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John Battenberg (“Phoenix Warrior”) is a sculptor and painter currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in
Wisconsin, he has lived in both the US and Italy. His work has been exhibited
in museums, galleries, and universities throughout the world, and his works are
in public collections at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Oakland
Museum of California, the San Diego Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum,
among others.
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Valerie Bender (“Never Sang”) is a visual artist—painter, photographer & textile re-designer—who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. “Never Sang” is her first publication so far. This year Bender achieved two big goals:
having a solo show of her paintings and beginning to share her writings with
others. New goals include a trip to see Monet’s gardens at Giverny, new directions in art, and writing a novel about polio in the 1950s.
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Zoe Borkowski (“Some Things I Will Never Forget Are…”) received an MSW at Columbia University and was Executive of the International
Institute, East Bay and San Francisco. She was founder of the Oakland Chinese
Community Council, the Spanish Speaking Information Center, and the Filipino
Information Center, Regional Director of the Seattle Camp Fire Girls, Youth
Director of Henry Street Settlement, and a board member of Performing Arts
Workshop and of The Positive Resource Center. Her writing mentors of ten years
are Jackie Kuddler and Abby Wasserman. This is her first published memoir.
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David Campbell (“Clydebuilt”), 1978–2007. Born 24 February, 1978 in Paisley, Scotland, he bought his first camera at age
26. He took to it naturally, quickly developing expertise in general
photography, but his passion was for macro work—Dave’s “wee-beasties.” On Valentine’s Day, 2005, Dave was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease. His documentary work on
his illness revealed his courage, honesty and humanity. Sadly, he died on December 4, 2007. We miss him. See his work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/limowreck666/
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Ingeborg Gubler Casey (“Hiding, 1946-47”) received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in 1967. In addition to practicing psychotherapy for the last forty years, she has
taught psychology at the college level and given workshops on understanding
dreams. “Hiding” is an excerpt from her book-length memoir, The Heart Moves in a Circular Direction A Story of Healing (iUniverse, 2007), which is her first published work. See www.circulardirection.com for more information.
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Darien Cavanaugh (“A Small But Pleasant Light”) is an MFA student at the University of South Carolina and is Co-editor of Yemassee, USC’s literary journal. His work has appeared in Megaera, Minnetonka Review, and Pank, and in several literary webzines. He lives with his wife, Meeghan Kane, and
they often sit on their front porch talking and drinking, or sometimes playing
cards or Trivial Pursuit, until late in the night.
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Kathryn Chetkovich (“How I See It”) is the author of the short-story collection Friendly Fire (University of Iowa Press, 1998); her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in
various literary magazines and in the Best American Essays and Best American Short Stories anthologies. Her first full-length play, Acts of Love, was produced last fall.
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Kelly Clancy (“Silence”), Best Graphic Memoir, studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked in astronomy before serving with the Peace Corps in central Asia for several years. A longtime comics artist, she is currently working on her
first graphic novel, Children and God, which takes place between the Rust Belt and post-Soviet Central Asia. See more at www.thedivinebanquet.com. She is a native of Pennsylvania and has recently moved to Berkeley to continue
her scientific pursuits.
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Robert Hambling Davis’ (“A Captive Audience”) work has appeared in Antietam Review, The Sun, University of Alabama Review, Homestead Review, and Yoga Journal. He’s received two Individual Artist Grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts,
and was a semifinalist in the 2002 William Faulkner Creative Writing Contest.
His story, “Death of a Deer,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Robert lives on his family’s farm in north Delaware, and has taught yoga since 1971.
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Kyle Deacon (“Voice Messages”) hates moving almost as much as he hates looking for a job. This summer he is
doing both, as he and his family move from Roanoke, Virginia to Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Kyle Deacon also thinks that second-tier cities are pretty third
rate. Still, he can appreciate the way they often get by unnoticed. Most
recently his work has appeared in The Hollins Critic, The Red Clay Review, Mississippi Crow, and his garden.
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Anne Maslin Dorst (“My Sister”), 1922-2007. Born in Berkeley, she lived almost all of her life in the Bay
Area; she worked at the Radiation Lab, at KPFA, in top management of the
Berkeley Co-op, and in Berkeley City government. She was a champion bridge
player and teacher, and somehow found it possible to journey to Kenya, South
Africa, Mexico, Europe, and various points along the Eastern United States
coast. She was passionate in her love of cats, lions, elephants, apes, and once
took off for a distant land because she had heard that she could tend wild baby
elephants there. Her friends and relatives miss her so much, especially her
sister about whom she has written in this issue of Memoir (and).
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Crystal Freeman (“Statues - Dancing Couple”) is a talented amateur photographer living in the Denver area whose other interests include reading, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family. Her photos of flowers, murals, sculptures and more can be
found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14723724@N03/
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Will George (“A Glass of Water”) was a finalist at the 2007 Santa Fe Writers Project for his book-length
manuscript River Soul: A Political and Spiritual Journey along the Arkansas River. “A Glass of Water” is a selection from River Soul. Will received a 2006 Oregon Literary Fellowship
in Nonfiction, also for River Soul, a narrative nonfiction work about water politics, hope despite the worst
drought in modern history, and spiritual transformation through water. Will holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Goddard College.
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Chris Gladis (“Sanzen-in Statues”) is an American living in Kyoto, Japan, where he teaches English as a second
language. He has contributed photography to a variety of academic and published
media, both electronic and traditional, and is a regular contributor to the web
magazine Nothing to Declare. He comes from a family of photographers and hopes to make them proud.
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Jill Greenseth (“Make Love Not War”) is a high school senior from in Portland, Oregon. Art is her passion, and
photography her specialty. Jill’s inspiration comes from her community and close-knit companions. Growing up in
a creative atmosphere allows Jill to be an open and understanding individual
and helps her realize her potential. She aspires to become a professional photographer and high school teacher. Her work can be seen online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/blah_oh_well/
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Jessica Grumet (“Rattlesnake Road”) is a writer currently living on a floating home in Sausalito, California. She
has a BA in creative writing from San Francisco State University and is seeking
her multiple subject teaching credential. “Rattlesnake Road” is one poem in a large, as-yet-untitled collection of linked poetry that is
near completion. When she is not journaling her life or devoutly studying, she
can be found spending time with her soul mate (and muse), Zachary.
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Glenn Harper (“Statues on George Street, Sydney”) has been an active photographer since his early childhood. Over the years, he
has developed a skill for landscape photography. Today he works as an executive
in the travel industry where his work takes him to various locales around the
globe, enabling him to expand his photography horizons.
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Robert Huyser (“Vigeland Statue 8” “Vigeland Statue 18”) lives in Europe near the North Sea in the city of The Hague in The
Netherlands. He has a wife and two kids. He likes to travel the world and
capture its beauty with his camera. He has visited almost all countries of
Europe and a lot of Asia. His photos mostly focus on “social landscapes” of cities and their people. You can find his work at www.flickr.com/photos/robhuyser.
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