Francisco was born in Santiago, Chile and came to Canada in 1985. He is also the author of Killing Me Softly (Suspect Thoughts), a short story collection. His stories have appeared in the anthologies Best Gay Men's Fiction 2000, Contra/diction: New Queer Men's Fiction, and Hockey Night in Canada, and his journalism has appeared in magazines including Fuse, MIX, Front, and Border/lines. He works as a community educator and social researcher in Vancouver.
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