the staff of our own voice



	Editor Reme-Antonia Grefalda Reme-Antonia Grefalda has found her niche at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as Librarian in charge of the new Asian Pacific American Collection. Goodbye to carefree days. When O when will she work on OOV? She is surrounded by rare books and a wonderful group of scholars and specialists at the Asian Division. Asian Pacific American Literature today, Diasporic Literature tomorrow! Associate Editor Aileen Ibardaloza (+) Attractive and funny (-) Has yet to make up mind (+) Gone full circle with academic, corporate and nonprofit work (-) Kissing the grapes for guidance = If she does succeed in bottling her first wine, it will be sweet. What we do know is she's one heck of a good writer, so write! Art Director and Web Designer Geejay Arriola Geejay sleeps through breakfast, eats training work for lunch, dips on writing for afternoon merienda, and gormandizes on graphic and webdesign for supper. Her meals are never without music—her supplementary vitamins, appetizers, and dessert. She does take the time off to play with grandson Jose Diego Amadeus. Geejay is mother to Soliloquy Amanda, Ra Chaim and Enlil Ferran. Of course she has her own personal website— geejay.mebuyanpeaceproject.org. Managing Editor Victoria (Rexi) Cruz Would you believe Tita Rexi had to postpone her "compulsory retirement" from her full-time job for almost a year? Talk about being a great procrastinator. Come end of March 2008, however, she promises to let go . . . to gain time for writing stories for and about children, an occasional poem, and to share her gifts with some NGOs. All this, to pursue her "mutya" and true love. Contributing Editor for the Arts Eileen R. Tabios Eileen has released a poetry CD, a short story collection, a book of art essays, six e-poetry/vizpo collections and 12 books of poetry. She has also (co-)edited five books of poetry, fiction and essays. In 2005, she released the multi-genre collection I Take Thee, English, For My Beloved (Marsh Hawk Press, New York) which encompasses poetry, play, art monograph, essays and an experimental novel. In 2006, she released The Secret Lives of Punctuations, Vol. I (xPressed, Espoo, Finland). In 2007, she will release a new poetry collection, The Light that Left Your Body Entered Thine Eyes (Marsh Hawk Press). Recipient of the Philippines' National Book Award for Poetry, the Potrero Nuevo Fund Prize, and the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles National Literary Award, she writes the poetics blog, "The Chatelaine's Poker Poetics" at http://angelicpoker.blogspot .com, while steering Meritage Press http://www.meritagepress.com from St. Helena, CA. More information about her presence in the internet is available at the "The Chatelaine's E-Dance" blog at http://www.chattydance.blogspot.com/. Editorial Assistant Lynn Cadorniga Lynn can construct complex sentences like making “Tiger Prawn Soufflé Twice Baked with Dill”. Although this is not her audition piece to becoming a true blue domestic goddess, she can whip up a gourmet meal assembled from left overs found in the deepest recesses of her Tita's fridge. Blessed with a mind of an obsessive-compulsive scientist and a compassionate heart of a poet, she runs her boss’ life so he can embark on long vacations without worrying about bills and meeting publishing deadlines. top