José Sotolongo was born in Cuba. The printed word, in English or Spanish, has been of paramount importance to him all his life, a refuge from personal turmoil. His prose and poetry have appeared in several publications, including Turk's Head Review, Ray's Road Review, The Write Room, and The Peacock Journal. He lives with his husband on a goat farm in the Catskills of New York, where he is completing a novel.