Issue Thirteen Contributors – Crack the Spine

Issue Thirteen: Good Poems, Good Stories, Good People…

Gene Hines

Gene Hines lives in the mountains of Tennessee. His work has appeared in various print and on-line journals. One of his stories was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. It didn’t get it.

Matt Dube

Matt Dube is always finding himself subscribed to groups he only meant to observe: a native New Englander, he’s found himself resident in the Deep South, Ukraine, and most recently, the flyover communities of the Greater Lakes and Plains. The story “Tools for the Job” tries to pry something valuable from that experience and the loyalty tests it inspires. He teaches creative writing and American lit at a primarily-Equestrian focused University in mid-Missouri and edits the fiction section for the online journal H_NGM_N. His stories appear in the kinds of places you might expect.

Anthony J. Langford
Anthony J. Langford lives in Sydney Australia but grew up in country Victoria, running through the bush, swimming in the river and embracing imagination. It is this upbringing which has kept his writing grounded. The aim of his writing, no matter what genre, is to explore the truth of people. He has had numerous stories and poems published, including in the 25thAnniversary Edition of Verandah. He is currently working on his seventh novel, though patiently searching for a publisher. His novella, Bottomless River will be released through Ginninderra Press in early 2012. He lives with his partner, baby daughter and three step-children and has traveled extensively throughout the world, made short films which have screened internationally and now makes video poems.

Kyle Sundby
Born without a hashtag, @KyleSundby has bravely battled meandering prose and refused to let sprawling sentence structure affect him to great lengths. He is a copywriter in Vancouver, Washington who briefly spends time doing other things. His work has appeared on johnnyamerica.net, mokeybicycle.net, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies.

Kenneth Radu
Kenneth Radu’s fiction has appeared previously in Crack the Spine, The Medulla Review, Red Fez, Moon Milk Review, Danse Macabre, Northville Review, etc. His most recent book is Sex in Russia: New & Selected Stories (DC Books Canada). A new collection of short stories will be published in the near future, also by DC Books. He lives in Quebec.

Nora Weston
Nora Weston’s fiction and poetry slips in-between and all around science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Her latest novels are Guardian 2632 and The Twelfth Paladin published by Melange Books. Bete Noire will feature her work inApril 2012, plus her work can be found online, in magazines, and anthologies. Nora loves all things spooky, but there is nothing more frightening to her than teenagers with driving permits…and she’s taught five of these terrifying creatures to drive.

Robin van Eck
Robin’s short stories, articles and book reviews have been published online and in print. Most recently, her short story, Wednesday, was publishing in Freshwater Pearls Anthology, Recliner Books 2011 and another story was short-listed for Freefall Magazine’s 2010 Prose and Poetry Contest. She lives in Calgary with her husband and daughter and is currently working on her first novel.