robert lives in e-ville, that is emeryville, and is usually quite happy there. he has a bachelors in english literature, creative writing, theater & performance, & lgbt studies from the university of california, berkeley. currently, he is a candidate for a masters of fine arts in creative writing at st. mary's college of california, in moraga. he's a fan of rhyme and lady gaga and, incidentally, prepositions. like many others, he has a much neglected blog, match stick box at robertandrewperez.blogspot.com.