Kendra Arnold is the marketing coordinator at Body. She received her masters from the University of New Mexico in 2005 and has since been published multiple times on subjects such as art, health and education. Body is located at 333 Cordova Road in Santa Fe. For more information, call (505) 986-0362. "Men on the Mat."

Owner of Tropic of Capricorn, Michael Clark has been in the horticulture and landscape business in Santa Fe for 28 years. He worked on the city tree program, helped instigate Arbor Day in the schools, and cofounded the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. He specializes in tropicals, orchids and cacti, and teaches gardening classes that focus on xeriscapes. "A Tree for Every Family."

Jennifer Esperanza is a mother and photographer living and working in Santa Fe. Her work has been published in National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times, Edible Santa Fe, New Mexico Magazine, THE and others. Hansi Lebrecht is a graphic designer living in Switzerland. He and Jennifer have designed two books together and work together on Local Cosmos each month. www.jenniferesperanza.com. Their photo montage of Joey Chavez.

David Leach is a film editor from Canada who has lived in Eldorado since 1991. He recently completed a half-hour documentary for KNME television, our local PBS station, on the old-time folk music of northern New Mexico. "The Back Door to the Divide."

Desirée Mays continues to immerse both herself and others in opera, whether lecturing coast to coast from the Met in New York to the Los Angeles Opera, writing, broadcasting or acting as tour director worldwide for Act 1 Performing Arts Tours. "Inner Radiance, Merry Wives and the Power of Forgiveness in SFO's Summer Operas."

Richard McCord founded the Santa Fe Reporter in 1974 and directed it until 1988. Since then he has been a freelance author, columnist and editor. Recently he has focused on books about New Mexico, including Albuquerque's 300th anniversary and currently the history of the College of Santa Fe. "My Time on the Lines, Long Ago."

Former NPR/BBC correspondent Betsy Model contributes to more than 30 national and international publications. She is a new contributor to Sun Monthly. "Not-So-Happy Meals: Michael Pollan Speaks Out on How Food and Eating Are Marketed to Consumers."

Gershon Siegel recently gave up co-ownership in Sun Monthly in order to spend more time tending his compost pile. He is thrilled to report that his worms, since receiving all the extra attention, seem happier than ever, although they have requested a better grade of coffee grounds. "Listening to the Male Persuasion: Six Santa Fe Men Have Their Say."

You can now subscribe to Gail Snyder's new every-other-monthly literary art book, Not Drowning, Waving, whose purpose is to not only seed the next revolution but spearhead it by choosing evolution over the hopeless anger and cynicism engendered by mainstream media these bad-boy days. www.notdrowningwaving-themag.com. "I Love Me: Another Interview with Relationship."

Since the mid-1970s, photographer Chuck West has traveled the world shooting various freelance assignments. Having settled in Eldorado with his wife, Fabian, he travels considerably less, which gives him more time to work on three photo book projects: Cowboys, Motorcycle Women and a collection of photos from 35 years on the road. "Cowboys and Images."