Author, researcher and former college professor Alfonso Colasuonno experienced a life-changing exposure to the paranormal and alternative healing after finding himself unemployed. He has published poetry and short stories in a multitude of literary magazines. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Beautiful Losers Magazine, a literary magazine dedicated to poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction. Alfonso instructs aspiring and emerging writers on how to advance their literary careers through his influential blog The Literary Game.