Gerald holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Hofstra University and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Queens College/CUNY. He and friends Patrick Shawn Bagley, Richie Narvaez, and Anthony Rainone founded THE LINEUP: POEMS ON CRIME, each having equal say in the selection of new and previously published poetry. THE LINEUP became an annual chapbook series (2008, '09, '10, and '11), Richie laying out the interiors, his friend John Collis designing the covers. Sarah Cortez stepped in for Patrick on the last two, Reed Farrel Coleman for Anthony on the last one. Gerald currently edits THE FIVE-TWO accepting submissions year-round.