Midwest Writers Room
Podcast from the Wisconsin Writers Association. We discuss all things writerly, with an emphasis on the unique flavor of works that originate in the Midwest.
Midwest Writers Room
Chapter Break with Evelyn Ann Casey
BIO:
Evelyn Ann Casey writes stories filled with grace and gumption. A love of language and storytelling grew from her Chicago roots in a multi-ethnic neighborhood filled with Irish brogues and pubs, Sicilian music and cannoli, and the Yiddish banter of delis.
Evelyn’s poetry, essays and flash fiction are published in Midwest Review, Medium.com, Potato Soup Journal and elsewhere. She worked in government relations in Milwaukee and Madison before managing outreach programs in healthcare at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When not exploring locales near and far with her husband, Evelyn attends music and theatre events and volunteers with local reading programs.
SYNOPSIS:
Candlewood is set in the St. Croix River Valley in the 1970s.
When Meg joins her Catholic alma mater’s parish staff, she soon finds herself fending off the menacing priest from prayer group. A different kind of challenge looms when salt-of-the-earth Father Andy is assigned to the parish. Their friendship heats up. Meg knows the rules and is loath to add another sin to her family’s litany of taboos. Meanwhile, the priest from prayer group goes unchecked. Meg must confront the boys’ club of her Church, find a God she can trust, and reckon with her deepest desires.
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