A former assistant marathon coach with Team in Training, Mac studied creative writing at the University of Southern California. His short fiction has appeared in venues such as "The Cthulhu Mythos Mega Pack," and the anthology, "Horror: California." Among his several books, Mac has written a collection of dark fantasy short stories and an autobiography of his struggles with prostate cancer. Currently, JP Mac is using AI to write a horror/suspense novella about past crimes and present dangers in a remote corner of British Columbia.