Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

I am a mother, grandmother, community volunteer, and retiree searching for happiness and fulfillment after loss. I spread and thrive on gratitude and kindness.

Currently on hiatus from creative writing to fight the oligarchs and fascists.

Journalist & NY Times bestselling author. Most recent book: HIGH CONFLICT: Why We Get Trapped & How We Get Out (Prev: SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD & UNTHINKABLE)

Legal Scholars from all over the United States.

Executive Director Phillipson Institute for Economic and Public Policy. Former: candidate for U.S. Congress, strategy advisor, financial trading exec, NYU prof.

freelance writer and journalist | brendan.french.oconnor@gmail.com