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Always Greener—Paul Abbamondi lives in New Jersey with more books and magazines in his studio than food. As a book reviewer in his spare time, he reads all types of novels but has a weakness for epic fantasy and anything absurdly weird. His fiction can be found in Shimmer, AlienSkin Magazine, Dead Letters, and The Horror Library.
Contact him at pdabbamondi@gmail.com . |
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The Crow’s Caw — Amal El-Mohtar decided to be a writer when she was seven. Currently an English Literature M.A., she often screws her eyes shut and mutters “not now, Mr. Pope!” at inappropriate times. She lives in Ottawa and co-edits Goblin Fruit, a webzine dedicated to poetry of the fantastic, with Jessica P. Wick. This is her first fiction publication. |
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Gnome Season — Born in Colorado, Michael Livingston holds degrees in History, Medieval Studies, and English. He has published articles on Tolkien and Joyce, discovered European maps of America that pre-date Columbus, and is working on his third academic book. He is a winner of the Writers of the Future Contest and a proud member of Codex Writers. He serves as an Assistant Professor of English at The Citadel. Visit michael.d.livingston.googlepages.com. |
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A Fish Tale — Beverly Jackson is a Southern California poet and fiction writer whose work can be found in Vestal Review, Zoetrope All-Story Extra, Absinthe Review, Night Train, and others. She was nominated for a BASS in 2004. She was founder, publisher and Editor-in-chief of the lit journal, Ink Pot, and is working on a novel in stories, The Loose Fish Chronicles. She is honored to be accepted to Shimmer! Visit www.beverlyajackson.com. |
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Oscar’s Temple — Stephen L. Moss works as a piano tuner and traveling harp maintenance technician when he isn’t writing stories. He lives in Milwaukee, WI, with his wife and two daughters. He has sold short fiction to Highlights for Children , but this is his first publication. |
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Urban Renewal — Tom Pendergrass is a former intelligence officer who lives in Hunstville, AL with his wife and two sons. In addition to writing, he grows bonsai. Tom won a Writers of the Future award in 2004 and his stories appear in a number of speculative fiction magazines. He is a member of Codex Writers. |
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Interview with Kevin J. Andersen and Rebecca Moesta — Jen West has published numerous articles, features and reviews and has a degree in journalism from University of Oregon. Ken Scholes has short fiction appearing in various magazines and anthologies and is a winner of the Writers of the Future contest. He is a member of SFWA and Codex Writers.
They married in 2004 and live in Gresham, OR. Visit them at www.sff.net/people/kenscholes. |
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Bluebeard — Angela Slatter is a Masters in Creative Writing student in Brisbane, Australia. Her fiction has appeared in Antipodean SF, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet and she ghost-writes finance articles to help pay the bills. Bluebeard forms part of her Masters creative work, a collection of re-loaded fairy tales entitled Black-Winged Angels. This is the last known photograph of her, taken at age 6, as she plots her first, ill-fated, bid for world-domination. |
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On the Edge of the World — Marina T. Stern is a nurse, gardener, needle artist, marine mammal enthusiast, and hostess of legendary proportions. She has two books of nonfiction fairy lore in print, To Live with the Fairy Folk, and The Fairy Party Book. She lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles with her adorable husband and two dogs. |
