Izzy Astuto (he/they) is currently majoring in Creative Writing at Emerson College, with a specific interest in Screenwriting. His work has previously been published by jfa human rights journal, Sage Cigarettes​, Moonscape Press, Hearth and Coffin, and orangepeel magazine, amongst others. Some of their current inspirations (and personal favorites) are Eve Babitz, Paul Thomas Anderson, Charlie Kaufman, and David Cronenberg. ​