Josh Mitteldorf has a broad science background with a PhD in astrophysics and many articles on evolutionary biology and the science of aging. He speculates about science, politics, and other mysteries at UnauthorizedScience.org. An anti-blog at Daily Inspiration is where he posts uplifting stories, videos, and poetry (including his own). More of his poetry is on PoemHunter. His book, Cracking the Aging Code (Flatiron, 2016) proposes a new way to think about why we age and what we can do to stop it. He has taught a weekly yoga class since 1977. He is also a pianist and chamber musician. His two daughters were among the first girls to be adopted from PRC.

Gregory C. Richter (Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of California San Diego, 1982) served as Professor of German and Linguistics at Truman State University, Missouri, from 1983 to 2022; among his course offerings were German/English Translation, Linguistics of the Romance Languages, and courses on Latin, French, Russian, Chinese, and Icelandic. He maintains interests in formal linguistics, translation, and translation theory. His publications include translations from German centering on the Viennese psychoanalytic writings of Sigmund Freud and Otto Rank. He has also published poetry translations from Icelandic (Chariton Review), a translation of Albert Giraud's rondel cycle Pierrot Lunaire (1884), and The Gate of All Marvelous Things, a translation of Laozi's Dao De Jing. Additional work has appeared in International Journal of American Linguistics, The Journal of Religion and Health, and The Journal of American Folklore. He currently serves as an editor and translator for Plain Wrapper Press Redux.

Visionary artist Meryl Ann Butler is known for fabric art and spiritual mandalas. Her teaching studio is in Virginia Beach. She writes for OpEdNews, where she is a managing editor.

Andrey Samode is a freelance software engineer and site design artist. He is also trained as a counselor and has practiced yoga and meditation for over twenty years. Check out his music!