Traffic Life : Passionate Tales and Exit Strategies
Edited by Stephan Wehner
An Anthology
 
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250 About the Authors PTLEFT Artists and Muddlemarch, both of which appear in papers across Amer- ica. Neal also teaches drawing and computer graphics at the Art Institute of Portland, practices Aikido, and plays too many video games. Visit his cartoon world at www.nealskorpen.com. Michael Smith. Grew up in rural Kentucky and has lived for the last 25 years in New York. He has never owned a car. With Charles Komanoff and a few other other wild-eyed visionaries, he co-founded Right Of Way (www.rightofway.org) in the late Nineties; his Manifesto in this collection was originally written for the group's Web site. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, Newsday, the Washington Post, and the online magazine Salon. Karen I. Stanley. Can be seen around Vancouver riding an old five-speed now considered hip as a 'cruiser'. A yogini, commu- nity dancer and movement researcher, this loving Auntie prefers to walk and cycle so she can give attention to the detail surroundng us. Karen is a big fan of Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels and Chop- per builder/riders; she rode a heavily modified trike as Good Witch for the Parade of Lost Souls this year. Her inner fire is stoked by: spiritual pursuits, weird or sometimes unacceptable art, cycling and a certain Ironworker. Greg Taylor. A native of Alexandria, Virginia. When he isn't eating doughnuts or racing his bike for the Team Lardbutt Bicycle Club, he's usually drinking coffee. Identified by name in over one- third of ancient world's creation myths, Mr. Taylor is recognized by friends and family as a world-class smart aleck. He commutes to work in Washington, DC, via his bicycle. Mr. Taylor is also a semi-regular contributor to Cyclingnews.com. Grace Tierney. A freelance writer who lives in Ireland and once upon a time she let a much loved bicycle rust in the back garden. When she's not writing, she enjoys gluttony, reading, gardening, and travel. Her short stories have been published in the US and UK, and her non-fiction has been published in Ireland, the UK, America, and Australia. She is a staff writer with 'Writer Online' and 'Netsurfer Digest'. More of Grace's work may be viewed at www.gracetierney.com. Nicholas Wees. A native of Montreal; after travelling throughout North America he settled in Victoria, British Columbia, where he works in the printing industry. In addition to his love of literature,
  
About the Authors PTRIGHT Artists 251 he is an amateur musician and dedicated gardener. He lives with his wife, who is a sculptor, his son and three cats. Patricia Wellingham-Jones. Former psychology researcher and writer/editor, is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. She has work published in numerous anthologies, journals and In- ternet magazines. Joining the chapbook, Don't Turn Away: Poems About Breast Cancer, are her new collections, Apple Blossoms at Eye Level and Bags. A Gathering Glance is #43 in the Lummox Press Little Red Book series. Her winning poem was set to music in the SongText Contest, 2003 (www.songsforall.com). Her website is www.snowcrest.net/pamelaj/wellinghamjones/home.htm. Dean Wirth. Author of many as yet to be published horror and/or satirical stories. His surreal courier comic 'Overnight Sen- sations' is currently running in the Momentum magazine. Dean cites influences ranging from Lenny Bruce to Mary Shelly to Emily Dickenson to Theodore Sturgeon to John Wyndham to Woody Allen. He is currently working on a comic book version of 'Overnight Sen- sations'. Email is deanoramo@hotmail.com. Jeff Younger. Prolific performer, composer and teacher; born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began playing guitar as a wee lad and has since contributed his particularly inspired creative energies to count- less and madly varied projects. Straight up and experimental jazz, funk, folk, rock, live theatre and multi media collaborations and improvisations have filled his gigging calendar, while his compo- sitional impulses have led him to write quirky jazz tunes, strange instrumental country music, funk extravaganzas, and sensitive folk songs. Currently, Jeff is finishing a bachelor's degree in com- position, writing 'serious' music in varying styles and instrumen- tations. His website is jeffyounger.com.

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