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Angie Arlia is a person with too much time on her hands. She's often wondering why people do what they do and what makes them tick. She's also baffled by why people don't speak and write correctly. In her spare time, she loves to read, watch movies, write letters, spend time with her dog, Bonnette, and re-enact scenes of misunderstanding reminiscent of 'I Love Lucy' fame with her Mexican husband, Guillermo.

Amy Bangerter has a Ph.D in English from the George Washington University, obtained while teaching cranky undergraduates how to write a proper sentence at 8am. She currently teaches American literature at the American University in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where she lives with her husband and three sons.

 

Holly Beal enjoys doing anything in the kitchen except chopping onions. She is an avid reader and writer, and likes to do 'creative things' like make up new recipes in her spare time. She currently lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE with her husband and two children.

 

Melissa Busse is a dog-lover that owns a cat, a ballerina with 4WD and a political junkie with an insatiable appetite for books and documentaries. She makes her living as the Employee Wellness Coordinator for a hospital system in central Virginia but knows in her heart she was meant to be a river rafting guide.

Rachel Morrissey is a cynical optimist, who wasted years getting a BFA in theater and a BA in history instead of being disciplined and
getting a masters in anything. She likes to act, write, read, cook,
ruminate, and tell stories about everything. She thought about
getting a dog, but scared it would force her into adulthood, she got
an aloe vera plant instead. She calls it "plant".

Marni Myers is a government lackey who enjoys exhaustive travel around the world, shopping at Crate and Barrel, and reading Oprah's magazine. In her spare time, she studies new languages and bakes chocolate-chip cookies, using the recipe that won her a blue ribbon at the county fair when she was 7. Marni is, sadly, no longer 31.
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Claire Roberts is a professional grad student at New York University, where she studies mostly French and English, as well as the occasional cinema appreciation course. She is the author of numerous essays and research papers, including several pieces published in her high school's literary magazine.
Amanda Toronto is graduate student in the English Department at New York University. She has been in school for far too long, but she knows this is the year all will be wrapped up. Or maybe next. Amanda lives in New York City with her husband where they spend most of their free time trying to answer the question, "What do you want to eat?"

ubmission Information

31 Magazine welcomes submissions from anyone about anything related to being thirty-one. This includes essays, poems, short fiction, etc. Please send all submissions to thirtyonemag@yahoo.com, and include your own email address, name, and a brief bio. Don't forget to put "Submission" in the subject line.

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