S. J. Epstein wrote his first short story as a second-grade assignment, and has been passionate about the form ever since, so much so that in college he founded a campus magazine to publish them. He earned an Honarable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest for his story, "Earthrise". He works as a marketer and copywriter for a global scientific and scholarly publisher, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and a growing collection of guitars and other musical instruments and gear.