Francisco was born in Santiago, Chile and came to Canada in 1985. He is also the author of "Killing Me Softly" (Suspect Thoughts), a short story collection. His stories have appeared in the anthologies "Best Gay Men's Fiction 2000, Contra/diction: New Queer Men's Fiction, "and "Hockey Night in Canada", and his journalism has appeared in magazines including "Fuse, MIX, Front, " and "Border/lines". He works as a community educator and social researcher in Vancouver.