Over the last decade, Michael Picco has published over two-dozen short stories; produced two award-winning collections (Corpse Honey and Scenes From The Carnival Lounge); and has received numerous accolades for his brand of “literary” horror. Michael’s work “explores the dark and disturbing recesses of what is possible” and has been described as “eloquently-written terror.” Michael received his B.A. in English from Western State College in Colorado. He is a member of the Horror Writers Guild, the Denver Horror Collective, and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. His most recent publishing credit, The Horse Leech Has Two Maws appears in The Jewish Book of Horror. He is currently working on The Wretched Bones, a revision and expansion of some of his most popular published work. Listeners can visit his website: www.michaelpicco.com to learn more about his work.