Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman is the author of, most recently, <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/motherland-a-memoir-of-love-loathing-and-longing/9780399181580"><em>Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing</em></a>; <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/treyf-my-life-as-an-unorthodox-outlaw/9780425277812"><em>Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw</em></a>; and <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/poor-man-s-feast-a-love-story-of-comfort-desire-and-the-art-of-simple-cooking/9781628999266"><em>Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking</em></a>, and won a James Beard Award for <a href="http://www.PoorMansFeast.com">the narrative blog</a> of the same name. When she is not writing or cooking, she practices Insight Meditation from her home in New England. You can find more about her at <a href="http://www.ElissaAltman.com">ElissaAltman.com</a>

John Manderino

John Manderino’s latest book is a story collection called <i>But You Scared Me the Most.</i>

Elisabeth Coleman

Elisabeth Coleman is a journalist based New York City.

Nate DeMontigny

Nate DeMontigny is the editor and main author of the Buddhist blog Precious Metal, and has contributed to TheWorstHorse.com.

Lib Jebson

Lin Jensen is Senior Buddhist Chaplain to High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, and founder and teacher of the Chico Zen Sangha in Chico, California. His book, <em>Together Under One Roof: Making a Home of the Buddha’s Household</em> was released by Wisdom Publications in August 2008.