Michael F Deconzo

Michael F. DeConzo has had the exceptionally good fortune to teach in the same schools he attended as a student: IS 49, Curtis High School, and the College of Staten Island. Before he became an educator he owned a candy store, a video store, drove a truck through NYC for a bar and restaurant supply, and kept uneven tempos in a few rock and roll bands. He has had an original screenplay optioned and a play produced on Staten Island. In 2022, he was awarded a grant from Staten Island Arts. WELCOME TO THE ARCADE, a prequel to his debut novel TWO NICKELS, was published in May of 2023.

Always the optimist, he still lives on Staten Island, where he enjoys spending time with his wife and children and wandering through the neighborhood with Gatsby, his Labrador rescue.