Melissa Cossey is a Senior at USI, majoring in
English/Creative Writing. She is a transfer student from SIU-Carbondale.
She lives in Evansville with her husband, Blair, a watershed
coordinator and environmentalist, and her toddler son Oliver
Story. She enjoys writing fiction, making bread, and quilling.
Shawna Rodenberg
Shawna
is an English major with creative writing emphasis. Previously,
she has majored in psychology, French, and nursing. She is a
nurse and a homeschooling mother of five. She teaches yoga and
owns goats. Currently, her favorite writers are Louise Erdrich
and Anna, Comtesse de Noailles.
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Amanda Brant
Amanda graduated from USI in 2002 with a degree in English. She is currently
pursuing an associate's degree in photography, and plans to attend graduate
school for a poetry MFA in the near future. She works in a window factory and has
a Pekingese pug named Maddie. Her favorite poet is Marie Howe.
Jennifer Moss
Jennifer is a junior at the University of Southern Indiana. Her major is
English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in Classical
Studies. She plans to attend graduate school to complete an MFA in Liberal
Arts.
Her favorite books so far are To Kill a Mocking Bird and The Great Gatsby,
yet her favorite author is still undetermined. Her favorite poets are Christina
Rossetti and Sylvia Plath. She considers The Princess Bride to be possibly the
best movie in the world.
Andy Mullins
Andy graduated from Asbury College in 1997 with a degree in Theology. Two years
later he quit the ministry and has since been a camera store manager, a guitar
store salesperson, and an airport security groper with TSA. His current gig is
full-time Daddy to a two-year old bundle of sunshine named Grace. In his spare
time he studies Creative Writing at USI. He plans to apply to grad school in
the fall, secure in the knowledge that the only person more unemployable than
a theologian is a writer.
Andy enjoys watching anything other than Dora the Explorer, reading anything
other than Curious George and sweet, sweet silence.
Jordan Cory
Jordan (A.K.A. JoCo) is a senior at the University of Southern Indiana, and
will graduate in December with a degree in English and an emphasis in creative
writing. He enjoys John Updike (fiction); Billy Collins (poetry); Leonard Cohen
(music); and Jack Nicholson (film).
After graduation, Jordan intends to take two years off before applying to graduate
programs. During that time he will move to Chicago, where he is interviewing
for a position at a cultural review magazine.
Katie Guthrie
A senior at the University of Southern Indiana, Katie plans to graduate in
May 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis on creative
writing. She also has a second major in French.
She enjoys reading, writing poetry and short stories, watching television, and
listening to music. Her favorite author is Anne Rice. Her favorite bands
include Death Cab For Cutie, The Killers, and The Raconteurs.
Jon Webb
Jon Webb is a senior at USI, and serves as the Arts/Entertainment
Editor for USI's student newspaper The Shield. Since
his internship at SIR, he has begun work on his first novel, which
he hopes to finish before he dies.
Shawna
is an English major with creative writing emphasis. Previously,
she has majored in psychology, French, and nursing. She is a
nurse and a homeschooling mother of five. She teaches yoga and
owns goats. Currently, her favorite writers are Louise Erdrich
and Anna, Comtesse de Noailles.
Amanda graduated from USI in 2002 with a degree in English. She is currently
pursuing an associate's degree in photography, and plans to attend graduate
school for a poetry MFA in the near future. She works in a window factory and has
a Pekingese pug named Maddie. Her favorite poet is Marie Howe.
Jennifer is a junior at the University of Southern Indiana. Her major is
English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in Classical
Studies. She plans to attend graduate school to complete an MFA in Liberal
Arts.
Andy graduated from Asbury College in 1997 with a degree in Theology. Two years
later he quit the ministry and has since been a camera store manager, a guitar
store salesperson, and an airport security groper with TSA. His current gig is
full-time Daddy to a two-year old bundle of sunshine named Grace. In his spare
time he studies Creative Writing at USI. He plans to apply to grad school in
the fall, secure in the knowledge that the only person more unemployable than
a theologian is a writer.
Jordan (A.K.A. JoCo) is a senior at the University of Southern Indiana, and
will graduate in December with a degree in English and an emphasis in creative
writing. He enjoys John Updike (fiction); Billy Collins (poetry); Leonard Cohen
(music); and Jack Nicholson (film).
A senior at the University of Southern Indiana, Katie plans to graduate in
May 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis on creative
writing. She also has a second major in French. 
Jon Webb is a senior at USI, and serves as the Arts/Entertainment
Editor for USI's student newspaper The Shield. Since
his internship at SIR, he has begun work on his first novel, which
he hopes to finish before he dies.
