The Long Trip Home: Meet the Contributors

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You must wonder how a site like this got started. Websites may pop up everday, but a literary travel magazine? Now, that's not quite as common. But with a little luck, and a great staff of talented writers and editors, The Long Trip Home sprang to her feet. Meet our contributors: the 4 main editors who help make this site what it is and are the key people in the process of reviewing ALL THOSE submissions! Also, meet our feature contributor, who has contributed many articles to the site.

Want to be a feature contributor? Click here to learn about submitting to The Long Trip Home.

We are also currently looking for monthly spotlight contributors for our travelblog. Interested? Check out the blog to see what we mean, and email the editors at thelongtriphome@yahoo.com to learn more about it.

Jackie Goyette's experiences in Italy fuel most of her writings about travel. Study and work have given her the opportunity to explore a lesser-known Italy: tiny hill towns perched onto crumbling rock, back roads to Italian villas, hiking and climbing through the Sibillini Moutains. Whether it be through poetry or prose, she tries to capture these moments in writing. Currently at home in the town of Macerata, Italy, Jackie spends her weekends digging deep into Italian culture as often as possible, always with her journal, camera, or mountain gear at hand. Read an article by Jackie.

Most people would consider Paul Goyette to be a seasoned traveler. Trying to get out of the United States at least once a year, Paul's last trip "abroad" was walking into Mexico from the States during a recent visit to the Southwest! Other trips have included studying abroad in Russia and Spain. He also spent a summer in Ecuador teaching English and exploring the country. He has extensive writing and editing experience, and he currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. Read an article by Paul.

Corrie Cook is a recent graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. A creative non-fiction writer, her eagerness to explore new places was encouraged through a study abroad program in Macerata, Italy. What Corrie enjoys most about her travels - and consequently focuses on in her writing - is the local flavor of places abroad. Whether the memorable "greasy spoon" on a roadtrip through the States or the view from a European city's medieval wall, it is through these intimate experiences that Corrie's destinations become no longer foreign. Read an article by Corrie.

Catherine Skrzypinski has been scribbling in her travel journal for as long as she can remember. Memorable chapters include sailing over the Swiss Alps in a hot air balloon, absorbing the atmosphere at Tiananmen Square and hearing her last name pronounced correctly in Poland.

A native New Yorker, Catherine has worked as a financial journalist on both sides of the Atlantic. Living out of a suitcase for the past two years has inspired her to keep writing about her European adventures. Read an article by Catherine.

Barrie Lie-Birchall
Originally from England, Barrie now resides and writes half of the year in Central Java, Indonesia, and the other half in Perth, West Australia. Since the age of 12 years old, he has travelled and seen most of the world, except the Americas (his greatest desire!). For twenty years he has travelled throughout Indonesia and finally called Yogyakarta home. In between travelling, he graduated from West Coast College (Perth) with Honours in Languages (Indonesian) and continued at Edith Cowan University, studying Anthropology and Cultural Studies. His most vivid travel memory is trying to be sold a Bengal Tiger cub in Bombay at 7 years of age! Barrie has written and published over 300 travel articles, short stories, essays and poetry. His greatest passion is life itself and his love of writing. Read an article by Barrie.