Robert Steven Goldstein learned to read when he was three years old, and began writing stories almost immediately thereafter. At the age of seven he had a poem published in his elementary school newspaper. When he was a senior in high school he took first prize in Scholastic’s national short story contest. And in college Robert Steven Goldstein majored in English Literature and Creative Writing, and had a couple of articles published in trade journals.
His writing career was off to a terrific young start. Sadly, that is precisely where it languished for the next thirty-five years.
Because writing was not a reliable way to make a living, Mr. Goldstein made the decision to become a healthcare information executive instead. But he had a plan: li
Janine Kovac (she/her) writes about power dynamics and women’s bodies. Her work has appeared in Under the Sun, Bellingham Review, Jet Fuel Review, Pangyrus, New Ohio Review, Writer’s Digest, Publishers Weekly, Santa Fe Writers Project and elsewhere.
A former professional ballet dancer, Janine trained at San Francisco Ballet and in Ghent Belgium before embarking on a twelve-year career dancing in Iceland, Italy, Austria, San Francisco, and in her hometown of El Paso, Texas.
After retiring from the stage, Janine graduated magna cum laude from U.C. Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science. Her distinctions include the Glushko Prize for Distinguished Research in Cognitive Science, the Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship from He
