Davon Custis

Joseph Minart (pen name) grew up in a small suburb of Columbus, Ohio. He loves writing and telling stories, entertaining readers, and being a reader. Life is a story to be appreciated. He graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in U.S. History. His written works include “The Tale of the Young Witch” (which made Amazon’s Top 100 Free List twice and won several awards in 2023), “The Memory of Lost Dreams,” and “Zachery and the Sky Empire” in Jot Russell’s The Future is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash Volume 4 (a short story traditionally published with Rogue Star Press, also known as Lillicat Publishers). He completed his two novels in early 2026 and his short story in 2017. He is an award-winning author.