<p>James Aquilone was raised on Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, sitcoms, and Cap'n Crunch. Amid the Cold War, he dreamed of being a jet fighter pilot but decided against the military life after realizing it would require him to wake up early. He had further illusions of being a stand-up comedian, until a traumatic experience on stage forced him to seek a college education. Brief stints as an alternative rock singer/guitarist and child model also proved unsuccessful. Today he battles a severe Tetris addiction while trying to write in the speculative fiction game. Demons, robots, dragons, superheroes...that sort of thing.</p><p>His short fiction has been published in such places as Nature's Futures, "The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014," "Unidentified Funny Objects 4," and Weird Tales Magazine. His first novel should be out soon. Suffice it to say, things are going much better than his modeling career. </p><p>He lives in Staten Island, New York, but don't hold that against him.</p>
