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Jim Adams is a member of the Monadnock Writers' Group and a retired financial executive who lives in Peterborough with his wife Cheri.

George Duncan is a freelance marketing copywriter in Peterborough, NH. He has written dozens of articles on marketing and business topics for a roster of prestigious trade publications. His book, “Streetwise Direct Marketing” was published in 2000 and his column, “Biz Buzz” appears monthly in The Monadnock Ledger and Transcript. He is president of the Monadnock Writers' Group.

Paul Hostovsky's latest book of poems, Dear Truth (2009), is available from Main Street Rag. To read more of his work, visit his Web site at www.paulhostovsky.com.

J. Kates is a poet and literary translator who lives in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire.

Eric Poor is a retired journalist. He was a reporter for the Monadnock Ledger and the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript for 17 years and was the recipient of of seventeen New Hampshire Press Association awards. He was twice named Columnist of the Year by the NHPA. He is an outdoor columnist, an aspiring novelist, an occasional poet, and the public information officer and photographer for the Rindge Fire Department.

Sharon Ruetenik works as the Coordinator of the Writing Center at SUNY Delhi. For several years she has also been an adjunct instructor in English for the same university. Her chapbook, The Wooden Bowl, was published By Bright Hill Press, and her poems have appeared in a various publications, such as The Poet’s Gallery, Phoebe, and New Press. Ruetenik has been a featured reader at Saratoga Poetry Zone, Hunter Mountain Cultural Festival, Platte Clove Air Exhibit, and Art and Soul of the Catskills. In addition, she has been a resident fellow at Platte Clove and Saltonstall Arts Colony.

Linda J. Thomas is a freelance writer and editor. Her writing has been published in The Occasional Moose, Postcard Memoirs, and Ad Hoc Monadnock Online. She is currently working on a collection of essays inspired by her virtual travels to her childhood home by way of Google Earth. Linda lives in the beautiful Monadnock region of New Hampshire.

Dallas Woodburn's writing credits include two collections of short stories and a forthcoming novel represented by Foundry Literary + Media. She has written pieces for a number of national magazines including Writer’s Digest, The Writer, Family Circle, Justine, and Motherwords. Her short fiction and poetry has appeared in the literary journals Monkeybicycle, flashquake, Cicada, Palaver, and The Hudson Valley Literary Magazine. She studied creative writing at the University of Southern California and at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.