Traffic Life : Passionate Tales and Exit Strategies
Edited by Stephan Wehner
An Anthology
 
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244 About the Authors PTLEFT Artists Greg Blanchette. Author, adventurer, engineer and free spirit. He grew up in Montreal, was based in Vancouver for 20 years, and recently fled to Ucluelet, a small town on Vancouver Island, where he works part-time in the newspaper business. Greg is a lifelong commuter and touring cyclist who decries the pervasive effect of the automobile on both society and nature. His work has appeared in many publications, from the Globe and Mail to Sea Kayaker. Ray Bradbury. One of the most celebrated fiction writers of our time and the author of more than thirty books. Among his best known works are Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Il- lustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He has written for the theater and the cinema, including the screenplay for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. In 2000, Ray Bradbury was honored by the National Book Foun- dation with a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Among his most recent books are Let's All Kill Constance, From The Dust Returned-selected as one of the Best Books of the Year by the Los Angeles Times-and One More For The Road. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Marguerite. Michael Burton. A Chicago-based poet and bicycle activist. He founded the grass roots movement to depave Chicago's Lake Shore Drive and restore the super highway area as a carfree shoreline park. More information is at www.ForeverClearAndFree.org. Sue Clancy. Looks at life through her funny-bone. She firmly believes that humor helps us look honestly and pragmatically at the world around us. It is through this frank examination and laughing at ourselves that we can begin to change things. Sue does humorous cartoons, illustrations and fine art works. She is published frequently in alternative newspapers like the Oklahoma Gazette and various 'underground' Zines. She is the founder of This Artist Studio in Norman, Oklahoma, which creates hand- sewn books made with a sense of humor. Life's a funny beast, pet it gently! Website: http://home.telepath.com/ artist; Email is artist@telepath.com.
  
About the Authors PTRIGHT Artists 245 Stewart Clayten. Has a BA in English from Simon Fraser Uni- versity. He lived in Japan between 1992 and 1997, and currently resides in New Westminster, BC, Canada. He hopes to live in Japan again in the future. He is currently working on a novel in which the protagonist more or less stays inside his home. Kevin Cook. Resides in Kitchener, Ontario where he runs his own business creating illustrations, graphic design, dvd designs, animation, photography and websites. He has been illustrating for over 22 years. Kenneth De Crescenzo. Lives in Sacramento, California where he works for the California Department of Transportation. He grew up in New York City where he acquired his first bike at the age of thirteen. Ken's entire professional career has been in the trans- portation industry, starting as a bus driver, moving to transit sys- tem and highway planning, and then to his current position. He lives near the American River Bike Trail and frequently takes his blue Raleigh road bike out to see if he can make another 'personal best'. Harlan Ellison. Has written or edited 75 books; more than 1700 stories, essays, articles, and newspaper columns; two dozen tele- plays, and a dozen movies. He has won more awards for these works than any other living fantasist. He has drawn attention to the art of writing by performing the remarkable feat of creating and writing and completing stories in the windows of bookstores in full view of large audiences; stories that have won major awards and literary prizes. He lives with his wife, Susan, inside the Lost Aztec Temple of Mars, in Los Angeles. Joanna Emery. Has been a freelance writer for over a decade. Her work has been published in many magazines on a variety of subjects ranging from cultural history to crop circles. Joanna es- pecially enjoys writing for children: she has published one picture book, 'Melville Smellville' and is currently working on two middle- grade books. She lives with her family in Dundas, Ontario and would like you to know that her husband and three children were the inspiration behind 'Boiling Point'. Peter Gelman. Author of the satirical novels Moonifest Des- tiny (Quanta, 1995) and Flying Saucers Over Hennepin (Perme- able Press, 1997). From Portland, Oregon, he writes for bicycle magazines. You can find more of his work in Breakaway Book's

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