Ariano, Danielle: - Danielle Ariano received her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Baltimore. As part of her thesis, she wrote, designed, and published her first book, Getting Over the Rainbow, a memoir recounting her humorous and sometimes painful experiences coming out as a lesbian.Ariano's work has been published in Salon, Huff Post, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Fishbowl, North Dakota Quarterly, Cobalt Review, and Welter. She is a former columnist for Baltimore Gay Life, and she has been featured on WYPR's radio show, The Signal.When she is not writing, Ariano works as a cabinetmaker. She has great reverence for the hallowed, dusty smell of a woodshop. She lives in Lutherville, Maryland, with her wife, son, and dog. Visit her website at www.danielleariano.com.