Liz Gilbert

After graduation, Liz worked as a paralegal which had nothing to do with her majors in French and English.  So, she quit on a Friday and started teaching French that next Monday.  She is currently teaching in two middle schools in Maryland.  In her free time she joyfully dotes on her "son," a 3 year old black lab.

Val Larson

Judah Morford

Judah is currently wandering.  She listens for good music along the way.

Sarah Snyder

For years, Sarah has collected countless magazines, scouring the pages for interesting articles, fun images and just plain good ideas. All this time, she’s also been dreaming of becoming part of a smart, funny, quality women’s magazine, so of course she’s thrilled to have her chance with Lucy. An avid reader and editor, Sarah loves nineteenth century novels, the stage and long walks. Her other obsessions include Fiona Apple (the singer and her iPod—affectionately of the same name), dancing, singing, food blogs, cupcakes, holidays, fashion, the beach, and her wonderful family and friends.

Sarah graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature. She hopes to become a professor of English literature one day but, until then, revels in all of her opportunities to read and write.

Amanda Sample

Afton Lorraine Woodward

Afton is a copy editor and a freelance music writer. She lives outside of Washington, DC, has an English degree and is approaching the 10,000-song mark in her iTunes library. She feels pretty confident in her knowledge of the following things: Jonathan Swift, iced coffee, They Might Be Giants, present participles, episodes of The X-Files , Irish folk music, paint-by-number logic puzzles, basic arithmetic, NPR podcasts, Wallace Stevens, the beers of Boulevard Brewing Co., the post-modern novel, quoting Arrested Development , making mix CDs, surviving a bear attack, and Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy" on Guitar Hero III . The following areas, however, need some work: Russian literature, throwing a curveball, spelling the word "nauseous," finding a suitable and well-paying job, Arcade Fire lyrics, sleeping enough, William Faulkner, standard deviation, the difference between Riesling and Chardonnay, wearing sunscreen, perfecting a fudge recipe, and Slayer's "Raining Blood" on Guitar Hero III . Her blurb and life are a work in progress.

Shannon Barnes

Shannon grew up in Lubbock, Texas and moved to Houston when she was 14. She currently lives in Houston with her Husband and their cat. She has an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and a Masters in Social Work. She works for a local non-profit organization as a grant writer and case-manager. She likes jasmine tea and Mel Brooks.

Sara W. Moreno

Sara works for a medical publisher in the NJ/PA area. She knows nothing and everything about nurse percepting and often feels compelled to ask people she randomly sees in scrubs about this experience. During the rest of her 17.5 hours a day, Sara searches the interweb, answers Lucy emails, writes fiction, poetry, and personal essays, rescues rabbits, quotes Pulp Fiction, and spends time with her wonderful husband, Donnie and our newly adopted bunny, Em.

Megan Schaeffer

Megan Schaeffer is a tool who lives with her parents and her partner, Kara Miller, in a little town in Central Pennsylvania.  When she is not writing scathing letter to the editor remarks to the local newspaper, she spends her time working in a cubicle.  She is a recent graduate of Vermont Law School where she studied environmental law and policy.  Her undergraduate degrees are in Marine Biology and Environmental Biology.  The economy has decided that Megan is not able to use any of her degrees.

Megan’s authority is limited to her experience.  She has lived in a tent in the woods of Central Vermont for a bit of time.  She also lived on the water in Louisiana before she realized she suffered from severe motion sickness.  Basically, Megan is a Jill-of-all-Trades and has experienced life from several different countries, economic classes, and biospheres.

Keighty McLallen

Keighty doesn't like to limit your perception of her with labels and brief descriptions because she knows there is much more to people than that. Just know that she is a good person, with a big heart, and isn't the best of writers (but she  is trying to be better at it).

Lindsay Bergman

Lindsay likes big sunglasses, loud music and shiny objects. After graduating from Washington College with a BA in English, she moved back to Central Pennsylvania, got a mindless job and started freelancing to pay off those pesky student loans. Lindsay's skills are primarily Adobe- and grammar-related. Design is kind of her thing, as she is a total perfectionist. For more information on Lindsay, find a description of "Virgo."

Stephanie Howe, RN

Talk about living a double life!  Stephanie is a registered nurse and home care company owner by day…and romance enhancement specialist by night.  She has been a women’s health nurse for 15 years, and left the hospital scene after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and re-evaluating her hopes and dreams.  She now helps people age gracefully while staying in the comfort of their homes, with her home care company, Comfort Keepers .  She also works 2 nights a week helping women put sparks back into their love lives and start unique in home businesses of their own. She currently lives in New Jersey with her very satisfied husband and their 6 children.

Laura Parr

Donnie

Anjanette Rodgers