Rod is a co-founder of Night Train. He grew up in Rhode Island and now lives in Massachusetts.

He recently completed his first short story collection, Divorce and Other Arrangements. His work has appeared most recently in Bull, Chagrin River Review, Ginosko, and Fried Chicken and Coffee. Less recently his work appeared in InkwellThe Providence Journal, and Zoetrope All-Story Extra, among others.

Rod holds a B.S. from Bryant University, a B.A. from Rhode Island College and an M.F.A. from Emerson College. Some of his published work can be viewed at Rod Siino Writes Dot Com.