Mike O'Mary is founder of Dream of Things, a book publisher and online book store. Dream of Things focuses on memoirs, anthologies of creative nonfiction, and other books.
Recent books from Dream of Things include:
- Everything I Never Wanted to Be by Dina Kucera, which has been ranked among the top memoirs by women in Amazon's Kindle store for 15 consecutive months, and has been optioned for development by an independent filmmaker.
- Leaving the Hall Light On by Madeline Sharples, a memoir about her son's bipolar disorder and suicide, and the impact on Madeline and her family.
- Saying Goodbye, an anthology of true stories about how we say goodbye to the people, places, and things in our lives.
- MFA in a Box by John Rember, an award-winning book about creative writing that is part memoir, part craft talk, and part philosophical tome.
Mike O'Mary is also author of two books:
- The Note, a book about the power of appreciation
- Wise Men and Other Stories, a collection of holiday-related essays
In addition, Mike's stories and essays have appeared in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Baltimore Sun, and Cleveland Plain Dealer, and he has written and produced sketch comedy in Chicago. He was also a commentator on Northern Illinois Public Radio for many years, doing commentaries as part of the local segment of National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program.
Mike studied creative writing at Knox College, the University of Montana creative writing program, and the Second City Comedy Writing Program.
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