James, Luke

Luke James is co-editor with Alan Black of Public House. His work has been published in Aethlon, Razors Edge, and Soma Literary Review. His latest book, Stairway To Nowhere, is available via print-on-demand from lulu.com

Chu, David

David Chu grew up in northern California. He received a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a master's degree from Harvard University. He enjoys reading about architecture and currently works as a freelance copyeditor.

Kiefer, Jonathan

Jonathan Kiefer writes about books for SF Weekly and about movies for KQED, San Francisco magazine and The Faster Times. Cold Around the Heart, his book about Bay Area cinema, is forthcoming from City Lights.

Dykewomon, Elana

Elana Dykewomon has published seven award-winning books, from 1974's classic Riverfinger Women to 2009's Risk, foregrounding lesbian heroism. She's also an activist, editor & teacher.

Smith, Jeremy Adam

Jeremy Adam Smith is Knight fellow at Stanford University, author of The Daddy Shift, founder of pioneering blog Daddy Dialectic, and co-editor of two science anthologies: The Compassionate Instinct and Are We Born Racist?

Gillenkirk, Jeff

Jeff Gillenkirk wrote Home, Away, about a major league pitcher who gives up a $42 million contract to care for the troubled son he had lost in a custody battle, and Bitter Melon: Inside America’s Last Rural All-Chinese Town. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Nation and others.