Matthew Caprioli Frye-Castillo is the author of One Headlight: A Memoir (Cirque Press, 2021) and is a CCE tenured Lecturer of Professional Writing at Lehman College. He is currently writing about karaoke and death, literary depictions of “gays who kill,” and lost family archives. His writing often focuses on critical theory and unlikely friendships.

A former arts reporter for The Anchorage Press and arts editor for The Red Hook Star-Revue, he has contributed to The Anchorage Daily News, ESPN, HuffPost, and Bushwick Daily. His creative nonfiction, poetry, and short stories have appeared in Epiphany, Newton Literary, Best Gay Stories, Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Paris Review Daily, Lambda Literary, The Lindenwood Review, Chance Magazine, and Worn in New York, which was featured in the Netflix adaptation, Worn Stories. His creative work has been supported by the Mellon Foundation, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Matthew holds an MFA from Hunter College and studied at Columbia University, the University of Alaska Anchorage, and Clark University.

At Lehman College, Matthew has launched courses on emerging media, LGBTQ+ literature, and entrepreneurship for writers. He has directed the LGBTQ+ Collective and currently leads the LGBTQ+ Literary series. He currently serves as a faculty fellow for Writing Across the Curriculum and CUNY Beyond, and sits on the Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism Committee. Before joining Lehman College in 2020, he worked in marketing, publishing, and financial consulting.

Raised in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Anchorage, he currently lives in Astoria, Queens, with his husband, Adam, and many candles.