niki bezzant lives at the bottom of the world but escapes on a regular basis. She struggles daily with being both a hedonist and a greenie. She likes magazines, shoes, martinis, shopping, and anything to do with water. She's currently occupied deciding what to do with her airpoints, searching for the perfect t-shirt and attempting to get her bank balance into the black.

mary frances cappiello has appeared on the Montel Williams Show as a GenXer on Prozac. After temping for Martha Stewart and being horrified by her freakishly large head, MF decided to go back to grad school for film studies. She is an expert on mutant baby movies.

barton everson is a multimedia specialist at Xavier University of Louisiana. During the mid-90s he co-produced the independent television series ROX (watch it at www.rox.com). His twin passions are gin and Pokémon. He is married to the lovely and talented Christy Paxson.

kat gullo,when not increasing her body count as a result of her residule teen angst, fantasizes about being a Jeopardy contestant where the categories she would face are: All About Dogs, On-line Crushes and The People Who Deserve Them, Books Books Books, Psycho Ex-Girlfriends, and Female Singer-Songwriters Who Play Acoustic Guitar.

joel mcLemore invaded Poland in 1938, but hasn't done much since then. He works on a zine sometimes, but usually just sits at home watching Mondo movies or reading about same. And he does work for the Post Office, but isn't allowed near stamps, envelopes, or actual mail. He plans to write a book one day.

benn ray writes/edits an e-zine about the Baltimore/Washington Metro Area called The MobTown Shank. He is still in the throes of an existential crisis that started when he turned 30, over a year ago. His friends think he's milking it for all he can get--using it as an excuse to behave irrationally, act irresponsibly, and generally carry on in an immature fashion. He thinks they're probably right.

kristen rybandt, while presently just a glorified secretary, is an aspiring writer who lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and two cats. When not working (or commuting to and from work), Kristen enjoys long walks in the park, watching the Game Show Network, and working on the blueprints for her teleportation machine.

jennifer savage is a breeder who enjoys grinding organic hempseeds into her kama sumatra coffee. When not procreating, she can be found either desperately trying to maintain order or reading Shel Silverstein to her offspring. She had plans to grow up once, but they were cancelled due to lack of interest.

doug sohn loves country music and all three of his cats, equally. His favorite movie being Mask, he recently opened an e-trade account, thus enabling him to one day own the free world, if he doesn’t drink himself to death first.

rachel whang is a photographer who loathes people yet loves to read about them. She was once seen wrapping bacon around water chestnuts for a tupperware-style lingerie party and one day hopes to own all the episodes of the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse.

doug white sometimes thinks that the entire universe exists only in his mind. Until the next quantum fluctuation rubs it all out, he hopes to make his little world seem more than mediocre. He welcomes your assistance in this endeavor, even if you don't really exist.