Tara Mae Schultz is a second year MFA candidate in poetry at the University of Memphis. She is also the senior poetry editor for the awardwinning journal, The Pinch . She has work published or forthcoming in The Los Angeles Review, Connotation Press , andThe Southern Women’s Review . David Shattuckis a professor of poetry and composition. He has had a few poems published inClackamas Literary Review , Quercus Review , Midwest Literary MagazineandCold Mountain Review . Nathan Slinker lives and writes in Central Oregon. He is a graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Nevada, Reno. He often sojourns into the wilderness after something but is never sure what he finds there. His poems have been published previously in the Meadow and recently inBrushfire. Alexandra Sweeney is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Karen Terreyteaches creative writing at Sierra Nevada College and at Tangled Roots Writing in Truckee, CA, as well as serving as poetry editor forQuay , a literary journal. She earned her MFA from Goddard College and is a recipient of a Sierra Arts Endowment Grant. She blogs at www. karenaterrey.blogspot.com. Caitlin Thomashas had a poem published in a previous issue ofThe Meadow . Kimberly Thompsonis currently a student at Truckee Meadows Community College working towards acceptance into the Nursing program. She is a mother to an 19th month old beautiful boy who inspires her daily to be her best self and a wife to her amazing husband who supports all her endeavors. Kymmo Valentonwas born in Olongapo City on the Philippine island of Luzon. When he was five, he moved to Lake Forest, California, a small city in Orange County. Whimsical tide pool adventures, sand castle mote digging, and dancing in the sea during tropical typhoons splash his memories. He is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Harry Wilson is a retired professor of art at Bakersfield College. His photographs have been exhibited widely and published inZyzzyva, The Sun, Rolling Stone, Hayden’s Ferry Review , andArtweek , among others. His work can be seen online at www.harrywilsonphoto.com. D.O.A. Worrellattended Georgia State University where he studied various forms of creative writing including screenwriting, poetry and fiction. After graduation Dwain became an instructor at New Oriental University 128 theMeadow
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