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Gena Vazquez
Silicon Valley to Hollywood and Wall St. in between.
Writers
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JP Mangalindan
Tech, travel and entertainment writer, gym fiend, dog lover, wannabe sartorialist and foodie … Email me musings: jpmanga@gmail.com
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Gena Vazquez
Silicon Valley to Hollywood and Wall St. in between.
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ashton kutcher
I make stuff, actually I make up stuff, stories mostly, collaborations of thoughts, dreams, and actions. Thats me.
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Recording Academy
Celebrating music through the GRAMMYs for more than 50 years. The Recording Academy honors achievements in the recording arts & supports the music community.
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The Academy
We are The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and we champion the power of human imagination.
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Steve Miller
Early retiree, avid traveler and blogger at http://www.WeBeTripping.com
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Rale Sidebottom
I’m a screenwriter and freelancer focused on dropout culture and American underground economies. Follow me at your peril.
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Sira Mas
Writer, Coach | Thrive Global, Entrepreneur, POF, Ladders
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Jack Krier
Writer. Photographer. Nomad. I write about entrepreneurship, remote work, and personal growth | All of my links: https://linktr.ee/jackroaming
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L.A. Strucke
Top Writer, Songwriter. Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Highlights for Children and Guideposts. Editor of The Creative Project.
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EP McKnight, MEd
Actress, Stage playwright, Author, Motivational Speaker, Teacher Fitness Coach. www.epmcknight.wixsite.epfitspiration Follow me: Tiktok, imdb.me/epmcknight
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Kristen Pizzo
mental health | LGBTQ+ | culture | food | ethical shopping
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Julia Stier
Julia Stier is an LA-based actress and playwright. She is also the creator and editor of Players, Performers, & Portrayers. juliastier.com
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Christopher Boswell
Owner | Creator | Photographer | Writer | Risk Taker | Arranging text & images for fun. CREATIVITY saved my life! https://www.realwindowmedia.com
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Jennifer Bergeron
West coast lover presently drinking in all that life has to offer. Chicago native. Lifelong learner.
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Joel Eisenberg
Joel Eisenberg is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and producer. The Oscar in the profile pic isn’t his but he’s scheming. WGA and Pen America member.
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B. A. Cumberlidge.
Mental Health. Eradication of Medication. Suicide Prevention. Soccer, Boxing, Meditation & Wellness, TheWideOpenSpace, Synergy & Illumination-Curated #LEO
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India Snow
Top writer, real-life Khaleesi, solo-traveler, teacher, chai addict. Writing, health, & crypto enthusiast. contact.indiasnow@gmail.com
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Janell Hanf
Writing to share stories and hard lessons learned on leadership and wholehearted living.
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Tossaphol Chin
I am developer. I think some special.
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Grace Esslinger
M.S. Sustainable Design
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Skylar Björn
Hi there! My name is Skylar and I like to attend events in Silicon Beach for fun! Visit www.bjornsky.com for more blog posts! Insta: @skylarbjorn
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Conor Dewey
Product at Metabase. Previously growth at Hugo and data science at Squarespace. Writing here now: https://www.conordewey.com
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Cat Hernandez
People-First Investor | Work Therapist | Immigrant
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Gavin Baker
Founder, CIO & Managing Partner, Atreides Management LP. Former Portfolio Manager, Fidelity OTC Fund. No investment advice, views his own. More: gavinbaker.net
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DeLani R. Bartlette
AKA The Murder Nerd. Obsessed with true crime. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxTGygvkRU4fABcuCTBLhQ
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Curtis Rumrill
Curtis Rumrill is a composer. He is currently a PhD student at UC Berkeley studying music. He is also an a committed social justice organizer and activist.
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Alex Stamos
Teaching and researching the misuse of technology at Stanford. Former CSO of Facebook and Yahoo.
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Luis Parrales
News junkie, marketing maestro, tech enthusiast, lover of history. Living life passionately, one word at a time.
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Brian P. Ellis
I write primarily about the intersection of mental health and philosophy. My website: brianpellis.net
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Travelli Official
Travel/Business reviews, articles, stories. Join us as we travel the world!Instagram:@travelliofficial Subscribe to our Website:https://www.travelliofficial.com
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Cyriac Biju N.
I’m Cyriac and I love to code.I see myself as a jack of all trades( possibly master of none). And..I get to travel(sponsored by dad), so here goes nothing.
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Dale M. Brumfield
Anti-death penalty advocate, cultural archaeologist, “American Grotesk” historyteller and author of 12 books. More at www.dalebrumfield.net.
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Claudia Stack
I am an educator/filmmaker. See stackstories.com to link to docs. Subscribe: http://stackstories.com/subscribe-to-get-emails-with-new-articles-and-film-info/
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Jason Yuan
Reinvent everything
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Princella Talley
Climate + Feminist writer.
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Arianna Huffington
mother, sister, sleep evangelist, HuffPost founder, and founder and CEO of Thrive Global: www.thriveglobal.com
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Raisa Nastukova
Freelance journalist focused on stories of both Kashmir culture and society as well as the rising tide of climate change.
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Justin Hart
CMO at large. I live at the intersection of AI, machine learning and marketing. It’s a busy corner! (I need to model that).
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Lauren Michele
Policy in Motion: Growing Beautiful Communities — Business Owner, Author, Producer. Consultant/Advisor. M.S. in Climate Change Policy. www.policyinmotion.com
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Bob Zadek
http://bobzadek.com • host of The Bob Zadek Show on 860AM – The Answer.
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Wynn Hausser
Professional Communicator, Change Agent & Nonprofit Specialist. “COVID CHRONICLES” documents life under pandemic. Also write on sports, politics and life.
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Clayton Craddock
Independent thinker | Father | Musician
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Erin Ploss-Campoamor
I’m a lifelong Democrat, feminist, pro-choice, pro-universal health care, pro-environment, pro-public education, and anti-racist. I believe in VOTING BLUE.
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Todd Brison
On a quest to learn what makes great writing. Join me: https://www.toddbrison.com/
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Santa Monica Dentist
Santa Monica Dentist is focused on helping patients attain lifelong dental health and well-being. The important thing to exceptional dentistry is of exceptional
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Bay Area Belletrist
twitter.com/bayareabell — DM me on Twitter if you have any questions on anything, iOS or otherwise. I’m no industry vet but I’ll help if I can :)
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Bay Area Council
Maintaining the Bay Area as the most innovative, sustainable and globally competitive region in the world through #talent #businessleadership. #BayAreaCouncil
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Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier
Writer/editor. Depeche Mode fangirl, breast cancer survivor, marathoner, wife to the sweetest Frenchman alive. House Music All Night Long
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Kevin Cummings
I am the author of two books, Bangkok Beat, and Different Drummers. I write mostly about the interesting people, things, and literature of Thailand and SE Asia.
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Hollywood 411
Entertainment News, Features & Interviews by Chief Editor Amber Claire
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Dr. Jay Calvert
Los Angeles recent times plastic surgeon Dr. Jay Calvert, MD has become the president of rhinoplasty society
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Simon Zirui Guo
Accelerating Deep Tech | Robotics, Blockchain, Neurotech | EECS @UCBerkeley | Teaching @CalBlockchain, Director @BB_Xcelerator | prev @hax_co, @SOSV, @Interaxon
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Hedia Anvar
Essay • Memoir • Opinion
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Cameron Getty
BA Photography @ Sacramento State. Habitual designer.
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Matt Getty
I drive cars, ski, snowboard, and measure the books I read in linear feet. Work @TwitterBoulder as an SRE.
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Chip Gallo
Internet user since 1989, amateur musicologist and video editor (Final Cut Pro), enjoy the company of canines. Returned Facebook user after a one-year hiatus.
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Liz Gallo
Posting about culture, music, entertainment, art, poetry, tech, sports, life, cats...in no particular order. http://bit.ly/joinlizsmailinglist
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Lauren Gallo
Old soul |  Digital Marketing | previously @NikeWomen & @SohoHouse | NYC is where I am from
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Marti Hearst
Professor, UC Berkeley, working in NLP, Information Visualization, Search User Interfaces, Learning at Scale. More at http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~hearst
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Rebecca Lynn
Founder and General Partner@CanvasVC. Investor in @LendingClub, @Doximity, @FutureAdvisor, @Check, @VidaHealth, @Casetext, @Gabi, @Owl, @Luminar, @FigureEight
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The Millennial VC
Rothenberg is the leading Frontier Tech VC investing in #VR, #AR, #AI, #Drones, #Robotics, and #Space since 2012
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Sequoia
From idea to IPO and beyond, we help the daring build legendary companies. Follow our publication for more Sequoia perspectives: https://seq.vc/Sequoia-pub
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Kathy
I’m Kathy Guyton, author of “U.S. State Names” http://www.mountainstormpress.com. I write about other stuff too.
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Shaan Sharma
Actor, Union Leader, Educator, Casting pro, Writer, and Technologist. https://linktr.ee/shaan_sharma
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Maylin Tu
Writer
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Mayor Matt Mahan
Mayor, San Jose. Former D10 Councilmember, Brigade CEO & Co-founder, SVLG and Joint Venture Silicon Valley Boards, and SJ Clean Energy Commission
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JP Teixeira
Brand Designer — Webflow Expert — São Francisco, Califórnia. www.superskills.com.br
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Giovanni Iacobucci
Software engineer, director of the movie "West Coast Gothic," and author of the Bridgetown series. Sans-serif fonts have ruined my last name.
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Christopher Dorobek
Journalist in Washington, DC covering the business of government; father, cyclist; Disney fan; believer in good health
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Charlene DeKalb
I’m a research scientist who still likes to write for fun. Looking for adventure in the great wide somewhere. Reader, traveler, & Disney enthusiast. @chardekalb
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Jason Goldman
I like the work about the work. Places practiced include: Blogger, Google, Twitter, Obvious, Branch, Medium, San Francisco and New York.
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Biz Stone
Dad, husband, entrepreneur.
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Shannon Spinner
I’m a registered nurse in Northern California and I write things.
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Marina Mogilko
Co-founder of LinguaTrip.com and fluent.express and YouTube-blogger (Linguamarina & Silicon Valley Girl)
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Elise Cossart-Daly
Anti-discrimination, civil rights, and environmental lawyer that supports marginalized communities in creating a just, fair, and accessible world.
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Joanna Henderson
Canadian. Mental health activist. Banker and financier who drinks too much coffee. Pursuing happiness and sharing my thoughts with others.
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J.R. HEIMBIGNER
Author of 13 books on Amazon with more on the way. I want to help you write your book: jrheimbigner.substack.com
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David Beaty
Novelist, screenwriter, poet. Fan of all things writing, film, music. Married forty-seven years. Dog lover.
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Wine Library
Wine Library is one of the largest Wine Retailers in the United States. Based in Springfield New Jersey. winelibrary.com
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Maverick Kelly’s 52 Day Trips
Hi! I’m Maverick. My mommy, daddy & me are on a mission to take 52 day trips around the San Francisco Bay Area! Thx for joining in the fun!
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Aaron Gilbreath
Essayist, Journalist, Burritoist. Longreads Editor. Writing: Harper’s, NYT, Slate, Paris Review, VQR, Oxford American, Kenyon Review. 3 nonfiction books.
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Riverside Mutual Aid Network
We are a network of UCR alumni/students, workers, neighbors & community members organizing mutual aid responses in the Riverside community.
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Matthew Rhodes
Hi, my name is Matthew Rhodes. I am a current San Diego State University student and an aspiring AAPI writer. I hope my words are the glue that unites humanity.
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Jessica Vickers
Marriage & Family Therapist based in Orange County. Specializes in the perinatal period & women of color. Lives with her husband and two sons.
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Christina Ixchel
Sacramento native • Educator • Community Journalist • Storyteller • Runner • Book Collector • IG/Twitter @christinaixchel
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Keiona Williamson
Keiona is the founder of Drip Espresso, a Sacramento Cafe driving civic engagement and the participation in local democracy from its community of customers.
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Assemblyman Vince Fong
Representing the 34th CA Assembly District in Sacramento fighting for Kern County
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Richard Janes
🥇Director/Producer | Founder of: 🎥 Green Pastures Studio 👨‍🎓 Film Crew Institute 👨‍💻 Ad Agency Fanology - WGA member and former British Actors Equity.
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David Kessler
Screenwriter and producer of “Minamata”. Former stand-up.
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Ben Callif
Author of Organumics: An Epigenetic Re-Framing of Consciousness, Life, and Evolution.
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Kym L Pasqualini
A veteran crime victim advocate who loves to write. Founder and CEO of the National Center for Missing Adults from 1994–2010.
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Matthew Donnellon
Matthew Donnellon is a writer, artist, and sit down comedian. He is the author of The Curious Case of Emma Lee and Other Stories.
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Astanehe Law
Lawyer specializing in employee & tenant, including wrongful discharge, and wrongful eviction.
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Michael Sutyak
Constantly reinvent.
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Heathcliff Saunders
I write musicals, and I also perform in them. Rarely at the same time. Venmo: @Heathcliff-Saunders
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Megan McGibney
Freelance journalist focusing on education, politics, mental health, women’s issues. www.meganmcgibney.com Support me further here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com
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Carson Ledford
I was told there would be coffee.
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Annie C. Reller
Loves to explore, travel, eat- and document all of it.
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Darrin Atkins
Medium writer and content producer. Tips and ideas for writing success. Suggestions for you to make more money this year. Ways to get inspired to write more now
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London Breed
45th Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco
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David Sacks
General Partner and Co-Founder of Craft Ventures. Previously: Founder/CEO of Yammer. Original COO of PayPal.
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Ethan Paczkowski
Chicago│ B.A. Political Science │University of Michigan
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Thomas Smith
CEO of Gado Images | Content Consultant | Covers tech, food, AI & photography | http://bayareatelegraph.com & http://nofrillsinfluencer.com | tom@gadoimages.com
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Ed Dolan
Economist, Senior Fellow at Niskanen Center, Yale Ph.D. Interests include environment, health care policy, social safety net, economic freedom.
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Lola Engle, M.S.
Lola is a Certified Career Management Coach with a specialization in organizational leadership and learning. She is also a lover of books, tea, and nerdy stuff.
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Ryan Fan
Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. Diehard fan of “The Wire.” Support me by becoming a Medium member: https://bit.ly/39Cybb8
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Anna Mercury
Level 5 laser lotus, writing for a world where many worlds fit | www.allgodsnomasters.com
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Dylan Bahner
Crafting sentences at the intersection of curiosity & inspiration.
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Kristen Caven
Author of books, writer of plays, maker of scenes. Also likes shoes and jello. My books are at www.kristencaven.com
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Gut Instinct
Founded with the intention of fostering authentic human conversations, we analyze how media influences society and how societal dynamics shape the media.
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Natalie Gasper
Writer I Poet I Reader I Daydreamer I My poetry is in dozens of journals. When I’m not writing books, I’m writing about writing. Twitter @NatalieGasper
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Cynthia A Whelan
For years I dreamed about traveling the world and taking photos. Now, I'm living it and writing about it. My stories: https://medium.com/@whelanonwalkabout
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Elena Martensen
A mother raising a sweet blond and cute curly toddler. Software engineer in the past. Lover of yoga and all things for relaxing your body and mind.
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Jon Obermeyer
Jon Obermeyer is a CA-based poet, fiction writer and memoirist who has independently published over 30 books of creative work on Amazon.
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Michael Altman
I’m just here for the stories, but I’ll write occasionally…
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Dave Tieff
Alcohol Free (AF) singer-songwriter & cyber journalist. Here to discuss everything sex, drugs, rock, and culture🤘🍄🎙💋 www.davetieff.com
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Penny Lin
Illustrator, Animator
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
Poetry & politics. Free Palestine 🇵🇸. Caucasus & Iran. Writer, Educator, Translator & Editor. rrgould.hcommons.org https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rebecca-gould