Issue 297 | Contributors | The Sun Magazine

Contributors

September 2000

Writers

Steve Almond’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fiction Writer, Zoetrope, and the New England Review. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Wendell Berry lives and works with his wife, Tanya, on their farm in Port Royal, Kentucky. His latest book, the novel Jayber Crow: The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the Port William Membership, is due out this fall from Counterpoint.

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Michael Chitwood lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is the author of three poetry collections and one book of essays. Until recently, he was cleanshaven.

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Jim Hightower is a best-selling author and radio commentator who has twice been elected to statewide office in Texas. He publishes a monthly newsletter, the Hightower Lowdown, and is proud to be a Luddite with a website.

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Derrick Jensen lives in Crescent City, California. His latest book is A Language Older Than Words (Context Books).

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Stefan G. Kertesz is a physician with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. He will marry his sweetheart, Alice, in New Orleans in November.

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Elissa Nelson’s fiction has appeared in Seventeen, Utne Reader, and in her own zine, Hope. She is currently completing her first novel and planning a national tour of sites where the Virgin Mary has appeared. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Bill O’Connell is the author of the chapbook On the Map to Your Life (Dytiscid Press). His poem in this issue is from a manuscript titled Loving You in Your Sleep. He earns his living as a social worker in western Massachusetts.

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Sy Safransky is editor of The Sun.

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On The Cover

Hank Meals is a photographer, consulting archaeologist, and writer. He lives in Nevada City, California, and has written a book on the area’s history.

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