Captain Francisco Martínezcuello was born in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana and raised in Long Island, New York. He has been writing short stories and journaling since he was a teenager. His passion for literature and writing continued throughout his 20 years of Marine Corps service and helped him understand the impact of war on our nation’s veterans. He is a 2017 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow and a member of So Say We All. He has been published in Split Lip Magazine, Incoming, Collateral Journal and the Dominican Writers Association. Publications and Social Media are posted on his website.