Michael Schiavone has been writing professionally since 2000. After graduating from Dickinson College, he worked as a stockbroker in San Francisco and Boston during the late '90's dot-com boom. Following that bubble's burst, he tended bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Currently he works as a day trader and emergency medical technician on Massachusett's North Shore. When not writing, Michael practices mixed martial arts and obsessively cleans his house. He lives with his wife, Abbie (an artist), their son, Colton, and three temperamental rescue dogs.His first novel, Call Me When You Land, was released by Permanent Press on October 21st, 2011. His story collection, You'd Be Crazy Not to Love It Here, is represented by Barbara Braun Associates, Inc. Please visit: www.michaelschiavone.com