Caitlin Militello is a freelance writer and editor from suburban Buffalo, New York. Much of her work has been inspired by the eleven months she spent living in Japan as a university student. Her editorials have appeared on The Talking Twenties Blogzine, which she founded and edits, and on We Op-Ed and Talking Science. She also volunteers as a Japanese translator for the International Children's Digital Library in her spare time. "Coming of Age", appeared in the May 2009 issue of Cha, is her first published creative writing piece. [Read]