Chris Minichino spent 24 years as Junior Technician at the CJ Rittenhouse Cale Sèche in Ong’s Hat, New Jersey, where his primary duty was to scrape barnacles from the hulls of fishing boats. “Ong’s Hat is not a place,” says Chris, “but a frame of mind.” Prior to his barnacle-scraping gig, Chris was a manuscript reader for the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, and remains one of the youngest living survivors of the Rattlesnake Cave Test. His plays have received staged readings and showcase productions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Chicago, and Alaska. He is a recipient of writing fellowships from the Millay Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.