Kelly McNees
About me
Kelly O’Connor McNees is the author of THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (2010) and IN NEED OF A GOOD WIFE (2012), both published by Berkley/Penguin. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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Rick Kogan writes in the Tribune about the remarkable timeliness of the newly discovered Carl Sandburg poem, “A Revolver.” Here is the poem, found by a volunteer at the rare book room in the U of I library. A Revolver Here is a revolver. It has an amazing language all…
Good thing I was born long after the sun set on this era–otherwise I probably would’ve been a blowsa-bella with an Arkansas toothpick.
Dear Readers, One thing I love about writing historical fiction is the power it has to transport me to a different world. I might be typing away at my desk in the little alcove off our bedroom where I work, while garbage trucks screech and clank down our busy Chicago…