The Inwood Book

A combination of poems, short stories, and a novel relating to the Inwood section of Manhattan Island, New York City (the top of Manhattan Island — but not of the Borough of Manhattan — a story for another time).

Author Biography

John F. McMullen, “johnmac the bard”, is a poet, author, journalist, technologist, college professor, consultant, and denizen of cyberspace. He is a graduate of Iona College and holds two Masters degrees from Marist College. He was an executive of two major Wall Street firms, an officer of three consulting firms (including his own), and has taught at NYU, The New School for Social Research, Marist College, Westchester Community College, and Monroe College. He has also developed social networks for community and religious organizations. The title poem of his first poetry collection, “Cashing A Check,” won third place in the 2009 Writer’s Place National Poetry Contest. “Cashing A Check” was followed by his second collection, “Writing In My Head,” and the chapbook, “With A Chip On My Shoulder.” A large collection, “New and Selected Poems” is due in early 2010.He is the co-author of a book on telecommunications, “Microcomputer Communications – A Window on the World” and was a contributor (with Esther Dyson, Ray Bradbury, William F. Buckley, Jr, . Thom Hartmann, Steve Wizniak, John D. MacDonald, and many others) to the well-ahead-of-its-time “Digital Deli”, the author of over 1,500 news stories, articles, columns, and academic papers, and the editor of “Web 2.0 The Magazine.” He is a native of the Inwood section of Manhattan Island and resides in Jefferson Valley, NY, with his wife Barbara E. McMullen, an educator and entrepreneur. He may be reached at johnmac13@gmail.com and at Facebook and on Twitter.