...We don't choose our freaks, they choose us...We may not understand why we freak on a particular food or band or sports team. We may have no conscious control over out allegiances, But they arise from our most scared fears and desires and, as such, they represent the truest expression of ourselves.

His stories and essays have appeared in dozens of anthologies. He lives in Arlington Massachusetts with his wife and two children. Steve was a contributing writer to Alarm Clock Theatre Company's Elliot Norton Award winning play PS Page Me Later based on selections from Found Magazine.

He is the author of ten books three of which he publiSteve Almondd himself. Steve Almond (born 27 October 1966) is an American short story writer and essayist.