Contributors
Katherine Cottle is the author of I Remain Yours (Epistolary Nonfiction, 2016),
Halfway (Memoir, 2010), and My Father's Speech (Poetry, 2008), all released by Apprentice
House/Loyola University Maryland. Cottle teaches in the Center for Contemporary and Creative
Writing at Goucher College. Find out more about her and her work at www.katherinecottle.com.
Milford A. Jeremiah is a professor in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan
State University. A graduate of Hampton University in language studies, he earned the M.A and
PhD degrees in linguistics at Brown University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses
in language-related topics. His research interests are brain and language function, language and
cognition, and language used in social context. He has published several articles in refereed
journal, including The Western Journal of Black Studies, Studies in Popular Culture, College
Language Association Journal, Ohio Journal of English, and Popular Culture Review.
Reginia Judge, Esq. is an associate professor in the Department of Justice Studies at Montclair
State University. She lectures in the areas Civil Litigation. Professor Judge teaches online
courses which include Cybercrime, Organized Crime and Police Civil Liability. Her research is
in the area of media and the criminal justice system.
Jarret Keene teaches ancient literature and creative writing at UNLV, where he also coordinates
the World Literature Second-Year Seminars. He is currently hard at work on a book devoted to
the auteurship of legendary comic-book creator Jack Kirby.
Patricia M. Kirtley earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the Vermont College of the Fine Arts
in 2008. She co-authored Healthy Grieving (2015), America Cries “I’m Sorry!” (2016), and Strategic
Literacy Instruction (2017). Pat enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and learning.
William M. Kirtley earned a Doctor of Arts from Idaho State University. He published The Politics of
Death (2012) and co-authored Healthy Grieving (2015), America Cries “I’m Sorry!” (2016), and
Strategic Literacy Instruction (2017). He and Patricia recently celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary.
They enjoy writing and learning from their grandchildren.
Keith Moser is Associate Professor of French at Mississippi State University. He is the author of
five books, including The Encyclopedic Philosophy of Michel Serres: Writing the Modern World
and Anticipating the Future, A Practical Guide to French Harki Literature, J.M.G. Le Clézio: A
Concerned Citizen of the Global Village, J.M.G. Le Clézio dans la forêt des paradoxes (co-editor
with Bruno Thibault), and ‘Privileged Moments’ in the Novels and Short Stories of J.M.G. Le
Clézio: His Contemporary Development of a Traditional French Literary Device. Moser has also
contributed nearly fifty essays to peer-reviewed publications.
Vincent Pérez serves as Associate Professor of English at the University of Nevada at Las
Vegas. His academic interests include Hemispheric American studies, Latino/a literature, critical
theory, and popular culture. Anthologies in which his articles appear include: A Literary History
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