Crystal is a writer and recent graduate of the writing program at UC Davis, where she studied under Pamela Houston and Lucy Corin. She lives in Sacramento, California.
Two Men, Moderately Concealed Behind Two Bushes (Print, Winter 08)
LIZ DOHERTY
Liz Doherty has made her living at various times writing and editing human resource communications in Philadelphia and New York, teaching writing skills to analysts and consultants, and writing grant proposals, newsletters and fundraising appeals for non-profits in New England. An excerpt from one of her Craigslist stories appears in the May 2008 issue of the online BAREBACK MAGAZINE.
Not Sure What I Want Tonight (Online, June 08)
DAVID DUMITRU
David is a writer living in St. Louis, Missouri. His work has appeared in ByLine and Aeon Speculative Fiction. One of his stories was awarded third place in the James Nash Memorial Short Fiction Contest.
Sweet Hot Dog Soup (Print, Winter 08)
MARGARITA GALVAN
Margarita is a writer, photographer, mother and former probation officer. Her work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Initiated (“HBTE,” November 07)
NOVELLA N. GONELZA
Novella is a student and model. Having received a degree in writing but little in the way of paid work, she believes it would have been wiser to go into art or fashion.
A Hostess's First Trip to Asia (Online, April 08)
IAN GRODY
Ian Grody earned his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Tisch. He is the recipient of the Artistine Mann Award for Fiction, the Hemingway Society Hinkle Award, the Cinequest Film Festival Award for Screenwriting, the Ivy Film Festival Award for Best Feature Length Screenplay, the Bristol Drama Society Playwriting Award and the Venable Herndon Screenwriting Award.
Glamour Minus Glamour (Online, June 08)
HA JIN
Ha Jin was a teenager when China entered the Cultural Revolution. He became a member of the People’s Liberation Army at the age of fourteen. His novel Waiting, which won him the National Book Award in 1999, and the PEN/ Faulkner in 2000, was based on his experiences during his five-year service in the Red Army. He was awarded the PEN/ Faulkner again in 2005 for War Trash. In addition to the National Book award, Ha Jin received the Pen/Hemingway award for his first collection of short stories, Ocean of Words, and the Flannery O’Connor prize for his second, Under the Red Flag. In 2005 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His latest book is A Free Life. Before returning to Boston University Jin had taught poetry, fiction and English Literature at Emory University.
Children Like Enemies (Print, Winter 08)
JAMES KAELAN
James primarily writes about boxing for The Boxing Herald. But his play, Undressing, did debut in New York in July. His fiction has appeared in bostonNOW, Popular Ink, and Johnny America. He has also been shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award for Best New Writing.
This Frigid Empire (Print, Winter 08)
MASON LELAND
Mason is a writer and father living and working in Sacramento, California. He was a founding editor of fmC and his work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Work (“HBTE,” August 07)
SHANIE
MATHEWS
Shanie is a writer, blogger and journalist living in Bariloche, Argentina. Her blog can be found at www.livinginpatagoina.com. Her work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Tango and the 21st Century (“HBTE”, August 07)
STEVE McBREARTY
Steven McBrearty grew up in San Antonio, Texas, in one of those large, rollicking Catholic families. He then attended the University of Texas in Austin , eventually earning an English degree. He has published more than twenty-five fiction and non-fiction pieces in a variety of literary journals. He has two children in their twenties. He lives in Austin.
Short Horn #3 (Online, May 08)
THOMAS McCAFFERTY
Thomas is an author and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the MFA program at Boston University and currently works as an editor at Field & Stream.
The Man Who Knew Me (Print, Winter 08)
CHRISTOPHER MULROONEY
Christopher’s work has appeared in "Beeswax," "Guernica," "Vanitas," "echolocation," "The Delinquent," and "fourW."
Letter from the Editor (Online, March 08)
JIM O'LOUGHLIN
Jim is a writer and teacher living in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He currently professes American Literature and creative writing at the University of Northern Iowa and is the publisher of Final Thursday Press. His work has appeared in Utne Reader’s Webwatch, North American Review, Pedestal Magazine, and Living Forge.
Bartleby the Temp (Print, Winter 08)
JOSEPH PARSLOW
Joseph Parslow lives/writes in Albany, New York. He has been published in "On the Premises," "Six Sentences," and elsewhere and has fiction forthcoming at "Pindeldyboz." He is the senior editor of the online literary journal, "Holy Cuspidor."
The Ant Farm (Online, April 08)
JOSEPH RIIPPI
Joseph was born in Seattle and lives in New York City. A graduate student in creative writing at the City College of New York, he works currently as an advertising copywriter and freelance arts journalist. New fiction can be found in Salamander, Promethean, and the Ink-Filled Page Quarterly.
A Good Critic (Online, July 08)
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
Christopher is a writer, teacher, and translator, living in New York. He has degrees in English and Philosophy from the University of Washington, he earned his MA in Poetry from Boston University, and he is currently a student and adjunct professor of creative writing at Hunter College, where he’s making that MFA.
Gradus Ad Parnassum [Translation] (Print, Winter 08)
BEN SEGAL
Ben Segal's book, '78 Stories,' is forthcoming very shortly from No Record Press. It is a collection of interlinking short fictions mapped onto a crossword grid and printed on a single large sheet of paper. His other work has appeared in various magazines including Word Riot, Dogmatika, and Kiss Machine. He also co-runs Leisure Class Records.
Perfection (Online, June 08)
EMMA STRAUB
Emma is the Jay C. and Ruth Halls Emerging Artist Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her work has appeared in The Boston Review, The Saint Ann’s Review, Small Spiral Notebook, and other publications. She is the co-editor of Avery: An Anthology of New Fiction.
Hot Springs Eternal (Print, Winter 08)
KENNEDY SMITH
Kennedy Smith is a writer living and working in Portland, Oregon.
Name (Online, July 08)
BESSIE NADINE SWEET
Bessie was born in Chandler, Oklahoma in 1920. She was a graduate of Stamps-Baxter Music School in New Mexico. She died in 2006. Her grandson writes under her name.
Born Juicy (Print, Winter 08)
JULIETTE TANG
Juliette Tang is a writer from San Francisco. She also works as a fashion reporter for The CW Network. Her video clips and blog can be found at www.stylebayarea.com.
Hunger (Online, May 08)
STEPHANIE WASHBURN
Stephanie is a writer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Darth Vader’s Head (HBTE, Nov 07)
DAVID WHITSELL
David is a writer whose work appeared in the first fmC online journal.
Clowns vs. Monkeys (HBTE, Nov 07)
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