Dan McCroryLike his main character, Dan McCrory has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Researching the disease for the book and following its progression gave him purpose and drive during the lockdown of the pandemic. One of the meds prescribed for him ha a silver lining: a study revealed the drug boosted creativity in 20 percent of patients. McCrory's first book, the nonfiction Capitalism Killed the Middle Class: 25 Ways the System is Rigged Against You, was a finalist in the writing category of the Page Turner Awards. He has been published in the 2020 anthology of California's Best Emerging Poets and was a quarter finalist in the 2021 NYC International Screenplay Awards for his script, Bubblegum Summer. Read More Read Less