Born and raised in South Philadelphia, Erica Minutella spent her childhood immersed in imaginary worlds. She took that early fascination with the strange and unusual and directed it towards a completely impractical career path. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's program in English Literature, she delights in slipping in nerdy pop-culture references while writing and editing for local, arts-related publications and serving as a freelance social media consultant. Her passion projects can be found in the form of fictional publications, including a short story that appeared in The Philly Anthology (Volume 1), and a poetry collection, Rejected Poetry, published to Amazon Kindle. With a goal of eternally falling more in love with Philadelphia, she remains active as a volunteer for organizations like InLiquid Art + Design, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and Philly Makers Meetup.