About Me — Matthew Frye Castillo

Writer & Literature Geek, Queer Mixie, College Lecturer

The author behind an amazing woman enjoying The Trilogy Tour (Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull) at MSG

TL;DR

• Genesis: born in San Diego, teenage shenanigans around Alaska, college in MA & NYC, currently loving life in Astoria, Queens.
• Work: tenure-track (CCE) Lecturer in Professional Writing at Lehman College, CUNY; freelance journalist writing about art, equity, and surprising histories; editorial consultant for charitable foundations & Native-owned firms.
• Motivations: truth, beauty, justice, nuance, shrimp lo mein.
• Stories —
  One Headlight: A Memoir: Kirkus Reviews
  Worn Stories on Netflix: A Writer & His Jockstrap
  Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lord Knows
  Opossum Literary: All that Beauty, or how Sia Furler Saved My Life
• Websites: personal; faculty page

MFC on the left :) Other Half on the right :) at MetropolitanOpera

Stay a while

My origin story gets more confusing every day. I used to wish that everything could be black or white, but like many people who have reached their mid30s, you learn that chaos can be its own form of enjoyment.