Douglas Piccinnini is the author of several chapbooks including Soft (The Cultural Society), CRYSTAL HARD-ON (Minutes Books), FLAG (Well Greased Press), and ∆ (Tea Party Republicans Press) with Cynthia Gray & Camilo Roldán. His writing has appeared in Antioch Review, Diner Journal, Lana Turner, NYTimes.com, The Poetry Project Newsletter and The Volta, among other publications. STORY BOOK is his first novella. He is also the author of the forthcoming collection of poems, Blood Oboe (Omnidawn).