Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Refugio (Gio) currently resides in Austin, Texas. Refugio’s short story, “Indocumentado,” was published in Roman Remains, the September 2021 issue of Down in the Dirt Magazine. In addition, his work has appeared in two San Diego Thursday Writers chapbooks and the 2022 DimeStories Anthology. He holds an M.A. in Education and is currently at work on new short fiction and a couple of kick-ass sci-fi novels.