Taproot Magazine Contributors

Dennis Etzel Jr.

Dennis Etzel Jr. lives with Carrie and the boys in Topeka, Kansas, where he teaches English at Washburn University. His Secret Wars of 1984 (Bl...

Rebecca Elster

Rebecca Elster is a dancer and writer. After graduating from the University of California–Santa Barbara with degrees in dance and education, sh...

Judith Eichstaedt

Judith Eichstaedt is originally a native of the North Rhine region of Germany, where she grew up climbing trees and tumbling through gardens. S...

Elizabeth Cecil

Elizabeth Cecil is a professional photographer. Whether she is shooting for food, lifestyle, or travel pieces, her work is inspired by light, c...

Lindsey Danis

Lindsey Danis is a Hudson Valley based writer who covers culture, LGBTQ, and travel. When not writing, she spends her time cooking, hiking, kayakin...

Maggie Bullington

Maggie Bullington lives in beautiful rural Alabama. She enjoys deep conversations, arranging garden flowers, eating fresh from the homestead, and, ...

Elisabeth Brawn-Cromme

Elisabeth Brawn-Cromme is a British independent filmmaker, photographer, wife, and mother of two. Since moving to Germany from England in 2010, she...

Jenny Kiker

Based in South Florida, Jenny Kiker is an artist who studies the shapes and colors of nature. She attended Savannah College of Art & Design, gr...

Sara Rubinstein

Sara Rubinstein is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has been shooting campaigns for a diverse client roster for over ninetee...

Sasha Duerr

Sasha Duerr is an artist and designer who works with plant-based palettes, natural dyes, and place-based recipes. She is a professor at the Cal...

Amy Goetzman

Amy Goetzman lives in the woods of Minnesota with her family. When she’s not writing, she’s cutting buckthorn, making syrup, and excavating an ...

Kathleen Garvey

Kathleen Garvey is a lifelong artist, writer, cook, gardener, and swimmer; also a wife, mom, and grandmother. She is a Mount Holyoke College gr...

Kristy Cunnane

Kristy Cunnane lives in the woods of rural Maine on a long old road called Happytown. She spends most of her time teaching at a small Waldorf s...