
  The Staff and Contributing Writers of Sunlight Through The Shadows
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           Anniversary Issue - from July 1993 to July 1994



  The Staff
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  Joe DeRouen............................Publisher and Editor
  L. Shawn Aiken.........................Assistant Editor 

  Heather DeRouen........................Book Reviews
  Bruce Diamond..........................Movie Reviews
  Gage Steele............................Fiction, Articles    
  Tamara.................................House Poet


  Joe DeRouen publishes, edits, and writes for STTS magazine. He's had
  poetry and fiction published in several on-line magazines and a few
  paper publications as well. He's written exactly 1.5 novels, none of
  which, alas, have seen the light of publication. He attends college
  part-time in search of that always-elusive english degree. In his
  spare time, he enjoys reading, running his BBS, collecting music,
  playing with his five cats, singing opera, hunting pseudopods, and
  most importantly spending time with his beautiful wife Heather.

  L. Shawn Aiken dropped out of college when he realized that they  
  couldn't teach him the two things he wanted to do; live successfully,
  and write.  He had to find out these things all by himself on the
  road.  Thus he became a road scholar.  After spending his life hopping
  country to country, state to state, he now feels confident in his
  abilities and is working on his literary career.  His main endeavor is
  to become successful in the speculative fiction area, but he enjoys
  writing all forms of literary art.

  Heather DeRouen writes software for the healthcare industry, CoSysOps
  Sunlight Through The Shadows BBS, enjoys playing with her five cats,
  cross-stitching, and reading. Most of all, she enjoys spending time
  with her dapper, charming, witty, and handsome (not to mention modest)
  husband Joe. Heather's help towards editing and proofreading this
  magazine has been immeasurable.

  Bruce Diamond, part-time pseudopod and ruler of a small island chain
  off the coast of Chil, spends his time imitating desk lamps when he
  isn't watching and critiquing movies for LIGHTS OUT, his BBS movie
  review publication (now syndicated to over 15 boards).  Bruce started
  reviewing movies for profit in 1978, as part of a science fiction
  opinion column he authored for THE BUYER'S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM
  (now called THE COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE).  LIGHTS OUT, now a year old, is
  available through Bruce's distributor, Jay Gaines' BBS AMERICA
  (214-994-0093).  Bruce is a freelance writer and video producer in the
  Dallas/Fort Worth area.

  Gage Steele, illegitimate love child of Elvis Presley and Madonna, has
  been calling BBS's since the early seventies. Having aspired to write
  for an electronic magazine all her life, Gage is now living the
  American dream. Aged somewhere between 21 and 43, she plans to
  eventually get an english degree and teach foreign children not to
  dangle their participles.

  There is very little known about Tamara, and she prefers to let it
  remain that way. She's a woman of mystery and prefers to remain hidden
  in the shadows of the BBS world. (Enigmatic, don't you think?)


  Contributing Writers (July 1993 - July 1994)
  --------------------

(The following writers have all appeared at one time or another in STTS
during the last year)


  Kurt Becker                             
  Wendy Bryson
  T. Barrett Cervenka            
  John Chambers
  Lucia Chambers
  Brigid Childs
  Ed Davis
  A.M.Eckard
  Mark Denslow                                  
  J. Guenther                                   
  L.J. Herbert
  Albert Johnston
  Kathy Kemper
  Franchot Lewis
  Jason Malandro
  Robert McKay
  F. Edson Meade
  Tricia Meeks
  Todd Miller
  Russell Mirabelli
  Mark Mosko
  Steve Powers                                          
  Sylvia Ramsey
  Jim Reid
  Mark Scantling
  Daniel Sendecki                                         
  Liz Shelton
  Randy Shipp
  Michie Sidwell
  Michael Slusher
  Andee SoRelle                                 
  Mark D. Stucky
  Shelley Suzanne
  Glenda Thompson  
  Author Unknown
  Thomas D. Van Hook
  Karl Weiss
  Marty Weiss
  Wm. Whitney
  Louis Turbeville                                        
  David M. Ziegler



  Dave Bates is an Environmental Compliance Administrator for the City  
  of Goshen, Indiana.  He has written several short stories, many of
  which deal with ecological topics.  None have been published to date.
  He is also working on a novel dealing with a chemical spill disaster.
  He has had one article, on household hazardous waste, published in a
  national journal.  His hobbies include BBSing, reading, numerous
  outdoor activites and, for the time being, writing.  He has a Master's
  Degree in Public Administration.

  Kurt Becker finds himself writing in his car, when gridlocked  
  in traffic between home, work, and college.

  Wendy Bryson, the well traveled, well read, and highly exotic music
  critic, (most famous for her works of the 1970's) speaks seven
  languages, none of which are spoken on earth.  If her writings baffle
  you a little, don't feel too bad; she's puzzled by them as well. 

  T. Barrett Cervenka is a junior at Duncanville High School who
  immensely enjoys writing in his spare time despite the fact that
  English hasn't ever held any great fascination for him in school.  He
  enjoys reading just about any type of book, programming, classic rock,
  ham radio, and swimming for his high school team.  Barrett would like
  to attend college on a swimming scholarship and, as of now, has no
  idea what he plans to study in college or what he wants to become in
  life. 

  John Chambers, forty-something, shares SysOp duties of Pen & Brush BBS  
  with his wife Lucia. John is the information Systems Director for the
  association which accredits psychotherapists in the United States. He
  also runs ABEnet, a BBS devoted exclusively to the psychotherapy
  community.

  Lucia Chambers, thirty-something, shares SysOp duties of Pen & Brush  
  BBS with her husband John. Aside from running a BBS and a network of
  the same name, Lucia publishes Smoke & Mirrors, an on-line/elec.
  magazine which features fiction, poetry, and recipes. She works as a
  consultant in the Washington D.C. area and also writes for a living.

  Brigid Childs is a practicing Wiccan solitaire in the Dallas/Ft Worth
  area. She holds a master's degree in theatre from the University of
  Houston and has worked in the entertainment field. With three
  children, ages 16 years to 15 months, she also holds a PhD in
  Motherhood.  She is married to an aspiring writer of science fiction
  and horror novels.  Her previous writing credentials include
  contributions to Bruce Diamond's LIGHTS OUT and a stint as copy
  editor/reporter/chief cook and bottle washer on her company
  newsletter. 

  Ed Davis has been scribbling seriously or has at least enjoyed the
  electronic equivalent, since 1981. Prior to that, his literary efforts
  were confined to whatever scrap paper he could find on a work bench at
  break or lunch time, since he was spending his working hours making
  chips and money in the guise of a Journeyman Machinist.  Married to
  the same lady for 26 years and with two children still hovering
  uncomfortably close to the nest, Ed continues to write down his
  thoughts electronically. Check out the file NEWBOOK.ZIP, available
  from STTS BBS, for more of his work.

  Mark Denslow is a student at Saint Chrles Borromeo Seminary in the
  Religious Studies Division in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is
  working toward his Cerificate in Religious Studies and Roman
  Chatechetical Diploma. He hopes to be admitted to their Master of Arts
  Degree Program after completing the Cerificate and Diploma. He enjoys
  Poetry, Genealogy, Computing, and Religion.

  A.M.Eckard started out writing short fiction and poetry in college and
  then drifted away from it for twenty years. He spent that time
  enamored of becoming a "Renaissance Man". He became a generalist in a
  time of specialists and is finally getting back to writing. He can be
  reached through the Internet as arthur.eckard@the-spa.com.

  Grant Guenther, sometimes known as J. Guenther, confesses to be from a
  long-lost Martian colony, but in-depth investigations reveals that he
  was born and raised in a small but well-to-do community called
  Hartland in Wisconsin.  A senior, he has written several collections
  of poems, and won many awards from his high school literary magazine,
  including 1st place for poetry and short-short fiction.  He is the
  editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and writes as a humor
  columnist (or at least he thinks so). 

  Albert Johnston survived twenty years of indiscretion + twenty years
  of trying to get my karma straight. Forty years total. He feels like
  he's the same person he was at 18, he just moves a lot slower. He has
  two teenage sons, which should put him in line for some sort of
  citation.  He and his wife have been on a joint voyage of discovery
  for the last 18 years. His main means of providing for his family at
  this time is supervising a rag tag band of fugitive diesel mechanics
  at the Dallas Area Rapid Transit, aka DART, in Texas. He's been doing
  this for about ten years, but still hasn't decided what he wants to be
  when he grows up. 

  A trained economist, Kathy Kemper spends much of her time away from
  ordinary business pursuits.  It could correctly be stated that she
  has 'gone to the dogs' as a great deal of her time is spent with
  her Border Collies.  These dogs dominate her life (or at least try
  to).  She is the officer of several organizations and a free-lance
  writer who has actually been published and paid for her works.
  Kathy is new to the world of BBSing but seems to enjoy it greatly. 
  She has yet to decide what she wants to be when she grows up.  

  Franchot Lewis lives in Washington, D.C. He is the proud owner of a
  modest 386 computer and a 14.4 modem. 

  Jason Malandro resides in Dallas, Texas, and has for most of his 24
  years on Earth. He enjoys reading, writing, bowling, fencing, and
  several other unrelated activities. Jason works in the publishing
  industry and runs a successful florist business part-time. Single, he
  shares his apartment with Ralphie, his pet iguana.

  Robert McKay was born in Hawthorne, California, one of the few native  
  Californians in existence. He calls the area north of Goffs home,
  though he currently lives in Marlow, Oklahoma, and has in fact lived
  in Texas and Oklahoma since 1980. The setting for several of his
  stories comes from the desert west of Needles, where he grew up. He
  has one wife and two daughters, meaning he's seriously outnumbered in
  any argument. He writes mostly science fiction, with some horror
  thrown in - Lovecraftian horror being his favorite, followed by
  non-conventional vampire stories. He's been published in three
  elecmags - Sunlight Through the Shadows, Smoke & Mirrors, and Ruby's
  Pearls - and is currently waiting on the publication of two science
  fiction novels on disk.

  F. Edson Meade enjoys scotch, lends out books, and is a dangerous pool  
  player.

  Considering herself a "closet writer" Tricia Meeks has spent most of
  her life writing stories and poetry that no one ever sees ...until
  now!  Inspired by her friends, she has finally screwed together her
  courage and let her poetry be exposed to the public realm.  Outside of
  writing, Tricia is a professional psychic, sings at Karaoke Clubs and
  has dance for 20 years of her life.  Her other interests include
  camping, karate, reading, playing the keyboard occassionally, BBSing,
  working in finance, and spending time with her dog and cat, Ringo &
  B.J. and riding her horse Sudanna in Waxahachie.  She is single and
  has lived in Dallas all her life.

  Todd Miller is new to this writing thing. Originally from Canton, Ohio
  he now resides in Dallas, Texas. His favorite pastimes include
  collecting Grateful Dead shows, watching bands play, listining to
  music, and watching football. He is not currently in college but is
  ready to go back. His main goal is to find the "new" music before
  anyone else and become rich.

  Russell Mirabelli is currently pursuing his Master of Science
  degree in Information Systems at the University of Texas at Arlington.
  He works for an educational software company as a multimedia programmer.
  He enjoys playing bass, cycling and rollerblading. He lives in Arlington,
  Texas, with his wife and two cats.

  Mark Mosko, entering that timid age of twenty-something, is the Sysop
  of the nifty little board called BUBBASystems One (one word). Besides
  going to a tiny college somewhere in Virginia, he also edits and
  publishes (writes, illustrates, etc...) an alternative zine called
  "Man Demonstrating His Superiority Over Animals." He has written about
  half a role-playing game (300+ pages), several short stories, and
  about 350 poems. He has just released his first collection of poems,
  called "Poems Collected by Mark Mosko."  So what does Mark do for fun?
  Currently he paints in watercolor, draws, and sings backup for a band
  (and also writes songs for them). Such a busy little beaver to be a
  recluse... 
  Harlan Pine has lived in many differant places owing to the fact that
  his father was in the Air Force.  He currently resides in North Texas
  by choice.  Besides writing romantic vignettes, he also enjoys
  exploring the relms of Dark Fantasy.  He is currently working on a
  novel and several short stories.  This is his first sale. 

  Steve Powers is a free-lance writer from Denton, Texas. He writes a
  monthly column for Computer Currents and a weekly column for Denton
  Record-Chronicle as well as book reviews in the Fort Worth
  Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News. He's currently working on a
  novel that he hopes will equal Robert James Waller :) (Not really) He
  has three kids who all are anxious to be computer literate but are now
  keyboard enamored; they pound on it all the time when dad is not
  looking. Steve has a wonderfully tolerant wife who waits patiently for
  him to stop fooling with the computer and come to bed. 

  Jim Reid is a hard-working federal employee who lives in Virginia with
  his lovely wife Kris and two equally pretty daughters.  He manages
  people for a living, programs shareware for the challenge, and writes
  poetry to vent the stresses created by the other two activities. 

  Mark Scantling is a 38 year old bald mechanic, the latter by choice,
  the former by genetics.  He lives in a suburb of Texas with his wife,
  child, and cat.  Interests include photography, reading, writing, the
  Zen of lawn mowing, and listening to Donald Fagen. He'd gladly trade
  the suburb in Texas for a mountain in New Mexico, as long as he got to
  keep all the rest. 

  Daniel Sendecki is a young, emerging, Canadian writer who lives   
  in Burlington, Ontario.  Currently, Daniel is pursuing his writing 
  interests at home but intends to study literature at McGill 
  University, in Montreal, Quebec.  

  Liz Shelton works in an office all day, but by night she pokes around
  on her computer (to include a large portion of BBSing), and practices
  her guitar (she needs a LOT more practice).  Liz likes to write when
  she gets the notion, as long as she doesn't have to be too serious.

  Randy Shipp is a sometimes-writer who specializes in half-finished works,
  an idea he decided was chic and the sign of genius after hearing about
  some unfinished symphony. The generous offer from Bruce Diamond to join him
  in publishing (plus free movie passes!) led Randy to take up movie
  criticism. When he's not picking movies apart, he's showing conservative
  political thinkers the error of their ways, reading, or playing bass or the
  guitar (depending on the day of the week) He occasionally works selling
  computers, too. When he grows up, he expects to teach high school history.

  Michie Sidwell lives with his mother about 25 miles south of
  Washington, DC., in the large shopping town of Waldorf, MD. He spends
  a lot of time in nightclubs in DC that cater to the gothic/alternative
  music scene. Working for a art supply store, Michie spends his free
  hours with his computer and writing poetry. He plans to attend college
  in the near future.

  Michael Slusher is not a writer. The fact that he's been published
  once or twice is not his fault. Blame the editors. What he might be is
  a computer geek with a weird penchant for modems and all that they get
  connected to. He signs his paycheck over to America On-Line each month
  and the phone company knows how to find him, despite how well he
  hides. He generally can be found wherever fans of Mystery Science
  Theater 3000 dwell (MSTies, they call themselves) and runs Deep 13, a
  BBS devoted to fans of the cable TV show. A major change in his life,
  scheduled for March '94, will cause him to be looking for a new job,
  home, and life. Wish him luck at botsnak@aol.com

  Andee SoRelle is a visual artist working in both paint and clay.  
  She lives in the Dallas, Texas area and enjoys BBSing, (of course!)
  music, film, and kvetching about her day job.

  Mark D. Stucky lives in Elkhart, Indiana, enjoys BBSing, and recently
  upgraded from a Commodre 128 to a IBM 80486 clone.  He works as a
  consultant and a writer.  He also saved writer Joe DeRouen's life in a
  secret government espionage adventure that we can't talk about here. 

  Shelley Suzanne lives in the Dallas area with her rock musician
  husband Tom and their three kids Ralphie, Waldo, and Gretchen. 
  When Shelly isn't writing poetry, she travels the globe digging up 
  rare artifacts and works part time modeling for Dillards.

  Glenda Thompson spends most of her days sleeping, but when she's not
  doing that, she's BBS'ing around the metroplex or creating ANSI
  screens for STTS. Her hobbies include: writing, poetry, music, and art
  done with various media. She was never sentenced to prison for a crime
  she didn't commit (or even for one that she did) and someday hopes to
  marry cereal king Captain Xavier Q. Crunch. 

  Louis Turbeville currently works as a computer analyst for the Air    
  Force.  He's originally from Hawaii (about an 1/8 Hawaiian <everyone
  seems to ask>) and has a BBA in Management Information Systems from the
  University of Hawaii.  Louis is married and has a two year old son who
  keeps him busy, especially when he wants to sit at the computer and
  write.  His interest in writing was nurtured by his wife, a journalism
  and english major who's yet to be published and holds this very much
  against Louis. <G>  He's had a couple of reviews published on
  WindowsOnLine Review Magazine and hopes to broaden his base of published
  media in the near future. 

  Author Unknown (oddly enough, his real name) has had several stories,
  poems, novels, plays, and pieces of artwork published throughout the
  world dating back to the dawn of man. So far, he hasn't received one
  red cent in royalties. 

  Thomas D. Van Hook, a sargent in the Air Force, currently lives in
  Germany with his wife and new baby. Although he enjoys the beautiful
  countryside there, they are all looking forward to coming home for a
  visit this winter.  A poet for several years, Thomas delves into the
  essence of his works with characteristic clarity and honesty. 

  Marty Weiss began his freelance writing activities after retiring from
  a career as a business executive. He's had three non-fiction
  (business) books published as well as some feature and Op-Ed articles
  in magazines, newspapers, and Sunday supplements. He has been writing
  a regular column, "Through Marty's Eyes," for a regional newspaper for
  the last several years. When not writing or BBSing, he spends his time
  reading, doing business consulting, and growing older with Eileen, his
  wife. 

  Wm. Whitney, Executive Publisher for CEL\e Productions, produces
  unique e-pubs for the mass market. A former small press publisher,
  author, magazine journalist and overall iconoclast, his reporting from
  Planet Earth struggles to achieve intersteller proportions through the
  electronic medium.

  David Ziegler's first poetry was a small collection that he gave away
  to a few friends. He then started  writing Satirical Prose and found
  it a great stress reliever.  He lives in Sacramento with his wife
  Gloria and two cats. They spend a considerable time traveling which
  gives him fodder for the keyboard.  Writing to David is a kind of
  cleansing it is something that when he has to do it he has no choice.
  By the same token, he couldn't write on demand if you put a gun to his
  head.

