Biographies

Ian Ebright | Founder, Lead Writer

Ian spent his late teens and early 20s as a journalist and film critic for his online magazine The Entertainian. He was hired to continue the website for UGO.com and later Fandom.com.  During that time, Ian made appearances on television, radio and at the San Diego Comic Con. He went to film school, and wrote five screenplays over several years. Each new script got more attention than the previous one, but Ian was unable to secure the funding needed to direct one of his screenplays or to make a sale on the others. His last effort- in contract with a produced screenwriter- stalled.

In need of a break from pursuing filmmaking, Ian started The Broken Telegraph in 2008, believing his passion for writing had shifted towards faith, life, culture and human rights issues.

He has conducted interviews with people including actors Terence Stamp and David Arquette, New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller with ‘Blue Like Jazz’ director Steve Taylor, platinum-selling singer/songwriter and ‘Dishwalla’ frontman J.R. Richards, pastor/international speaker and author Richard Dahlstrom, ‘War of the Roses’ novelist Warren Adler, and a Special Forces Captain in a two-part series about the War on Terror.

In addition to his role as The Broken Telegraph’s lead writer, Ian has written for RELEVANT Magazine and is a contributor to Tony Campolo’s Red Letter Christians. His writing has also appeared on the Patheos blogs slacktivist (1, 2), Kurt Willems’ Pangea Blog (1, 2), and Richard Dahlstrom’s Fibonacci Faith.

Ian lives with his wife and daughter in Seattle.

A sample of his writing:

Mars Hill Seattle, and the Problem of Insulated Churches

It is Time for the American Christian Church to Surrender the Gay Marriage [Legislative] Fight, Apologize, and Share Love

Combat as an Acquired Taste

The Strange American Reaction to the Egyptian Uprising

When Doctrine Cripples the Message of Christ

Ian is currently reading:

F. Scott Fitzgerald | The Great Gatsby

and listening to:

Blind Pilot | We Are The Tide

You can connect with Ian on his personal Facebook profile, or reach him via email here:

Tiffany Lucus | Writer

Had you told Tiffany five years ago that writing would have meaning in her life, she would have called you a fool.  Had you gone even further and told her that writing would be a valuable means of personal expression, she would have laughed in your face.

Tiffany has always considered English to be her weakest subject and previously thought writing to be a very large chore. But over the past couple of years at The Broken Telegraph she has relished the opportunity to share life: the hurt, joy, and the journey. Tiffany writes in order to reach out to others who might also be in her shoes, and in doing so, has grown in community with readers here and has enjoyed every minute of it.

Her writing has appeared on the Patheos blog slacktivist.

Tiffany was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington, where she currently lives with her husband Dave, her pug Bocephus, Dave’s lab Watson, and a feline named Suess.

A sample of her writing:

I Want to Know Your Story, Just Not Like This

Abortion and My Journey Back to Grace

My Life Has a Purpose. Now How Do I Find It?

My Divorce Brought Pain and Pointed Fingers

On That Pivotal Day, Loss Began

Tiffany is currently reading:

blogs, magazines, and online recipes

and listening to:

Beth Hart | Leave the Lights On

You can connect with Tiffany on her personal Facebook profile, or reach her via email here:

Ian Ebright and Tiffany Lucus are available individually or together for speaking engagements. To request more information, click on the contact button and select ‘Inquiries’ in the subject box.