Charles Blackstone's novel, The Week You Weren’t Here, came out in 2005. His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Bridge, Salt River Review, Black Ridge Review, Wazee Journal, Paste, Whet, and others. He is the co-editor of an anthology, The Art of Friction, which will be published in 2008. He lives in Chicago.
On Identity Theory: "Unsaid"
Tom Conoboy was born in Scotland, though he now lives in England. He has been published in various journals and ezines, including Saucy Vox, Opium, Defenestration, Mad Hatter's Review and Rose & Thorn.
On Identity Theory: "Perfect"
Rory Lee is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, pursuing a bachelor's degree in rhetoric and composition. Upon graduating, she intends to further her education and eventually achieve a PhD in rhetoric and composition.
On Identity Theory: "A Few Weeks Before March 21st"
Court Merrigan's work has appeared in Evergreen Review, Porcupine, Dublin Quarterly, The Kyoto Journal, Pindeldyboz, The Summerset Review, and Angle, among others. Originally from Nebraska, he has lived in various places East and West, and currently resides in Thailand with his wife Nalinee.
On Identity Theory: "Blood Test"
Brian G. Ross is twenty-nine and was born in Sydney, although he now lives in Scotland. Publications range from humor (Buzzwords, Fools Motley, Laughout) to horror (DemonMinds, Nocturne, Shadow Box, Thirteen, Twisted Dreams) and everything in between (Events Quarterly, Stephen D. Rogers, T-Zero). Upcoming appearances include: Double Dare Press, Escaping Elsewhere, and Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine.
On Identity Theory: "When it Collapsed"
Nathan Saville grew up in Texas and dropped out of college to join the Navy. He was enlisted for six years and was discharged this year. He's now finishing his degree in history back in Texas. This is his first published story.
On Identity Theory: "Tyger, Tyger"
Tomi Shaw lives in the clutter of her writing, family and mutt dog. Sometimes in the dark of the night, she drags a blanket and husband into the back yard just to curl up under the sky and look at him. Other times, she plunks herself behind the wheel of a Mustang and drag races. She’s always writing, even when she isn’t. Find out more at www.tomishaw.com.
On Identity Theory: "Her Word is Hard"
Robert Steele is a Canadian university student finishing his undergraduate degree in English literature. His stories have appeared in Upfront magazine and Johnny America.
On Identity Theory: "In the Smoke"
Justin Stephens has a bachelor’s degree in English literature and writing from Emmanuel College in Boston. He was awarded the Creative Writing Thesis prize his senior year and co-founded the school’s literary magazine, Bang! His work has previously appeared on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
On Identity Theory: "In My Fourth-Grade Life"
Nonfiction:
Benjamin Buchholz is an Army Officer stationed in Iraq. His work has appeared at Opium, Antimuse, The 2River View, Drunken Boat, Dislocate, Tryst, Tarpaulin Sky, Infantry Magazine, Annetna Nepo and many other venues. His screenplay "Wolf Mountain" has just been optioned by a Turkish film production company. And a collection of his stories, poems, and plays is forthcoming at PulpBits later this spring. For a full bibliography and other oddities, please see www.benjaminbuchholz.com.
On Identity Theory: "Disney and the Erotic Art of Dying"
Christen Clifford is a writer and performer in New York. Her work has been published in Salon, Nerve, and The New York Press. She has performed on, Off, and Off-Off Broadway. She is currently in the MFA non-fiction writing program at The New School.
Email: cdclifford@verizon.net
Eric D. Lehman is a professor of English at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He has published essays, travel stories, fiction, and poetry at various places, including Travelmag, Niederngasse, Simply Haiku, Ultraverse, Bluegreenearth, and Hackwriters: The International Writers Magazine.
On Identity Theory: "Dead Sheep"
Kat Meads is a very grumpy insomniac and a displaced Southerner. For now, she lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains (but doesn't plan to stay). Her new novel, The Invented Life of Kitty Duncan, a mock biography, is forthcoming from Chiasmus Press.
E-mail: contact@katmeads.com
Web site: www.katmeads.com
On Identity Theory: "Why Insomniacs Will Buy Anything from Anyone, Etc."
Mara Naselli is the nonfiction editor for identitytheory.com. She lives in Chicago.
Email: mara(at)identitytheory(dot)com
On Identity Theory: "Truth in Memoir"
Ralph Nieves-Bryant has been an actor, stand-up comic, talk show host, all-around ghetto raconteur and has recently returned to his first love, the written word. You can check out some of his other ramblings in the online magazines BlackMedina.com and TruthTellingForum.com. He lives in Harlem, USA with his wife/head cheerleader, Anna, and his harshest critic, Samantha, the Cat.
E-mail address: eskimo515@hotmail.com
On Identity Theory: "Driving Test Debacle"
G. David Schwartz is the former president of Seedhouse, the online interfaith committee. Schwartz is the author of A Jewish Appraisal of Dialogue, and coauthor, with Jacqueline Winston, of Parables In Black and White. Currently a volunteer at Drake Hospital in Cincinnati, Schwartz continues to write. His new book, Midrash and Working Out Of The Book is now in stores or can be ordered.
On Identity Theory: "The Acumen for Survival and Advancement"
Stephen Schenkenberg is a cultural journalist and book reviewer whose work has appeared in The Believer (once, twice), Rain Taxi Online, and the national monthly PLAYBACK:stl, where he founded and ran a book section for two years. Non-literary work has appeared in St. Louis Magazine, Popular Music & Society, and other publications.
See: http://www.stephenschenkenberg.com
On Identity Theory: "Review of 'A Temple of Texts: Essays'"
Social Justice:
Ali Eteraz is a writer in NYC. He recently finished a novel about Muslim immigrants and is now working on a play which borrows heavily from the Quran. He also maintains the popular blog Unwilling Self-Negation . His work has previously appeared on The Revealer and Killing the Buddha.
On Identity Theory: "Suicide Intellect"
Jesslyn Roebuck helps edit the Social Justice section of Identity Theory.
On Identity Theory: "Social Justice Book Reviews"
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