Contributors to Issue #13
ARI BERGER is the managing editor of Public, a journal that explores the intersection of cultural issues and contemporary art (www.publicjournal.ca).
BYRON BARRETT decided to let his mom write his bio as she herself is a force of nature and the woman who nurtured him: “My son Byron Barrett has chosen to become a photographer rather than a jewellery maker like myself or an electrician like his father. This is my son’s second time contributing to Kiss Machine.�
BECKY BLAKE is a Toronto writer who recently realized her lifelong dream of touching a small monkey. She often wonders if it’s possible to change.
GEOFFREY BROWN is the author of Self-Titled (Coach House Press). He lives in Ottawa.
Five years ago, K. CRAB discovered that her nondominant left hand was actually the funny hand, so she began a series of drawings she calls the Lefties. The Lefties aren’t trying to be cute, likeable or even understood. They’re just being themselves: unique, unusual and downright odd in some cases. The Lefties invite you to a shindig with a Trickster, so grab some audacity and show us your knees!
PHILLIP CRYMBLE teaches as a lecturer at the University of Michigan, where he earned his MFA in 2002. A recent recipient of a Canada Council grant for professional writers, his work has appeared or is forthcoming in Arc, The Fiddlehead, The Prairie Journal, Michigan Quarterly Review and Passages North.
SALVATORE DIFALCO lives in Niagara Falls, for now. Black Bile Press recently published Outside, a chapbook of his short stories.
SARAH ELTON is a Toronto writer and journalist whose work appears in publications like The Globe and Mail and Macleans. She likes to write about culture (read more at sarahelton.net ), is deeply obsessed with documentary film, and has a doc blog at saymedia.org
IZIDA ZORDE no longer finds sweatpants attractive.
SHANNON GERRARD likes to make books. She read what she once read (see her piece) in Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels.
STEPHEN GREGORY has caught snakes and squirrels, and now wishes he had left them alone.
Author and cultural critic DEIRDRE HANNA lives in Toronto with her husband and their two children, who were born brilliant. With any luck the children may grow up that way. Deirdre is on the brink of completing her first novel. She can be found online at: deirdre@deirdrehanna.com
JESSE HIRSH is presently researching the nature of a kiss machine named Emily.
EMILY HOLTON is an artist and writer based in Toronto. A collection of her art and writing is forthcoming from Conundrum Press in Spring 2007. For more info check out her site.
PAUL HONG is one-third a product of his environment, one-third heredity, and one-third processed cheese and bagels. His book, Your Love is Murder or the Case of the Mangled Pie, is now available from Tightrope Books.
JAKE KENNEDY hails from a profoundly nurturing family in which nature was enjoyed on a weekly basis—thank you, Mutual of Omaha! He has a chapbook forthcoming, entitled Hazard, from BookThug Press in fall 2006. If you would like a copy please send him an email at jakemarlo@gmail.com
EMMA LAWSON studies language, occasionally plays with it, and is craving a London Fog.
STEF LENK spells her name all lower case. Except when she’s excited. She makes comics and strange art things. For more details and oddities, check out her site.
LUCIANA LOPEZ reports on the Portland burbs for the Oregonian newspaper. She dreams daily of escape, and figures writing offers slightly better odds than winning the lottery. Slightly.
MADELAINE LYONS has a bad arm,a bad leg,and a bad attitude. At times, she also has bad grammar.
SALLY MCKAY was a blank slate when she came into this world, but her evil twin was born that way.
SACHIKO MURAKAMI lives in Vancouver. Her poetry has recently appeared or is forthcoming in CV2, the Antigonish Review, Fiddlehead and Filling Station.
MAHO MUROBUSE was born and lives in Japan. She works as an office worker in Tokyo. She likes eating noodles and reading Agatha Christie novels.
EMILY POHL-WEARY wrote a young adult mystery novel called Strange Times at Western High.
KASHFIA RAHMAN is taking her first baby steps into life. When something significant has been accomplished by her, you will be the first to know.
ANDREA RUDY works for the Writing and Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Her stories have been published in various journals and anthologies and she is currently working on a novel.
LISA RUNDLE really loves her dog, but does her dog really love her?
JOSEPH SCHNEIDER shamelessly sports a tattoo inspired by Moby Dick. He is known to smile at the most inappropriate moments.
Contrary to popular belief,JODI STONE is not a product of eugenics,though she suspects her half-sister Eunice might be.
STRO a.k.a. Greg Majster is a well-travelled person for his age and his sails are just starting to catch wind. Expressing his experiences through an array of mediums, this young artist and storyteller has set his sights on directing motion pictures. Stro also loves the body in motion and is embarking on what may possibly
turn out to be a professional hockey career. Visit his website.
MARIKO TAMAKI is a Toronto writer and crafty wench. She’s currently awaiting the release of Skim, co-created with Jillian Tamaki, in spring 2008 from Groundwood Books. She currently grows her own lavender and Echinacea, so she is happy and smells good. All on her own. How nice. Check out her website for more details.
From time to time, DAWN YOW wishes that she had a penis and testicles. It’s really about the intrigue, and wondering what it’s like to be able to scratch your balls in public without anyone else really caring. Her scrawls can be found online.
SCOTT WATERS once had to choose between art school and the infantry. He chose the latter, then the former. He now spends his time painting, drawing, and making
little books about a life he thought he hated.
LAURA MADELINE WISEMAN is working on her dissertation in creative writing at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Her works have appeared in The Minnesota Review, The South Loop Review, Georgetown Review, and other publications. She is an empowerment4women editor.
ANNIE WONG is the producer of three pathetic zines: Machines Don’t Love You, Cold Cut Poetry, and Hello There. She is currently working on restoring a damaged
art piece her father threw out the window.
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