JP Roarke is author of the novel, From The Village Of Lucca, as well as the short story, Interregnum and several other short stories. The book and his shorts have placed in a number of different American and International writing contests. He continues read and write, and enters contests every year. He has entered Sixfold competitions several times, and particularly enjoys the Sixfold combination of writing and reviews.
Roarke's favorite authors are Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Hemingway and Rand, but being a retired trial lawyer and courtroom instructor he also enjoys authors like Turow, and movies like To Kill A Mockingbird, Anatomy of a Murder, and Witness For The Prosecution. He's currently working on another novel based loosely on his own courtroom experiences, including on a case in which his client was murdered.
Roarke has two adult children and lives with his wife in Coachella Valley.