Tracey Cravens-Gras
Aug01

Tracey Cravens-Gras

A life-long lover of the written word, I studied English at the University of Cincinnati, and graduated with honors from the Ohio State University in 1997.  After a miraculous decade raising two kids, and a family relocation to the desert southwest, I began working for A Room of Her Own as Darlene Chandler Bassett’s personal assistant in 2008.  Author of thousands of emails and the rare and wildly-scrawled thank you note, I savor the...

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Jocelyn Cullity
Aug01

Jocelyn Cullity

Jocelyn Cullity is the recipient of a Writers’ Reserve grant from the Ontario Arts Council for her novel-in-progress set in 1857 India. She has published short stories, creative nonfiction (which includes a documentary film), and feminist scholarship. Her most recent story, “Mutiny,” published by Blackbird, received a nomination for the 2012 Pushcart Prize. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Florida State University...

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Jenny Douglas
Aug01

Jenny Douglas

Jenny Douglas is a Brooklyn-based writer, artist, mom, meditator and event curator who’s passionate about the sweet spot where ideas and spirit meet.  A former television and radio producer, she is the author of “Culture Clash: Notes on a Tokyo Prom,” (which appeared in the 2008 anthology The Time of My Life, published by Doubleday), a co-creator or Karmatube.org, and the founder and host of “Sit/Still,” monthly meditation evenings...

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Kat Duff
Aug01

Kat Duff

Kat Duff is the author of The Alchemy of Illness.  Her essays have appeared in Parabola Magazine, The Taos Review and Ink and Ashes.  She makes her living as a counselor and a child forensic interviewer in northern New Mexico. She is currently at work on a book about sleep and loves to hear from people about their experiences with sleep.

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Liz Falvey
Aug01

Liz Falvey

Growing up on the water immersed me in nature, imagination and solitude-a barefoot loner cycling between autonomy and connection. Following, always following my heart led to a collage of careers exploring passion in its various guises. I began with coaching, then photojournalism. Exploring human being through interviews, research and reporting proved intriguing but far too remote. Fear and fascination eventually drew me to graduate...

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