J.P. McGillicuddy lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. A former magazine editor, he has authored numerous published articles spanning sports, health care and government. He also created and wrote “The Mecklenburgers,” an award-winning local television program. His poetry received a 2019 award from Charlotte Writers Club and was exhibited in Mooresville Arts “Beyond Poems and Paintings” in 2020. His essays, “The White Section,” “Opportunity Named Harry,” “The Terror Inside” and “Eleven Eleven” appeared in previous anthologies of the Personal Story Publishing Project. He is a member of Charlotte Writers Club and NC Poetry Society.