Michel Sauret was born in Italy and moved to the States at the age of 10, when he began learning English on the fly. He began his deployment with the 10th Mountain Division as an Army photojournalist in the summer of 2008. He had his first novel published at the age of 19 and has a short memoir titled, "Child, Hold Me" about the loss of his son in the womb. His short stories have appeared in "Best New Writing 2008" and other literary journals and anthologies.