John P. Cordasci has been a retired senior systems analyst since 1993. He completed his first fictional story at age seventy-five. His education includes studies at City College of New York and New York University. Before retiring he was employed by a large consumer battery manufacturer for forty-one years. His work as an analyst gave him the opportunity to travel the country, installing computer accounting/manufacturing systems. He was drafted during the Korean Conflict (1954–1956) and spent time in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1965 he met and married his wife Judy. They have three children and four grandchildren.