Joseph Occhipinti

Joe Occhipinti has held a diversity of professional positions, including as a software instructor in the corporate world, computer technician, an adjunct faculty in earth science and geography at Salem State University and Clarion University, and in a wellness and healing program at North Shore Community College He has also worked as a community and mental health counselor, and has managed a small business, As a writer, Joe has studied with Tony Earley, Dr. Phil Terman, Christina Garcia, and Scott Russell Sanders. His short stories have been published in Gryphonwood, Forge, The Helix, Bluestem Magazine, Twisted Tails: Irreverent Anthology and Perihelion Science Fiction. Joe has recently published the novel "Ashfallen," His first novel, “Strangers in the Gale,” is a 2012 finalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award. As an avid nature lover and health enthusiast, Joe practices mindfulness and other mind-body techniques, enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, and Aikido. His travels around the world have enhanced his understanding of geography and culture. You are likely to find him behind a brush, a potter's wheel, the bench in his wood shop, or occupied in some other interesting manual endeavor.