Antonio has two sons (Jax and Sebi) and is married to Seattle singer/songwriter Marit Peters.  His short stories and poetry have been published in (Quiet Shorts Magazine, Wonder Boy, 20 Dissidents, Stellar Showcase Journal and Old Growth Journal) and electronic journals (The Harrow Magazine, Monongahela Review, The Subterranean Quarterly, OutCry Magazine, Lost Magazine, Ignavia Press, The Piker Press and also NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu's Exquisite Corpse. In has been invited to perform at Seattle’s Richard Hugo House where he was a featured writer.  Antonio is also the recipient of the Farmhouse Reader's Choice Award for a moody and existential short titled, "I Think of The Octopus". In 2008 he was selected to participate in Evergreen College’s Literary Conference  on “Activism and the Avant-Garde” and Seattle's Rainbow Bookfest.