Gary Percesepe is the author of twelve books, including Moratorium: Collected Stories, named by Kirkus Review one of the top 100 Indie books of 2022. His new poetry collection is titled The Girl of My Dream. Excerpts from his memoir-in-progress have been published recently in The Sun, Sunday Salon, and Solstice. Gary’s work has appeared in Brevity, The Galway Review, Greensboro Review, Story Quarterly, N + 1, Salon, Wigleaf, PANK, New Ohio Review, Westchester Review, Maine Review, Short Story America, The Millions, Antioch Review, and other places. He lives in Hawai’i on the island of Maui with his family.