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Six Degrees of Marlo Thomas
By Wade Rouse
(Author, critically-acclaimed memoir America's Boy, (Dutton, 2006) and upcoming Confessions of A Prep School Mommy Handler (Random House/Harmony Books).)

Stay
By Katheryn Krotzer Laborde
(Writing has appeared in Poets & Writers, Callaloo, Xavier Review, and other journals and anthologies.)

My Non-Sexual Date with Mr. George Clooney
by Kirk Pynchon
(Playwright, Man Card, Kirk du Soleil, Poppin' and Lockdown; Co-creator of the cult short film, Stunt C*cks.)

I'm a Believer
by Hilary Shepard
(Former member of The Groundlings; Producer of documentary Searching for Debra Winger; Author of upcoming book Boy Crazy!.)

The Golden Mean
By Antonella Gambotto-Burke
(Author, four books including The Eclipse; Has written for The Independent on Sunday Review in London, Harper's Bazaar, etc.)

Car-ma
By Christine Schoenwald
(Has created live shows Pinata a personal essay show, The Extra Credit Show, The Movieland Murder and Mayhem Tour; Comedienne, last seen on MadTV.)

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Mother Trucker
By Wendi Aarons
(Has written for McSweeneys, Parentwise:Austin, AustinMama.com; NPR commentator.)

The Grand Union and My Mother's Career
By Marianne Taylor
(Co-author, The Starving Artist's Survival Guide (Simon and Schuster); Writing in The Boston Review, Dogwood, The Ledge, etc.; Winner of Ms. Magazine's 2005 Fiction Contest.)

Saturday
By Meredith Hoffa
(Essays in The Boston Globe Magazine, and upcoming book Rejected (Villard); Journalist, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer; Performer, at the Groundlings and Upright Citizen's Brigade.)

The Beard
By Doug Gordon
(Author, The Engaged Groom (Harper Collins); TV writer/producer, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, shows for VH1, Court TV, The History Channel.)

My Son the Burgler, Revisted
by Greg Chandler
(Writing has appeared in the Encyclopedia Project and The Barcelona Review; Writer of acclaimed short film Soda Pop; Author of novel American Upset.)

Adventures in Dissociation
by Jane Meredith Adams
(Award-winning co-author, The Last Time I Wore a Dress (Putnam/Riverhead); Has written for O: The Oprah Magazine, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, and more.)