Matt Durand was born and raised in central Connecticut in the mid 80s. He is a graphic designer by trade and can be found on occasion teaching design at colleges throughout the state. His first foray into writing came in the form of a comic book called, Relive, in early 2016. He followed that series up with the graphic novel, The Dark Gun. In 2021, he released, White Space, a book of Black Mirror-esque short stories. A year later, he finished two full length novels of a series, American Whirlwind. He lives with his wife and two daughters.