J.E. was born in Coney Island Brooklyn, New York. Currently living in Minneapolis, MN. A former therapist, J.E. is a student of theology/comparative religion/psychology/philosophy. J.E. finds he inspired by books such as the Bible, the Koran, and Torah as well as authors such as J.R. Tolkien, Milton's "Paradise Lost", Dante's "Divine Comedy" or Frank Herbert's "Dune". Intrigued by the machinations of the mind as well as the control that it has over our behavior led him to study the philosophies of the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Confucius as well as Machiavelli, Kant, and Thomas Aquino's. These inspirations suggested to him on perceiving possible alternatives to any given narrative.