POPULAR WRITERS AND ARTISTS... JORN AKE.. was born to a family of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and hammered his way through the woods of Virginia, London, and Prague, before returning with his beekeeper wife to write poems, prose, and stories from a loft with a circular view of New York. ..M. BOYES.. has hiked Kilimanjaro, smoked long black cigarettes and tossed back raki with dubious characters on the Adriatic coast. Now living in a graceful brick house in a southern city, Boyes makes short films, writes far-fetched stories and creates elaborate mazes for the magic-bean-keeper, Henry. PAULA CHAMPA.. had a former career as a rally driver in northern Europe, but was abruptly forced to change professions after a collision involving an errant flower cart severely compromised the use of her clutch foot. During rehabilitation, she acquired a black belt in Bikram yoga and a habit of writing on long train rides. NATHAN ALLING LONG.. who collects beach glass, broken sticks, and the ends of candles, began writing stories as a boy in a hut in a forest on some undisclosed continent. Now he lives in the tallest house on the tallest hill in the most populated state, where he fashions tees and stories from the footprints of wild animals that cross his porch. JESSAMYN JOY ROSS.. began the story of her adventures in the raisin capital of the world, Central California, traveling from the Alps to the Canadian Arctic before returning in triumph to fashion stories. She lives and works in a ticky-tacky Sixties apartment complex, just up the path from a lovely California beach. Myspace Graphics Myspace Layouts