Matthew M. Stracco has always had a passion for storytelling. He participated in the creation of several short films as writer and director with Horsemen Productions and later in a supporting role with Kill Switch Productions.

His literary works have appeared in The Mind Carpenter Literary Magazine, Weird New Jersey Magazine, and the Federal Manager Magazine.

The PARADISE Saga is his first foray into longform storytelling and world building. He currently lives somewhere in the Garden State but is ready to move to a more defendable location should the dead rise.