Fred Venturini

Fred Venturini has eleven scars from eleven separate incidents, the most interesting of which is the time he was set on fire. He is the acclaimed author of the novels THE HEART DOES NOT GROW BACK and THE ESCAPE OF LIGHT, and his short fiction has been featured in Chuck Palahniuk's BURNT TONGUES anthology. He lives in Southern Illinois with his wife and daughter.

Fred Venturini has eleven scars from eleven separate incidents, the most interesting of which is the time he was set on fire. He is the acclaimed author of the novels THE HEART DOES NOT GROW BACK and THE ESCAPE OF LIGHT, and his short fiction has been featured in Chuck Palahniuk's BURNT TONGUES anthology. He lives in Southern Illinois with his wife and daughter. See less