contributors

Liana Allers has a degree in earth science education, making her qualified to teach angsty, hormone-ridden adolescents about minerals, volcanoes, and other wonders of earth science. Among Liana’s creative and enviable talents are photography, art, and spontaneous silliness.
» Liana’s Web Site

Lisa Bigelow believes in 3-day weekends and 6-hour workdays (for a start). Among her pursuits are writing, making art, practicing Frisbee, and finding ways to pay rent in the Bay Area. In spite of her underlying suspicion and resentment of computers, she is the web designer and editor of On a Whim. She encourages anyone and everyone to participate in this project.
» Lisa’s Other Web Site

Krista Goebel reads tampon instructions and shampoo bottles to avoid work. She received her sociology degree from Western Michigan in summer of 2001. She believes in opportunity and responsibility and wise choices. She practices none of these regularly and some of them sporadically. Krista’s primary aspiration is to be a brownie baking, slumber party planning, mini-van driving, parent-teacher conference attending, mall shopping, thank you note writing, nap taking, Oprah watching, Martha Stewart resenting, peace appreciating, celebrated soccer mom.

Keith Irwin is a mastermind of cryptography, whimsical poetry, and intergalactic telepathy. He lives in North Carolina.

Brian Magerko sums himself up in a 3-second poem:
     i’m brian
     bran brain
     rain raisin
     bran brain
     i’m brian
» Brian’s Web Site

Mary Wagner is the sort of person who will try anything at least once, and with a smile. She has a degree in chemistry and environmental science; has lived in Finland and visited Las Vegas; and has worked for an urban development firm and a tutoring company. In the creative realm, Mary pursues art and writing, but her greatest passion is dance. She aspires to teach through dance — not just dance itself, but understanding of our world and its science.