Mike Dell'Aquila received a BA in English from Penn State Universityand an MA in English from Brooklyn College. His writing has appeared in avariety of print and online publications including Writing Our Way Home(forthcoming), Paterson Literary Review, VIA: Voices in Italian Americana,Florida English Literary Journal, Italian Americana, and Kalliope: A PennState Literary Journal. Mike also maintains a blog athttp://mikedellaquila.blogspot.com and is currently at work on his firstnovel.