Contributors
April 2000
Writers
Joseph Bathanti lives in Statesville, North Carolina, with his wife and two sons. He is humanities chair and writer-in-residence at Mitchell Community College and the author of four books of poetry, including This Metal (St. Andrews Press).
moreStephen Elliott lives in San Rafael, California, and is the author of the novel Jones Inn (Boneyard Press). He moves around a lot and has held many jobs, including driving a taxi, stripping in gay clubs, proofreading medical journals, and making cappuccino at the office of a major motion-picture company. His story in this issue is the first chapter of an unpublished novel.
moreJohn Taylor Gatto is a former New York State Teacher of the Year and the author of several books, including An Underground History of American Education, which is due out next month.
morePaul G. Hawken is an environmentalist, educator, journalist, and author of six books, including The Ecology of Commerce (HarperCollins) and Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Little, Brown). He lives in Sausalito, California.
moreDerrick Jensen lives in Crescent City, California. His latest book is A Language Older than Words (Context Books).
moreSy Safransky is editor of The Sun.
moreWilliam Snyder Jr. has made his living as a janitor, short-order cook, sea-wall builder, guitar and juggling teacher, musician, street performer, and high-school teacher. He currently teaches writing and literature at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
moreOn The Cover
Maureen Beitler is a photographer and nurse who lives and works in New York City.
moreEditor
Sy Safransky
Business Manager
Ilona Page
Assistant Editor
Andrew Snee
Art Director
Julie Burke
Copy Editor
Seth Mirsky
Editorial Office Assistant
Rachel J. Elliott
Administrative Assistant
Erica Berkeley
Manuscript Readers
Colleen Donfield
Debra Eidson
Douglas Gibson
Gillian Kendall
Proofreader
Lynda Malone
Interns
Krista Bremer
Amanda Witherell
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