Barry Brennessel graduated with degrees in English and French from the State University of New York College at Brockport, and earned his MFA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. His work has appeared in Perspectives, Time Pilot, Liquid Ohio, Nocturnal Lyric, Midnight Times, SNReview, and Gival Press’s ArLiJo. His short story “Shin-Kiba Park” was a 2008 Pushcart Prize nominee. His novels Our Home on the Hillside and It Won’t Be the Same Without You and his teleplay The Gift: Home Is Where the Hearts Are were all finalists in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary contest (2007, 2008, and 2009). He has also received Honorable Mentions for his novels, short story collection and several scripts in the 74th Annual Writers Digest competition, the WriteSafe Art & Writing contest, and Writemovies.com contest #14.
Barry currently lives in Washington, D.C. When not writing, he enjoys traveling, filmmaking, gardening, and consuming all forms of chocolate—the darker, the better.

His L&L Dreamspell Books and Anthologies:

Dreamspell Nightmares – Thriller Anthology – Featuring “A Special Kind of Folk" by Barry Brennessel

Dreamspell Revenge - Mystery - Suspense Anthology - Featuring "Food & Spirits" by Barry Brennessel

Dreamspell Revenge 2- Mystery - Suspense Anthology - Featuring "Kill Them with Kindness " by Barry Brennessel