Nathan Graziano lives in Manchester, New Hampshire with his wife and two children. He teaches high school English at Pembroke Academy in Pembroke, New Hampshire and is currently working on his MFA in fiction writing at The University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Frostbite, a collection of short fiction, Not So Profound, a book of poetry, and seven chapbooks of fiction and poetry. His most recent chapbook of poetry, Honey, I’m Home was published in 2005 by Sunnyoutside Press. In April, a new collection of poetry titled High School Americana will be published by Sunnyoutside Press. For more information visit: www.nathangraziano.com

In answer to our question of why he writes, Nathan responded:

“The reason I continue to go forward with my writing is pretty simple. I continue to write because I’m not in a band and this is the closest I come to feeling like a rock star.”

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