R. Jay Carissimo worked in theater and television before becoming a history teacher. He's always enjoyed writing from the time he was young; he used to write stories for classmates then later for his nieces and nephews. He used the thesis of his master's degree to write his first novel, "Thieves of the Vormonde," which was published in 2015. This was followed by another fantasy book entitled, "Two Familiar," which came out in 2016. R. Jay Carissimo likes to spend his summers writing new manuscripts and growing new gardens.