Tom Minder lives in southern New Jersey with his wife Paula. He is a member of the South Jersey Writers' Group and The Writers’ Coffeehouse. His story Burning for Rehoboth won a judges award in the Beach Nights anthology from Cat & Mouse Press, 2016. His short story Stopping for a Bite was included in the 2023 Halloween anthology for Trembling With Fear magazine. His initial novel, The Long Harbor Testament, was published January 2017. His second, The House Always Wins, came out in October 2018. His latest, The Ferret, was released in April 2021, all through Black Rose Writing.