About Me

Born in the Philippines and raised on Long Island, I hold a B.A. in English from Hofstra University, where I helped found the literary magazine Font.

I went on to earn a Master's in Creative Writing from Queens College / CUNY and taught English at Hofstra for six years before turning to writing full-time.

I edited the original fiction section of Kevin Burton Smith's Thrilling Detective Web Site from 2001 to 2009. I co-edited The Lineup: Poems on Crime print chapbook series from 2008 to 2011. I currently edit The Five-Two weekly poetry site.

Gerald So's Desk catalogs my poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and independent editing work. Material I've posted on my own authority can be found at the sites Linked to Me in the sidebar.