My paranormal romance, "Matching Wits With Venus", was recently released by Astraea Press. My poetry, short fiction, and essays appear online in "Literary Mama", "The Dirty Napkin", and "The 13th Warrior Review". My essays and short fiction appear in the anthologies "Matrimonial Mayhem", "Knowing Pains", and "So Far and Yet So Near: Stories of Americans Abroad". My poetry will appear in the next edition of "Onthebus", which was founded by Charles Bukowski. Bukowski has been a huge influence on me. I envy his ability to make me feel his words. I love British and Irish fiction. I admire the ability of Marian Keyes to marry comedy and tragedy. I love to read and write. For as long as I can remember I've wanted to live in foreign places and write about my experiences. I currently live in the hills above Los Angeles, where I moved after many years in France. I am at work on a memoir about my years as a writer, wife, mother, and metro aficionado in Paris. I recently began a feature on my blog, found at http://theresegilardi.wordpress.com/, called "French Fridays", which highlights the insider info I learned during my years of living in France. I love connecting with other readers and writers.