Issue No. 6, 20012-13. Contributors’ Notes

Amanda Birkner is a psychology major at in the College of Arts and Science as well as a cat enthusiast and self-proclaimed bag lady. She is a lover of all things cheese-filled and occasionally writes poetry.

Samuel Fishman has little direction in life but knows what he loves. He lives with two cats to whom he is allergic, and he is a vegetarian except for fresh oysters and Double-Doubles at In-N-Out. This is the first time his work has been published.

Frances Gill is a senior in the College of Arts and Science and a psychology major. She recently began the pre-health track and is also studying to be a yoga teacher. She likes reading, bike riding, and chilling.

Kurt Havens’ work can be found at frozenhorsemeat.tumblr.com. He wants to see ish nba, mookie nba, pter nba, and Max B freed, in no particular order.

Sara Heegaard is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Science. She believes in ghosts.

Ruoyi Jiang is from Beijing, China. Her most recent work, The Burden of Proof, is a portrait series about victims of water contamination in the United States. Find out more at theburdenofproof.org.

Margay Kaplan is a senior in the Tisch Department of Photography & Imaging. She was born and raised in New York City and is interested in photography, film, and cooking.

Elise Kibler is a female with brown hair and a low alcohol tolerance. She is a filmmaker, an actor, and a writer.

Eleanor Kriseman graduated in December. She is now bookseller by day and babysitter by night.

Jackson Montana Krule is a twenty-year-old artist living in New York City. He is studying photography in the Tisch School of the Arts. He is influenced heavily by the early French street photographers of the 1930s and 1940s: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, and André Kertész. Find more of his work at jacksonkrule.com.

Sara Montijo is a junior at Gallatin, originally from Tucson, Arizona. She is currently working on a collection of poetry and an experimental documentary themed around suicide and the processes of mourning.

Shinji Moon is a freshman in the College of Arts and Science. She believes that poetry is the only way to get people to hear her. She wants to learn how to say “You’re wonderful” in every language, and so far has gotten to Finnish. Olet ihana. She thinks there’s something beautiful about living in the city with the greatest bagels, and the other night she dreamt that we found Atlantis.

Delia Pless is a senior. She is from North Carolina, but people often guess Connecticut.

Felicia Powell is a senior in the Tisch Department of Photography & Imaging. She recently completed a project that involved photographing what she sees as she walks around small town suburbs at night.

Mark Putterman is a Gallatin junior studying history, cultural anthropology, and creative writing. His work is often inspired by folklore, legend, and family histories.

Cole Saladino is a Southern California–born photographer and graphic designer living, working, and adventuring in New York City. He is currently a BFA candidate in the Tisch School of the Arts. For more work visit colesaladino.com

William Savinar lives in Louisiana and also plays the drums.

Mollyhall Seeley is a senior. Sometimes she writes things; sometimes she eats sandwiches. It really just depends on how she feels at the time. She likes pretty much everything except sharks. And Nic Cage.

Dylan Sites is preparing to graduate from the Tisch Department of Photography & Imaging. He enjoys researching new tech innovations and lives in Brooklyn.

Jenna Snyder likes cheese. Jenna is lactose intolerant.

Haley Weiss is a sophomore in the Tisch Department of Photography & Imaging. Her recent work focuses on the construction of place and space through architecture. Find more of her work at HaleyWeiss.com.

Kevin Zhang is a Gallatin senior, studying natural sciences, psychology, philosophy, history, social work, and creative writing. He’s interested in too many disciplines and poetry has become his favorite creative activity, ahead of swing dancing and guitar. He’s excited since this is his first published poem.