Contributors

Contributors:

Michelle writes from her tiny house that she shares with the loves of her life. Her only reference for time is the seasons and the growth of her child. She wanders with a purpose and day dreams frequently. Her writing can be found on her parent-oriented blog: juicebox confession and her personal musings at: still, here.

Andee is a freelance writer and photographer from Albany, NY who has a love for capturing the varying stages of life and decay in both her writing and images. Read her words at www.navigatorequator.com and see more of her images at www.lifeanddecay.com and www.luminoustraces.wordpress.com/. She is also a translator for her kitten, Nora, who runs her own cat-ly advice column.

Shannon is a mixed media artist and farmer, navigating the wilderness of modern life from a Little House in the Young Woods of southern Vermont. She spins yarn and tales, makes snow angels and reads her own fortunes in cups of hot cocoa. Musings and otherness can be found at thespunmonkey.com and luminoustraces.com, and on IG as thespunmonkey. 

Melody was going to be a nurse, but now she’s a writer.  Her style is some combination of raw honesty, satire and a heartfelt conversation.  No one finds her funnier than herself, except maybe her adorable husband Stephen.  When she’s not working at the button factory (read: computer) you might find her covered in mud up to the neck in her garden, wrangling two maybe three children or reading tarot in a pile of laundry singing not so quietly to herself, or whoever.  She uses her body to collect tattoos, her house to collect friends and family, and a small shelf in the bedroom to collect owls. You can read her work at http://melodymarie85.wordpress.com

nettie lane is a writer, educator, brainstormer, circus artist and clown. She’s an actor, too. Well, she’s had one role in a film...Ok fine, just one scene, shot from a distance: a non-speaking part with Bruce Dern and Fudgems the Cow. 

The Autumn of 2012 found her with a stellar bout of insomnia and plenty of hours to return to writing. Originally from the West Coast of California, she now lives in Vermont where she is back to sleeping normally.

Joe Motika is a Vermont based chef, writer, and musician growing each day into a more understanding and non-judgemental human being. He has been to college, but the real lessons are learned afterwards.

Hannah writes to find the truth: her prose will always be fresh and candid nonfiction. Her short pieces are often seeking depth in simplicity, occasionally raw and uncomfortable, and generally exposing themes of a water-hauling, grain-grinding, manure-making, home-designing, baby-prepin', homestead life. She works at a naturopathic clinic, and at a food coop. Editing credit goes her lovely wife, who can usually be found dreaming of sheep and raw alpine cheeses, or making elderberry syrup in half-gallon mason jars. They live with their pit-mutt, Barley, among aspens and goldenrod, between mud and soggy woodpiles and plenty of why-the-fuck-are-we-doing-this to go around, in southern Vermont.

You can find more of Hannah's writing on her personal blog, http://criyas.wordpress.com/.

Theodosia Henney is an avid reader, scarf-wearer, and drinker of herbal teas. She edits poetry at Cactus Heart Press, and can be found curled up in her corner of the internet at www.theodosia-henney.com, probably taking a nap.

Andi is a mommy of 2, well 3 handsome boys (if you count the biggest boy, her husband, Charlie). She enjoys the art of dance and has often wanted to dabble in writing. This is the first time she has tried writing for the public and, well, she's quite nervous. When she is not at home with her family she is dreaming up amazing ways to teach her students. Andi finds it important to make learning fun and allow children to take control over their own destiny.

Past Contributors:

James is an educator, writer, and musician living in Burlington, VT, where he spends his days practicing a healthy balance of all three occupations, some making him money and some not--enjoying them all the same.

 Emily is a gal from Western MA trying her damnedest to live out loud.  She's a mama to two sweet ones, a wife to one heartthrob, and a gatherer of incredibly incredible friends.  Music constantly makes her cry with perfect joy.  Her heart sings when espresso is near, when the table's full and surrounded, and when she's out for a long, warm walk.  Emily writes on her blog, www.emilyballard.com.

My name is Sara Brooke Curtis. Some people call me SBC. I never had a nickname growing up until I started working in Restaurants. A lot of things never happened until I started working in restaurants. I like things spicy, bitter, and earthy. I am a writer, photographer, and radio producer, living in San Francisco California. I am the Story Curator for Cowbird. You can find more of my work here: Sarabrookecurtis.com.

Woz is a writer, a mama, and a lover of whimsy. She's passionate about helping people find their voices and tell their stories. You can visit her virtual playground at www.thereshewoz.com. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, son, and 6 furkids and doesn't mind pop-ins (especially if cookies are involved).