The character Giulio, in many guises, inhabits these tales about the fluidity of identity and the power of the word.

Michael Mirolla's publications include a punk-inspired novella, The Ballad of Martin B.; two novels: Berlin (Bressani Prize winner and Indie Book and National Best Books Awards finalist) and The Facility, which features a string of cloned Mussolinis; two short story collections: The Formal Logic of Emotion and Hothouse Loves & Other Tales; and a collection of poetry: Light and Time. Michael Mirolla is also Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at the nonprofit press Guernica Editions in Toronto.