Amee Schmidt, a fiction writer and occasional poet, is Associate Editor of Mayapple Press, and a graduate student in CMU’s Creative Writing Program. She is co-editor of and contributor to Greenhouse: The First 5 Years of the Rustbelt Roethke Writers’ Workshop. Her work has also appeared in Cardinal Sins and The Ambassador Poetry Project. She shoots tournament pool and has competed nationally. She would someday like her friends and family to see her play on ESPN.
Regan Schaeffer owns 3,000 books, but has probably read only the best two thirds of them. She has traveled and hiked and climbed, but not enough, yet. She is a graduate student in CMU’s Composition and Communication Program, and a graduate assistant in CMU’s Writing Center.
Kyle Eveleth is a graduate teaching assistant of composition at Central Michigan University. From time to time, he will hang his scholar's beret from a high hook and delve into a poetic frenzy; the results of these occasional immersions have been published in Grand Central Magazine and in a collection of slam poetry entitled The Cruelest Month. When not tethered to a desk, Kyle is an amateur cyclocross rider with hopes of professional riding.
Ben Lambright's work has appeared in The Greatest Lakes Review, The North Central Review, Dexter magazine, bathroom stalls, the backs of highway billboards, under bridges and other, stranger, places. He lives in a fortified bunker somewhere under Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Occasionally he posts a poem or a short story on his blog, you can read them there if you’d like.
Saul Lemerond writes poetry and fiction. His work has appeared in Dead Man’s Tome, Down in the Cellar, Drabblecast, Dunsteef, Necrotic Tissue, Sheepshead Journal of the Arts, Temenos, and The Waterhouse Review.
Drawn to the world of poetry by the same financial promise that lured Dr. Suess and Maya Angelou, Brian McKenna was furious to learn he’d been duped. In the end, however, love of craft trumped monetary concern. He enrolled as a graduate student in CMU’s Creative Writing Program and is hard at work on his second collection of poetry. In addition to writing and editing poetry, he paints, writes and records music, and works as a writing and reading center consultant.
Jonathan Barefield is a man who has worn many hats—and lost many more in the wash. He has two Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia: one in psychology and one in religion. Currently, he is a graduate student of English language and literature at Central Michigan University where he is very diligently doing things that he hopes to one day convince a lot of people are very important. With any luck, there will be at least some modicum of monetary compensation for said important things, although a corner office with a fancy view of some street performers would probably be equally as enticing. When not working on his thesis, Jonathan spends his time writing fiction, non-fiction, flash-fiction/whatever; reading; and training for his next obstacle race—okay, fine, there are a lot of video games and TV shows mixed in there, too. Most importantly, Jonathan tries to be as honest as humanly possible as minimally as he can get away with.
Paul Anderson graduated with a B.A. in creative writing from SVSU and is now a graduate student at CMU seeking an M.A. in the same subject. His ultimate goal is to teach English and Creative Writing at the university level. Paul's poetry has appeared in SVSU's Cardinal Sins, and includes the publication's 2010 award-winning piece, "Scotch Tape Anniversary." His fiction has been published in The Absent Willow Review. When he's not reading, writing, or editing, he enjoys wasting long, pointless hours playing video games, watching Netflix, or bowling. He's also a 6 handicap golfer.
Michelle Campbell teaches Freshman Composition and is a graduate student in Central Michigan University's English Language and Literature program. Her areas of interest are focused on literary, political, and cultural theory. As a classically trained flutist, she is an alumni of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity. Currently, she serves on the board of the Friends of Theodore Roethke and is the creator of Anarchists without Adjectives, a registered student organization at Central Michigan University. In her free time, she loves to bake, crochet, and engage in heated political and philosophical debates--possibly all at the same time.
Jeremy Ball is poet who dabbles in fiction and non-fiction writing. His unholy creations can be found in The Central Review, Open Palm Print, and the Fall 2009 issue of Temenos. He is currently attending Central Michigan University and pursuing a Master’s degree in English. When he’s not lost in his own digital documents, Jeremy works as a consultant at CMU’s Writing Center. In his leisure time, he enjoys reclining, yawning, and watching the Red Wings.