Josh Berliner was born in 1993 and grew up in the Metro Detroit area of Michigan and has been writing stories since he was a little kid. He earned a Bachelor's in Applied Arts from Central Michigan University in 2015 and then a Computer Information Technology degree from Schoolcraft College in 2019 (because the Landlord must be paid). His first novel, Cryptid Currency, was published in 2025. He lives happily near the coast of Lake Michigan with his wife and cat.