Christopher M. Tantillo earned his MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and his BA in Creative Writing from SUNY Oswego. He enjoys witty banter, awkward conversations, tarot, tea, and has an unhealthy obsession with gelato. You can find him, and his doggo Benji (Benito), on their own adventures in Niagara Falls, New York, where he grew up. He hopes to spread mental health awareness and advocacy with his writing. He has published essays in The Weaving Knight, The Great Lakes Review, and Twenty-two Twenty-eight.Keep You is his second novel. He is also the author of The Night I Spent with Aubrey Fisher.You can find him online, and bring him a gelato, at christophermtantillo.com.