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Poignant, Perceptive and Powerful. A collection of charming and touching stories full of personal insights.
Wise Men and Other Stories
Mike O'Mary is author of two books:
"Wise Men and Other Stories: Lessons from the Holidays on Santa, God, Heaven, Death and Other Fun Stuff from Someone Who Still Has a Lot to Learn," a collection of holiday-related essays, and
"The Note," a book about the power of appreciation that was named Best Gift Book of 2011 in the Living Now Book Awards.
Mike is also series editor for Dream of Things anthologies, including "Be There Now," an anthology of travel stories from around the world, and "Saying Goodbye," a collection of true stories about how we say goodbye to the people, places, and things in our lives.
In his career, Mike has written essays, fiction, drama and sketch comedy. He has published stories and essays in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Detroit Free Press. He has also written and produced sketch comedy in Chicago, and he was a commentator on WNIJ - Northern Illinois Public Radio, doing weekly commentaries as part of the local segment of National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program.
Mike is a graduate of Knox College (BA in Economics and English-Writing), the University of Montana (MFA in Creative Writing, MA in English Literature), and the Second City Comedy Writing Program.
by Mike O'Mary
4.9 stars - 22 reviews
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Wise Men & Other Stories: Lessons from the Holidays on Santa,
God, Heaven, Death & More Fun Stuff from Someone Who Still Has a Lot
to Learn is a collection of holiday-related essays that blends
humor and poignancy in the tradition of Robert Fulghum, Dave Barry, Bill
Bryson, P.J. O'Rourke and other great American humorists.
"This collection started with 'Wise Men,'" says O'Mary. "It was a story from my childhood about a poor kid from my old neighborhood and the lesson I learned when we were both cast as wise men in the school play." That story was published in newspapers across the nation and broadcast on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program, and so began a tradition of holiday essays from Mike O'Mary.
Over the years, the essays in this collection were read as part of "Morning Edition" on Northern Illinois Public Radio, and published in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free Press and elsewhere. Along the way, O'Mary developed a cult following for his holiday stories.
"This collection started with 'Wise Men,'" says O'Mary. "It was a story from my childhood about a poor kid from my old neighborhood and the lesson I learned when we were both cast as wise men in the school play." That story was published in newspapers across the nation and broadcast on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program, and so began a tradition of holiday essays from Mike O'Mary.
Over the years, the essays in this collection were read as part of "Morning Edition" on Northern Illinois Public Radio, and published in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free Press and elsewhere. Along the way, O'Mary developed a cult following for his holiday stories.
One Reviewer Notes:
This collection is a treasure. O'Mary writes poignantly about making ice cream out of snow, his sister being placed in an orphanage, and competing against the national Scrabble champion. The outstanding pieces are about a school play, and a moving story about a Christmas drive with his daughter.
Stephen Parrish, The Tavernier Stones
About the Author
Mike O'Mary is author of two books:
"Wise Men and Other Stories: Lessons from the Holidays on Santa, God, Heaven, Death and Other Fun Stuff from Someone Who Still Has a Lot to Learn," a collection of holiday-related essays, and
"The Note," a book about the power of appreciation that was named Best Gift Book of 2011 in the Living Now Book Awards.
Mike is also series editor for Dream of Things anthologies, including "Be There Now," an anthology of travel stories from around the world, and "Saying Goodbye," a collection of true stories about how we say goodbye to the people, places, and things in our lives.
In his career, Mike has written essays, fiction, drama and sketch comedy. He has published stories and essays in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Detroit Free Press. He has also written and produced sketch comedy in Chicago, and he was a commentator on WNIJ - Northern Illinois Public Radio, doing weekly commentaries as part of the local segment of National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program.
Mike is a graduate of Knox College (BA in Economics and English-Writing), the University of Montana (MFA in Creative Writing, MA in English Literature), and the Second City Comedy Writing Program.UK CUSTOMERS: Click on the title below to download
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