Heather Rose Jones, biotech pharmaceutical worker who specializes in the semantics of Medieval Welsh prepositions

Bruce Spang, professor of poetry and fiction

Douglas Bell, former large-scale refinery and chemical plant analyst

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Ryan La Sala, award-winning YA author, creator of arts & crafts, supervised by his cat, Haunted Little Girl

Steve Milliken, former stand-up comedian turned high school English teacher

Charlie Becker, visual artist and retired speech pathologist

M.A. Wardell, who lives near the ocean with his husband and cats

Charlie Jane Anders, award-winning author, blogger, host of “Writers with Drinks,” and co-host of the podcast “Our Opinions Are Correct”

Joe Chianakas, professor of communications at Illinois Central College