Writer and artist J.Sal is the creator of BecomeUseful and founding member of artist collective Soi 77. J.Sal is best described by an old neurological evaluation:

On physical examination, he looks trim. He is well-dressed. He is in fact extremely neatly dressed. His movements are measured. His speech is quite formal. He looks a bit tense. He does in fact give a vague impression that he is compulsive...

Puppeteer, theatrical engineer, builder, baker, and fabrication maker, Jill.J is a Swiss army knife of creative usefulness.

Being entirely introverted and cerebral, she finds that her connections are best maintained through distant communications, brief blog posts, or email. She rarely answers the phone.

Correspondent foreign and domestic.

Petra D is a writer, researcher, mother, and lover of unusual souls. As the main contributor to the journal Parasol, she has interviewed some of the most unique individuals in the most outlandish of circumstances. She has also been at the front lines of cultural and political changes in Central Europe.