Joe Cappello lives and writes in the picturesque desert country of Galisteo, New Mexico. His short story, “Running Errands,” was named a finalist in the 2024 Earnest Hemingway Short Story Competition. “They Only Showed Elvis from the Waist Up,” took first place, Short Story, General Category, in the Southwest Writers 2023 writing contest. “A Cat in a Box for Mom” was published in the Spring 2023 issue of “The Writing Disorder.” “The Secret of the Smiling Rock Man,” won first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s 2022 Communication contest, short story category.