AJ graduated from Seton Hall University with a Master’s in Creative Writing after receiving his Bachelor’s in English and Philosophy. His work appears in Permafrost Magazine (Finalist, 2017 New Alchemy Contest) and The Lindenwood Review (Honorable Mention, Issue 8 First Chapter Contest) along with fiction sales to A Modern Deity's Guide to Surviving Humanity (an upcoming ZNB anthology), Breath & Shadow, and Bards & Sages Quarterly. He currently serves on the editorial staff of Flash Fiction Online, Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores, and Metaphorosis Magazine.