Author bios
Bob Babin has lived everywhere.
Well, that's what he claims anyway. He now resides in Minneapolis,
Minnesota with The Princess and Truman the Dog. Despite centuries
of clean living, he still has hopes of creating something
beautiful. Writing every day keeps that hope alive. He can
be reached at: BobBabin@hotmail.com
Felicia Chong is a Master's
degree student in Technical Communication. She lives in Saint
Paul and works as a graduate assistant at the Department of
Communication, Writing and the Arts. She took the Introduction
to Drawing class in Fall 2004 and fell in love with art. Like
others, she believes that drawing can be therapeutic, and
only wishes she could have more time doing it.
Ted Hovey is a writing
major at Metropolitan State University. He has also taken
writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and SASE, the
Write Place. Ted writes short fiction and poetry, and has
had two poems published previously in Haute Dish. Ted lives
in Roseville.
Kristin Johnson writes
suspense fiction and poetry. She just earned her masters in
technical communication program in December 2005 from Metropolitan
State University. She has been published by Double Dare Press,
Haute Dish and Whistling Shade. Currently, she is working
on a novel set in Ireland and Wales.
Robert Lloyd has a double
major of creative and technical writing. He enjoys writing
poetry, short stories, and essays. He is looking to improve
his humor writing. When he’s not writing, he is either
watching a hockey game or researching his family history.
Dean Muldoon is a Junior
Communications/Public Relations Major. He works at Wowza,
an advertising agency in Minneapolis and is a commissioner
for the New Hope Citizen Advisory Committee. Dean has been
doing amateur photography for 3 years. This is his first semester
at Metropolitan State University. His photograph is from the
Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis near the Minneapolis
Institute for the Arts.
Tom Novak started out as a welder's assistant at a rustbelt shipyard. He discovered a fondness for writing while preparing to take the GED test. He migrated to Minnesota, and settled with his wife and baby boy in Minneapolis where he writes fiction and studies at Metro State University.
Pat Overbo will graduate with a
degree in technical communications in May of 2006. She resides
in Burnsville with her husband Tony and their two cats --yes,
Felix really does exist. She became what society calls an
"empty-nester" in 2001 prompting her to sell the house, get
married, quit
her corporate job and return to school. Now she contemplates
what she wants to do if she decides to grow up.
Margaret A. Pribel -- I have always loved
painting; it’s a great place to get away from an active
mind. I have to give credit to musician, Nelson Bragg for
my education in non-objective art about ten years ago. I like
not being told what to think of a piece of work, I’d
rather interpret for myself. I’m interested in trying
to capture an idea, feeling concept or movement in my own
painting and writing.
Matthew Spillum lives
and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota, slinging coffee, beer
and wine to the masses. He is studying creative writing at
Metropolitan State, and is on target to graduate on his seventeen-year
plan. In addition to writing, Matt is a longtime Ultimate
Frisbee player, a percussionist and performer.
Nathan Thomas is a Metro
State writing major, and recipient of the 2004 Robert L. Carothers
Award for Distinguished Student Writing. He lives in Saint
Paul with his wife, son, and two dogs.
Samantha Thompson, a
creative writing student, is almost as mesmerized by a good
piece of fiction as she is by a great pair of jeans. She is
a lifelong
Minnesotan, a sometimes dancer, and a certified massage therapist.
She
graduates in May. She hopes to meet Oprah.
William Wells is a forty-one
year-old grandfather who has been writing casually for over
20 years. He plans to graduate from Metro in 2006 with a B.A.
in Writing and a minor in English. William works for 3M as
an Information Technology Internal Auditor.
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