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“Poignant, funny and authentic. Michele Carlo writes about a lost New York with a cinematic eye, a keen ear, and a huge heart.”

—Janice Erlbaum, author of Girlbomb and Have You Found Her

“If you’ve sadly suspected that the last decades have somehow left us with a New York far too polished and antiseptic clean, way too fashionably heeled, sexually savvy, snarky and glib, then you have every reason to celebrate Michele Carlo’s writing for reassuring us that this is clearly not the case.

The humor, heart—and every alternately sweet and razor-sharp note of her writing—reach far past the edges of this island. Her houses, her boroughs, and every crack in every sidewalk weave a strangely beautiful and universal map of that thing doomed and damned, charmed and graced: the human condition.”

—Dan Kennedy, author of Rock On and Loser Goes First

“Michele Carlo is a force to be reckoned with. I have worked with her at the Moth for six years, and she has a unique talent for bringing to life, onstage and in her writing, the many wonderful characters from her life. Her stories are extremely original, and yet she tells them in a way that makes them completely relatable to anyone. I am a fan, and if you read her work, you soon will be too.”

—Catherine Burns, artistic director of the Moth

“I have known and worked with Michele Carlo since 1995, and each and every time I have seen her perform she has delivered funny, warm, insightful and touching stories. Her take on life as a Latina is the most original I have ever seen. She is an important voice who makes a huge impact.”

—Linda Nieves Powell, author of Free Style and director of Latino-Flavored Productions

“Michele Carlo’s writing captures the electricity and insanity of a moment in time that always seems equally capable of either blossoming into utopia or spiraling into apocalypse. It has a sweetness and danger that never feels forced and a crackling sense of humor with its own brand of seriousness.”

—Patrick William Gallagher, editor, Animal Farm, former managing editor of Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood