The success of J.A. McNulty's 1941 short story "Atheist Hit By A Truck" catapulted him into the national spotlight and cemented his reputation and further career path as an author rather than a journalist [REF].
McNulty's great-grand nephew Matt McNulty also worked as a reporter for the New York Post, much like John did in the early 1930s before writing for The New Yorker [REF].