About the Author

Gregory Gerard's work has received notice from Rochester's Geva Theater, Writers & Books, and KCRB public radio's Word by Word. His memoir, In Jupiter's Shadow, chronicles a religious boy's struggle with forbidden attraction. His recent piece "A Gay Man's Guide to Dating (For Prom-Bound Girls)" took Third Prize in the 2007 Tiny Lights Annual Essay Contest. He teaches writing part-time at Writers & Books and has been a guest instructor at the University of Rochester's Scholars Creative Writing Program.

Gerard lives in Rochester, New York, with
his partner of eleven years and their spitz husky.