Laurie Soriano is the author of Catalina  (Lummox Press 2011).  Her writing has appeared in Orange Room Review, FutureCycle Poetry, Flutter Poetry Journal, Gloom Cupboard, Heavy Bear, and West/Word, among others. She is also a music attorney, representing recording artists and songwriters and others in the music industry.  She lives in Palos Verdes, California with her family.