Meet The Editor

• The Vivastic Team

  All the writers pull together here and contribute as acting 'editor'. We hope you enjoy our hard work.

About Our Writers

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  Amanda Pendolino

  Amanda lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a tutor and writes for a number of websites. She loves yoga, hiking and weight training (but sadly not as much as she loves movies and TV). She tries to eat fruits and veggies every day - and she'll probably never kick the Diet Coke habit.

  Blog: http://aspiringtvwriter.blogspot.com

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  Crystal Arcand

  Crystal is a work-at-home mom of three stair-stepped kids. She likes to read and craft when she's not doing nerdy, geeky computer work.

  Website: http://3stairs.com/

  Twitter: http://twitter.com/3stairs

  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/3stairs

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  Heather Huntington

  Heather Huntington is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles. She lives with her husband, dog, and cat. Together the four of them try not to ruminate too much about their neighbors that are way too loud.

  Blog: http://1526house.blogspot.com/

  Yahoo: hrgpookie

  Gtalk: hrhuntington

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  Heather LaBruna

  Heather is a New York-based health writer and former health features reporter who worked in and around the newspaper business for almost 10 years. When she’s not boning up on infectious diseases and being sarcastic, she’s busy traveling and trying to figure out her newborn son.

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  Jamil Karim

  Jamil Karim is a Southern California local of Indian descent with a passion for all things fitness and a yearning for international travel. - With a certification in personal training from ACE and nearly ten years experience in exercise and nutrition, he prides himself on remaining current with modern supplements, diets, and training. - He has designed original workout and diet routines for himself and others and trains regularly at resistance training, cardiovascular activity and enjoys additional outdoor sports like kayaking and hiking. - But for as much as he enjoys working out... he also loves to eat. ----Jamil also writes for AdventureWorthy.com and PhysiqueSpeak.com---

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  Jennifer Hudock

  Jennifer Hudock is an author and podcaster from northeast Pennsylvania. She earned a BA in Creative Writing from Bloomsburg University, and currently writes for Examiner.com, Real TV Addict and a variety of online zines. To find out more about Jennifer Hudock, visit her official website.

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  Katrina Robinson

  Katrina Robinson is a freelance writer living in Charleston, SC. When she's not working, she can be found reading a Chuck Palahniuk book on the beach.

  Twitter: http://twitter.com/katrinarobin

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  Kelly Turner

  Kelly Turner is a Seattle-based ACE Certified personal trainer, health and fitness writer and editor of the fitness site, PhysiqueSpeak.com. She began writing after becoming frustrated with the confusing, conflicting fitness information in the media and the quick-fix, gimmick centered focus of the fitness industry itself. Her no-nonsense, practical advice has been featured in numerous fitness magazines, websites and blogs and her personal blog has been featured on FitnessMagazine.com, and was voted one of the "100 Best Wellness Blogs For Women" by Masters in Healthcare.

• Kendra Gilbert

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  Matty

  Matty Byloos attended Santa Clara University (BA 1996) and the Art Center College of Design (MFA 2001). His first collection of short stories, Don't Smell the Floss, was published in 2009 by Write Bloody Books; Byloos is an accomplished painter with a history of exhibiting both nationally and internationally. He runs the environmental blog Easy Ways to Go Green. Follow him on Twitter here: Matty Byloos Or on his personal site here: Matty Byloos Official Site

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  Melissa Barlow

  Melissa Barlow is a Freelance Make-up Artist with over 9 years in the Cosmetics and Skin Care industry.

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  Rigel Celeste

  I make a living as a freelance writer and spend my free time sleeping in way too late, walking with my dog, and thinking up hair-brained ideas I'll probably never get around to trying.

  Web: http://www.rigelceleste.com

  Yahoo: rigelly

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  Sarah Matheny

  Sarah Matheny is an attorney turned stay-at-home mom to two toddlers in tiaras and tutus. She's traded power lunches for tea parties, legal briefs for bed time stories, and oral arguments for...well, oral arguments.

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  Sherrie Gulmahamad

  I am a girl who loves great cinema, fine wines, tasty beer, addictive foods, zany art, ultra-violent video games, fuzzy indie rock, killer hip hop & yes, kittens.

  Twitter: http://twitter.com/citizenrobot

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