Vince Passaro is the author of Violence, Nudity, Adult Content: A Novel (Simon and Schuster, 2002), and is currently at work on a second book of fiction. His short fiction, essays, and criticism have appeared in such publications as Harper’s Magazine, where he is a contributing editor, Esquire, GQ, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, and in such journals as Story, Boulevard, AGNI, and Open City. He blogs, fiction and non, at Bitter Conceits. He lives in Harlem, which he wishes were still spelled with two a‘s, and teaches at Adelphi University and NYU. (updated 4/2016)