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Rory Douglas is from Everett, Washington, and works at a large Presbyterian church in Seattle. He just finished his MFA at Goddard College and writes a mixed martial arts column for McSweeneys.net. People still mistake him for his mom on the phone.

Midge Raymond’s short story collection, “Forgetting English” (Eastern Washington University Press, 2009), received the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. “Parts of these polished stories,” wrote the Seattle Times, “sound like a smart patient describing a dream to a psychoanalyst.” Her work has appeared in TriQuarterly, American Literary Review, Ontario Review, North American Review, the Los Angeles Times and other publications. Her current projects are supported by an Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship.

Maria Semple is the author of the novel, “This One Is Mine,” (Little, Brown 2008) which is currently nominated for a PNBA award. Before turning to fiction, she wrote for many Emmy-award winning television shows such as “Arrested Development,” “Mad About You” and “Ellen.” She is currently at work on her second novel. Please visit her at www.mariasemple.com.

Matthew Simmons is the author, most recently, of the novella “A Jello Horse” from Publishing Genius Press. He blogs at themanwhocouldntblog.blogspot.com, edits interviews for hobartpulp.com and is a regular contributor to HTML Giant.