Toni Schlesinger, journalist, author, fiction writer, playwright, and performer, lives in NYC. Her recent book, Five Flights Up (Princeton Architectural Press) is a collection of her award-winning, Village Voice "Shelter" columns. She has written: a column for the New York Observer and Kansas O'Flaherty: Secret Agent on Salon.com. Recent original theater: "The Palace," St. Ann's Warehouse; "When The World Broke In Two," Metropolitan Playhouse. Contact: toni@tonischlesinger.com