author: spotlight q&a with John Varvatos
author: interview with LL Cool J
In addition to LI Pulse’s monthly Spotlight Q&A column, Aileen Jacobson writes about the arts for the New York Times and other publications. A former arts and media writer for Newsday, she is also the author of two books.

photog: spotlight q&a with John Varvatos
Graham Lott is an award-winning fashion and still life photographer whose work has appeared in numerous ad campaigns and magazines. He is also a Long Island native. Grahamlott.com

author: travel: Anguilla
A Long Island native, Karen Jones, is a freelance lifestyles journalist who has covered travel, food, technology, arts & entertainment and non-profits for over ten years. Her byline has appeared in The New York Times, Newsday Super Lawyers, Parade Magazine, Reader’s Digest and more.

author: contemplating fall golf
John Westermann teaches at Stony Brook University in the MFA in Writing and Literature Program. His novel Exit Wounds was made into a major motion picture starring Steven Seagal and once carried a 9 handicap.

author: drummers’ summit
Drew Moss is an entrepreneur, journalist, musician, filmmaker and poet. He writes for numerous publications and is currently developing the documentary Built To Last: The Afterlife of the Grateful Dead. He lives in Long Beach with his wife and children. See his work at drewmoss.com.