Lunarosity Authors' Profiles M-Q



        John Macker's

        most recent book is "Woman of the Distrubed Earth." Previously published is "Adventures In The Gun Trade" (Denver: Long Road/La Cantera Press, 2004) and he has completed a cd called black/wing with John Knoll. He Lives with wife, Annie, a few miles south of Las Vegas, NM with some cool views of the llano. Recent poetry published in magaziness & anthologies include Manzanita Quarterly, Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders, mad blood #'s 1 & 2, Pinyon Poetry (Mesa State College.), & Poets For Peace, cd, (Santa Fe.) He won 2006 Mad Blood Magazine literary awared for his poem, Wyoming Arcane," and was also nominated for 2006 Pushcart Prize. (Oct, '05, Oct. 07, Jan. 09)

        Patrick Maestas Jr.

        is a full-time graduate student at New Mexico State University and also a full-time employee with NMSU. (2002)

        Peter Magliocco writes from Las Vegas, Nevada, and has poetry in THE SMOKING POET, A HUDSON VIEW POETRY DIGEST, ZYGOTE IN MY COFFEE, HEELTAP and elsewhere... His new novel is The Burgher of Virtual Eden from Publish America (www.publishamerica.com). He was Pushcart nominated for poetry in 2008. (September 09)

        Christopher Major

        lives in Staffs, England, where he works as mental health support. His work has been placed widely in the UK print press. Online recently at: STIRRING, REMARK, SNAKESKIN, OPENWIDE, KILL THE RICH, HALF DRUNK MUSE, among others. (July 2004).

        Scott Malby

        lives in and writes from Coos Bay, Oregon. (February 2008)

        Shahe Mankerian

        No bio is available at this time.

        David Marrinson

        is a high school teacher. He occasionally finds time to write but only at night when most people in the States are sleeping and only when he hears crickets and grasshoppers playing their trademark songs. He is a 2002 graduate of Western Illinois University and resides in Cary, Illinois.

        P. Blake Martin

        graduated from the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Anthropology, specializing in visual anthropology and linguistics, and an English minor. In addition to a passion for writing, he works as a multimedia artist and producer in Alto, NM.

        Robert C. Masterson

        lives in Yonkers, New York.

        Steve McClary

        lives in Las Cruces, NM, and has been published in Valley View, a magazine in Solon, Ohio. (August 2006, April 2008)

        T. M. McDade

        was born and raised in Pawtucket , RI. He served two hitches in the U.S. Navy, and was graduated from Fairfield University , Fairfield , CT. A resident in Monroe, CT, McDade is married without children or pets. Since 1980, he's been employed as a Business Basic Programmer in the plumbing industry. His poems have most recently appeared in The Ester Republic, Up the Staircase and Zisk: The Baseball Magazine For People Who Hate Baseball Magazines. (October 2008)

        Allen McGill

        Originally from NYC, Allen lives, writes, acts and directs theatre in Mexico. His published fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, photos, etc., have won awards and appeared in: NY Times, The Writer, Newsday, Literary Potpourri, Poetry Midwest, QLRS, Herons Nest, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, World Haiku Review, many others.Ê He is a former member of PEN. He was an invited guest at the First World Poetry Festival in Taiwan 2005, haibun editor for Simply Haiku and two of his plays have been professionally produced in Sacramento and L.A. (July 05)

        Sandy McIntosh's

        collections of poetry include The After-Death History of My Mother, Between Earth and Sky (Marsh Hawk Press), Endless Staircase (Street Press), Earth Works (Long Island University), Which Way to the Egress? (Garfield Publishers), and two chapbooks: Obsessional (Tamafyhr Mountain Poetry) and Monsters of the Antipodes (Survivors Manual Books). His prose includes Firing Back, with Jodie-Beth Galos (John Wiley & Sons), From A Chinese Kitchen (American Cooking Guild), and The Poets In the Poets-In-The-Schools (Minnesota Center for Social Research, University of Minnesota). His poetry and essays have been published in The New York Times, Newsday, The Nation, the Wall Street Journal, American Book Review, and elsewhere. His original poetry in a film script won the Silver Medal in the Film Festival of the Americas. He has been Managing Editor of Confrontation magazine published by Long Island University, and is Managing Editor of Marsh Hawk Press. (June 2007)

        Don McIver

        lives in Albuquerque, NM. August, 2003.

        Kim McKee is an award winning songwriter and musician. Using her love for the traditional poetry and songs of Ireland and Scotland, she works to see the current as ancient and re-create the ancient into the current. All of her work begins as poetry and then some find their voice through her music. She is a National Champion on her instruments as well as winning top honors in the U.S. and Ireland for her "New Irish Song" compositions. Touring full time for 18 years with her husband has given her a rich relationship with varied landscape, culture and humanity, that is itself, a poetic experience. (December 2008)

        Shawn McLain

        (September, 2004) No author information is available.

        Leslie McMurtry

        is a native of Albuquerque, NM, and recently received her MA in creative writing from Swansea University in Wales. She has been published in Borderlines, Swansea Life, Scribendi and has contributed and edited various literary magazines. Her great ambition is to write for radio.(August 2008, September 2009)

        Joan McNerney's

        poetry has been included in numerous magazines, journals and anthologies in the United States. Four of her books have been published by fine literary presses. She has performed at many distinguished venues in New York City, Boston, San Antonio, Houston and the Hudson River Region. Several radio stations and cable television programs have recorded her work. Her latest title is Having Lunch With the Sky, A.P.D., Albany, New York. (Dec 2008, June 2009)

        L.A. Meadows

        is a physical therapist who works with young children. Her fascination with the workings of the human body influence her writing. L.A. Meadows has made Las Cruces her home and began writing at age nine. Her writing has appeared in Sin Fronteras- Writers Without Borders, Many Voices and in the online journal, Words on a Wire

        Joshua Meander

        is a steady force on the open mic circuit in the New York area. When he recites a poem it's a theatrical experience, often he invites the audience to interact with him in the way that a southern gospel preacher works a crowd. To him poetry is sacred and fun. (April 09)

        Dan Miller

        is seventeen and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has been writing for several years but is only just now starting to publish his work. He enjoys sports and is a big fan of the Toronto Raptors. (Young Adult Poetry, June 2009)

        Kevin Paul Miller

        lives in Southern California where he writes verse as well as haiku and related forms. His work has been published in Lily, Word Riot, Half-Drunk Muse, Stylus, Modern Haiku, Heron's Nest, LYNX and elsewhere. He is a member of the Tanka and Haiku Societies of America. (April 2008).

        Sue Miller

        lives in Las Cruces, NM where she received B.F.A. and M.A. degrees in Printmaking from the NMSU Art Department. She has worked in the printing and publishing field since 1984, and presently works as a desktop publishing person for the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H Department. For more poems and stories by her, her web site is Poetry and More

        Anna Mills

        lives in San Francisco with a cat named Spot. Her poetry and essays have appeared in Banyan Review, Three Candles, SoMa Literary Review, Lodestar Quarterly, Long Story Short, and Moxie Magazine. She has studied with Louise Gluck, Jim Shepard, Phillip Lopate, and Vivian Gornick. (Oct. 2005).

        Gwendolyn Joyce Mintz

        is a poet and fiction writer who lives in Las Cruces, NM.

        William Starr Moake

        is the author of two books of fiction, a novel and a short story collection. He also works as a web designer in Honolulu, Hawaii. Other work by him may be found at his website Starrbooks

        Rosalee Montoya-Read

        graduated with an MA in Higher Ed Administration from NMSU. She lives in Albuquerque, NM. In 2000, she retired from the University of NM, Cancer Research & Treatment Center. Since retirement, she has explored her passion for writing poetry (Spanish and English) and short story fiction. Her work here represents her first publication.

        Jo Moore

        holds BA's in both Literature and Journalism from the University of New Mexico. She is author of two short story collections and seven illustrated works for children. She lives in the mountains of central New Mexico where she works as a sculptor and a writer. Her Bronze sculpture can be seen at http://janandjo.moore.home.att.net. (October 2005)

        Matthew Moran

        describes himself as "an actor playing a small role in several grand plays. In each imagined production I take on a new character - each character representing a stage of development in my life. My writing reflects my act, my audience, and the stage I stumble upon. I am currently an undergraduate student. (June 2008)

        Jenny Mundy-Castle

        spent her teenage years in Santa Fe and misses it terribly. She lives in New York where the subways are poor substitutes for desert skies and slow living. In her final year at Columbia University, she will be graduating with a degree in Literature and Writing. Though she aches for the arid New Mexico landscape on an almost hourly basis, she lives in New York where she is finishing a Master's in Education and English. She loves to travel. (update: Feb. 2006)

        Sangnam Nam

        currently teaches at a Catholic college in Korea. She earned her B.A. in English and M.A. in Reading, and has taught in many schools, including Las Cruces public schools. Her favorite authors include "Hesse, Kafka, Poe, Joyce and the Brownings." (June 2008)

        Francis Nantha

        lives in England. "Elephant's Spirit" is an extract from an upcoming self-published novel. (February 2006)

        Bruce Noll

        is a transplant to New Mexico from the northern plains. North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota were homes to him for a few decades. "Nature has always been my solace and themes and images from earth and its many life forms appear in my writing. I am an amateur entomologist, an avid hiker, a university professor and a lover and interpreter of the work of Walt Whitman. I've presented my program, PURE GRASS, a dramatic interpretation of Leaves of Grass, in 23 states in the last several years (and two performances in Iceland in July of 2001). I also am on the NMEH Chautauqua Program and present "Walt Whitman's America" around the state. Noll's poems have appeared in an assortment of periodicals in recent years such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Christian Century, HMS Beagle, The American Entomologist, South Dakota Magazine and Nebraska Life.

        Christopher Nye

        holds a Ph. D. in American Studies from the University of New Mexico, studied playwriting on a Fulbright at University of Bristol in England, has taught freshman English, literature, creative writing, and other courses. Until recently he was head of the Sciences and Engineering Division at Berkshire Community College, and now works as Director of Special Programs there. He has an interest in nature writing and has also served as an editorial advisor for Orion Magazine.

        Carolyn Ogborn

        grew up making forts out of pine needles and sticks, out of piano music and back porches, out of whiskey and poetry. She lives with her girlfriend, dogs, cats and chickens in Wise Acres, deep in the mountains of Madison County, NC, where she finds jobs for other people and is writing a book about it called Hell and Scissors.

        Margaret O'Neal

        has had her work published in Dakota House Journal, Story Garden, Dead Mule, and Moondance. She also had a one page play performed in Buffalo, New York at the Catalyst Theatre and by an adult education class in Rome, Italy. ( July 2005)

        Sergio Ortiz

        grew up in Chicago, studied English literature at Inter-American University in San German, Puerto Rico, philosophy at World University. He was an ESL teacher most of his life but also worked with the elderly blind population as a Daily Living Skills Instructor for the El Paso Lighthouse for the Blind, and the Texas Lions Camp. He studiedÊculinary art at The Restaurant School in Philadelphia and became a chef.

        His work has been published in Origami Condom, Poets Ink Review, POUI The Cave, Flutter, Silenced Press, Cause & Effect, The Cherry Blossom Review, Kritya, Ink Sweat & Tears. He is pending publication in "Ascent Aspirations," "Children, Churches and Daddies," "Cause & Effect," "Calliope Nerve," "Burst," "The Houston Literary Review," "Deep South, New Zealand," "Ranfurly, UK," "Vagabondage Press," and "Neon Literary Journal." (October 2008)

        John Pate

        teaches at El Paso (Texas) Community College, is a book reviewer for the El Paso Times, and is writing a history of El Paso based on a series of interviews with those who were a part of that history. (October 2007)

        Teresa Peipins

        recently returned to the United States after living abroad and has completed her first novel set in Latvia and Spain. Her fiction and poetry has appeared in The Barcelona Review, The Buffalo News, Conte, and Hot Metal Press among other publications. She is currently teaching English at the Open University of Catalonia. (December 2007)

        James Penha

        teaches at the Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia, and manages the wonderful online zine, newversenews.com. (March 04, April 08, March 09)

        Sebastian Pettes

        was born in Houston Texas. He's been living in Las Cruces for the past three years. He's been writing poetry since he was ten. He now attends Onate High School where he has been a member of the creative writing program for two years.(2002)

        Roger Pfingston's

        work has appeared recently in Kaleidowhirl, Mannequin Envy, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Innisfree Poetry Journal and two anthologies from Iowa Press:Ê Say This of Horses and 75 Poems on Retirement. His most recent chapbooks are Singing to the Garden from Parallel Press and Earthbound from Pudding House Publications. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, and is also a photographer. He may be emailed at snapshot@insightbb.com See also his link on the Lunarosity index menu page under "Lunar Authors: Books and Chapbooks.(December 2007)

        Julia Phillips

        is a student at Barnard College in New York City. (September 2009)

        Udell Player Jr

        smoked cigarettes and wrote poetry on the banks of the canal, near the Junior High School he should have been inside. He became the editor of the small school mag. He has written poetry ever since that. He has also gone through coming out in a Mormon town (SLC), HIV diagnoisis and the death of two partners. In college he was encouraged ( by Stephanie Pace; a professor in Gender Studies at the University of Utah) to put his words out to be read, and he was first published there. Since then he read his work in the James A Little theatre as part of a project putting AIDS and art together. He's also been published in "Shades Art and Literary Magazine." (October 08)

        Alexander Pollak

        currently attend 9th grade in the Creative Writing Department at the San Francisco School of the Arts. (Young Adult Poetry, June 2009)

        Jacqueline Power's

        work has been published in canwehaveourballback, [plug].poetry, Delirium Journal, kaleidowhirl, Poesia, Chronogram, California Quarterly, Blood Orange Review, Dalhousie Review, and Storyglossia. Her play, "Swimming Upstream," was produced in Ithaca, N.Y. (February 2007)

        Dorine Preston

        is a Seattle-area native who earned her M.F.A. in Poetry from New Mexico State University. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Georgia, where she is the Assistant to the Editors of The Georgia Review. Her poems and reviews have appeared in publications such as Puerto Del Sol, Verse, Isotope, and Ninth Letter. She is a winner of a 2005 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Poetry Prize, and received an honorable mention in the 2005 Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest. ( August 2007)

        Jennifer Prill

        has published a trade magazine and managed an annual convention for the flight-support industry. She has also previously published a newsletter, Writer's Exchange." Her poetry and fiction on Lunarosity mark her first appearance on the web in these categories. She also manages a website for women, and lives in Oregon.

        Robert W. Proctor

        a former teacher, Peace Corps Volunteer and retired Foreign Service Officer, lives in La Luz, New Mexico with his India-born wife, Etrennes. His writings have appeared in Border Senses, SERAPE, Sparrow Forum. The Inkspot, The Foreign Service Journal, Las Cruces Poets and Writers Magazine, Sin Fronteras, and online at Lunarosity, OteroArtsCouncil, and 101 Poets Against War. His first chapbook, "Selected Poems, 2001-2004", was published by the Mesilla Valley Press (2004) and "Dark Thoughts" by MVP (2007).

        Jayne Pupek

        holds an MA in Psychology and lives near Richmond, VA. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several online and print publications. "Primitive," her chapbook of poetry, is available from Pudding House Press. Her first novel is scheduled for release Spring, 2006 by Algonquin at Chapel Hill. She can be contacted at JaynePupek@aol.com (Oct. '05).

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