John C. Stipa is a marketing analyst by day who crams a hectic family life and writing into a few precious hours every night. Growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, he admits that a childhood spent ignoring No Trespassing signs planted ideas for future story telling. At first, he spun bedtime yarns to his daughters that were comical romps and reprises of tales told by his father. During a summer beach vacation, John’s wife challenged him to share his creativity with the world. And thus No Greater Sacrifice burst through his fingertips as if written by the characters themselves. He has also published short stories in anthologies developed through his writing group: The Writers of Chantilly. Currently, John lives with his family in Virginia, working on his next project.