Armando Lopez was born and raised in Oxnard, California, a coastal city 60 miles north of Los Angeles. He graduated from California State University, Northridge and has a California Community College Teaching Credential. He has taught courses in literature and history at Moorpark and Oxnard Colleges. Armando's interest in the minimilist movement in the arts, together with his desire for storytelling, has turned his focus to the writing of minimilist stories. Full Moon joins Chamuco and Other Minimilist Stories which was his first book.