John Hirchak lives with his wife, Kim, and their son, Miles, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He is the author of "Ghosts of Old Wilmington" and his short stories and poetry have appeared in small press magazines including Aldebaran, Calliope and Encore. In 1999, John and Kim created the Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington, followed by the Haunted Pub Crawl and the Hollywood Location Walk. They run the Black Cat Shoppe and Jokilimi Island Imports.