Sam Magavern is a writer whose work has appeared in many magazines, including The Paris Review, The Partisan Review, Poetry, Salamander, Mudfish, The Beloit Poetry Journal, The Green Mountains Review, Compost, and The Forward. He wrote the CD-ROM story Ooh La La and the screenplay for The Last Word. A graduate of Harvard College and UCLA Law School, he is the Public Policy Advocate for the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
contact: sam@mockingbirds.info

John Munson is a bass player, singer, music producer, and actor. Currently, he plays with the Flops and with Semisonic, whose album Feeling Strangely Fine went double platinum on the strength of hits like “Closing Time” and “Secret Smile.” He helped create the story for Ooh La La as well as the music, which he produced. He makes his acting debut as Ben in The Last Word. He has also been making “field recordings” for a solo album entitled Melt Away.
contact: john@theflops.com