I deliberately avoided saying “Writers” and chose contributors, because esteemed blog post-ers come from widely varied backgrounds. Some are only connected by the fact that they know me; some aren’t connected at all. Go ahead–see for yourself…

*lee lee thompson is a writer, teacher, over-thinker and mom. she used to have her own line of greeting cards, but realized there’s very little money and a lot of competition in the greeting card business; thus, she decided to become a writer. she’s published 2 short stories and been a part of several online (and now defunct) ‘zines. to date, her greatest achievement is creating the great american baby: henri. they live in west roxbury, MA, along with super Da-Da and a querulous cat.  while not blogging or avoiding writing altogether, she writes very long short stories.  she’s also the mastermind behind 30pov.com, but will only admit to that if this is a wild success.

*Born and raised “Back East” (the term used “Out West” for any location within 999 miles of the Atlantic), E. C. Russell has spent the majority of his last decade exploring physical and psychological frontiers in the highest and driest places of the American West. Trained formally as a psychologist and informally as a professional people watcher, E.C. is interested in understanding extreme human behavior in mundane places as well as mundane human behavior in extreme places. Of particular interest to him in the present moment are risk, fear, decision making, and the search for meaning through the performance of seemingly senseless actions.. As the scientist turned adrenaline -junkie turned writer begins to look over his shoulder at 30, he is happy to share his observations with 30 Points of View.

*Matt Belcher, aka “MattyB,” is the youngest of 3 thirty-somethings and spends far too much time exploring humanitarian causes and massively multiplayer online role-playing games, finding the two rarely come together. Matt has an Associates Degree in Human Services and received the Family Development Credentialing from Tuft’s University, which he is still trying to convince his current employers is a legitimate credential. Matt spends his free time dreaming he’s a comic book character and trying to think of valid reasons not to engage in activities that require physical exertion of any kind. He loves scones, and that glazed lemon pound cake from Starbucks that can induce spontaneous orgasm in eunuchs.

*Emily likes ice cream, wine, cheese, ballet, reading, extravagant lunches on the weekends, and kitty cats. She does not like bell peppers, spicy food, “bros”, and cost transfers. She frequently gets drunk and dances around her apartment in gold hot pants to The Talking Heads.  If you eat all of Emily’s pizza rolls, she probably won’t shoot you in your stupid face but instead be okay with it until she comes home after going out on the town to find that you didn’t replace her pizza rolls. At that point, she will probably point out that there are no pizza rolls to eat and become sad and resentful due to lack of pizza rolls. Lesson: replace what you take within a reasonable amount of time.

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*Jamie Hill is a thirty something stay-at-home mom in Houston, TX.  Her greatest accomplishment thus far is raising 3 kids who, when asked whether the Texas state flag or the US flag is “the best,” responded, in chorus, and without being rehearsed: ‘TEXAS!’”

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*39-year-old David Pasquarelli is a house painter because it pays more than any of his former jobs, which have included such things as fighting professionally, training fighters, coaching wrestlers, teaching ESL students, surfing third-world waves, explaining to little old ladies why their bond accounts were depleting when the stock market was on the rise, and almost being a political reporter.  Painting also pays more than his desired careers of history teacher and/or writer.  While this conundrum might make him very cynical, he isn’t letting it stop him from backing out of his thirties in style, by exploring gigs such as 30pov.com, buying a new house, and maybe becoming a father.

*Christina Lamoureux is a self-proclaimed quirky and sarcastic 32-year-old.  She lives in Fitchburg, MA, and, after too many years in school, recently graduated with only a BS in History, which she will continue studying at grad school this fall. Currently, she is writing a true crime story, along with a variety of other short stories, but she wants to spend her life doing historical research.  She has been a Cost Estimator at a manufacturing company, a former figure skater, equestrian, and race car driver. In her spare time, she bowls (ten pin), reads, and blogs.  Most importantly, she is a member of a local paranormal investigation team.

*James Allendale Mathias is an artist, writer and outlaw living and playing in Nashville, Tennessee. James is married to the most splendid and special lady friend, together they raise three fantabulous boys. During the day James builds websites for amazing clients all over the world, and at night he plays at writing and drawing things for personal amusement.

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*Brian “Papi” McGill has never met a liquor or a sport he doesn’t like. He can give you any sport stat or make any drink you desire on request. He always entertains with stories of his crazy days (last week), never backs down from a bet, and can dance anyone off the dance floor. Hailing currently from St. Augustine, Florida, he has decided to celebrate his 40th birthday at Disney World in April 2010. Seems a perfect fit for the kid who will truly always be a kid.

*Lindi DeLorio is a nice red-headed gal who doesn’t like talking about herself. The only limelight she enjoys is that on a swing dance floor. Born and raised in Kansas, she graduated from KU and then DJed and taught swing dance. She moved to Boston a month before 9/11 with her fiancee-to-become-husband and now has 2 beautiful loud-mouthed lil’ girls. Last year’s big success was writing a novel in November, and this year’s looks to be a half-marathon in October. She likes challenges, dishing out sarcasm, swearing, and is constantly working to improve her patience.

*JennieSMASH is at least 33 years old, but finds that she is often unable to recall her actual age. This either means that she is senile or that she has become enlightened. Probably both.  Under her professional alter ego Jen Hubley, she writes about style, shopping, celebrities and other fluffy topics beginning with shuh. She has also written about artificial intelligence, disaster recovery, and the software that enables people to call and email you at all hours of the day and night. Try not to hold that against her.  Ms. Smash enjoys wearing flowers on her head, drinking beer, and watching programs with ghosts in them. She sometimes writes about these things on her blog.

*Jason Leary has been 35 for a few months now, and it’s going well. Married with kids, he is doing a fine job of maintaining all age-appropriate stereotypes. Born in MA, raised in NE, and deported back to MA, he now resides in Lynn, where he is working on the second verse of the Lynn Lynn, City of Sin ditty. Loves include writing, running, and family time. Weaknesses include all of his loves, plus chapped lips and a habit of staring at the forehead of those with whom he speaks.

*On the eve of her 30th birthday, Angela Tavares found black metal, and her life has been awesomely grim ever since. When she’s not walking the forests on cold winter nights or crafting inverted crosses with twigs and twine, she’s writing a novel. On an unrelated note, she talks for every animal she meets, a habit she’s finding hard to quit, and loves Greek yogurt.

*Mr. Poopoopachu is a character; not of film, television or literature, but a character in “real life.” Because not too many people watch real life anymore, he’s flown under the radar virtually unnoticed entirely for 32 years. It’s Poopoopachu’s passion for absorbing all the geeky bits of pop-culture in the nerdosphere that gets him out of bed each day. His past is rich with life-shaping (sometimes debaucherous) experiences: he’s been the Kool-Aid Man; he’s searched for bigfoot; and he’s been booed off a bus. Hell, he even once saved 7 kittens from a burning tenement. Naked. But that’s the past, and he’s not one to dwell. Or boast. (Ladies, did we mention he saved kittens?) He’s excited to now be a contributor to 30pov, where he’ll share his fun, unique experiences and “try his best” not to offend too many of you.

*James Cook is a dapper, thinking-man’s man who enjoys the simpler things in life mainly because, like him, they’re cheap. Born at an early age, James enjoys his life in Southeastern Massachusetts where he has spent most of his sane life (except for winters, wet springs, rude drivers, and liberal democrats.) When not writing, which is most of the time, James enjoys acting, writing music, spending time with his wife & daughter, reading, outdoors, thinking, thinking, thinking, golfing, and writing bio’s about himself in the third person. A majority of his time is spent at work, but he does not enjoy that. James is also a born-again Christian who thumps his Bible, but with a humorous, jazzy-type rhythm.

*For nearly ten years, BB worked in the bowels of small academic library, shoveling unread and damaged books into the library’s furnace. He was rescued one day by a petulant stork who led him from this dungeon into the light of corporate America.”

*Garrett grew up splashing in the rivers and lakes of Minnesota. His life has always been a quest for liberation. The journey has taken him through the roles of: playwright, musician, martial artist, rock climber, writer, seeker, poet, and businessman.  The journey for transformation has morphed into a neverending transformative journey. The story goes on………Fruit is best when ripe. So too is one’s Self. There are countless ways to ripen oneself. Garrett’s life is dedicated to exploring and promoting as many of these methods and techniques as possible. Doing something new allows us to grow. Doing it enough leads to a Ripening of the Self.  A ripened Self leads to Brain Blossoming. Do something new everyday!

*Amanda C. Bauch, writer and teacher, fled the harsh Upstate New York winters and now resides outside of Jacksonville, Florida. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University and is currently working on a young adult novel and a memoir. In her “free” time, she serves as Assistant Editor for Relief: A Christian Literary Expression.  Her short fiction has appeared in Tattoo Highway, Bent Pin Quarterly, The Hiss Quarterly, and nonfiction pieces have been published in Writer Advice, Empowerment4Women, as well as two print anthologies, Tainted Mirror and MOTIF: Writing By Ear. She also won an honorable mention in the 2007 Writers’ Workshop of Asheville Memoir Contest and second place in the 2006 Lantern Books Essay Contest. Some of Amanda’s favorite authors are Isabel Allende, Patricia Hampl, Jasper Fforde, Emily Brontë, Beth Moore, Ravi Zacharias, and God.

*Speaking of herself in the third person, Jesse Star is a force to be reckoned with. A veritable wunderkind of information, with a wry, pithy take on the world.  Still reading? Good. We’ll let those that are impressed with buzzwords wander off, all satisfied-like.  So here I am. 35, 2 step children who live with us full time who are slowly eroding my misanthropic ways. A stay at home step-mom, reptile rescuer, SCUBA Divemaster, who sports body mods and tattoos. I knot, crochet, embroider, weave, sew, paint, cook, bake, and indulge in Powerlifting.  Womanly arts, all.

*Samantha Mineo wants you to call her Sam. Other than Sam, she has had a number of nicknames in her life, including Aristotle, Retch, and The Emperor. She works hard to deserve the people who care about her, and hopes they forgive her when she slacks off. At home in southeastern Massachusetts with her husband and dog, she writes, reads, teaches, and sings. She also takes dance classes and too many pictures. She is fascinated by 20th century American communal memory and generational theory, a fascination which doesn’t at all get in the way of the time she spends teaching herself to fly. She’d like to point out that, when she posed for this picture, she had a fever of 102 degrees, which is why she is wearing her coat inside; she wasn’t all there.

*Rosie Frompser is on a mission to prove to the world that cooking can be delicious.  Whether you’re preparing for a dinner party to be held in true eco-style, or you’re hosting a few of your guy friends over for a laidback night of Lifetime Television watching, “Chef” Rosie has the ideas you’ll need to make it successful.  When she’s not cooking, or writing about cooking, Rosie dons her high-heeled boots and heads out on the town.  But, after a few dirty martinis and several  promising visits to the men’s room, she usually ends up going home alone to finish off that plate of brownies she started that morning at breakfast and has since been munching on all day.

*Because she is not yet 30-years-old, KFrayz will always be at the bottom of this list.  (well, at least until her 30th birthday).  Nevertheless, she is an invaluable part of the team here at 30pov.com and, therefore, deserves her due.  Also, she threatened to kill me if I did not write this, or maybe that was because of other things. I no longer remember.  THE POINT IS that k-frayz is going to be a therapist and, due to other references, it’s vital that we have a therapist on this site.  Even if she’s quasi.  For now.

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