J. Mulrooney was baptized at St Lawrence Church in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, by Father Breen. Some time after that, he studied at St Michael's Choir School, St Michael's College at the University of Toronto, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His stories and reviews have appeared in many magazines in the United States and Canada. If he has not died yet, Mr. Mulrooney is likely still living in Irondequoit, NY.