Contributors
Bryan Aubrey: Aubrey holds a Ph.D. in English
and has published many articles on contempo-
rary poetry. Entry on All I Was Doing Was
Breathing. Original essays on All I Was Doing
Was Breathingand Monologue for an Onion.
Jennifer Bussey:Bussey holds a master’s degree in
interdisciplinary studies and a bachelor’s degree
in English literature, and she is an independent
writer specializing in literature. Entries on For the
Sake of Strangersand Monologue for an Onion.
Original essays on For the Sake of Strangers,
Monologue for an Onion, and Seeing You.
Joyce Hart: Hart is a published author and for-
mer writing instructor. Entries on Not like a Cy-
press, One Is One, and Our Side. Original essays
on Not like a Cypress, One Is One, Our Side,
and Seeing You.
Neil Heims: Heims is a writer and teacher living
in Paris. Entries on A Poison Treeand The
Room. Original essays on Monologue for an
Onion, A Poison Tree, and The Room.
Pamela Steed Hill: Hill is the author of a poetry
collection, has published widely in literary
journals, and is an editor for a university pub-
lications department. Entry on Kindness. Origi-
nal essays on For the Sake of Strangersand
Kindness.
Anna Maria Hong: Hong has published poems
in numerous journals and is the editor of the fic-
tion and memoir anthology Growing Up Asian
American(1993). Original essay on Kindness.
David Kelly: Kelly is an instructor of creative
writing and literature. Entries on At the Cancer
Clinic, Portrait of a Couple at Century’s End,
and Three To’s and an Oi. Original essays on
At the Cancer Clinic, Our Side, Portrait of a
Couple at Century’s End, and Three To’s and
an Oi.
Lois Kerschen: Kerschen is a school district ad-
ministrator and a freelance writer. Entry on See-
ing You. Original essay on Seeing You.
Wendy Perkins: Perkins is a professor of Amer-
ican and English literature and film. Entries on
Alwaysand The Litany. Original essays on Al-
waysand The Litany.
Lisa Trow: Trow is a published poet and jour-
nalist, and she has been an instructor of creative
writing. Original essay on At the Cancer Clinic.
Scott Trudell: Trudell is a doctoral student of
English literature at Rutgers University. Entry
on The Chambered Nautilus. Original essay on
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