Chrismcclelland22 - The official website of Chris McClelland, the author of In Love and War, Under Old Glory, and Swimming Among the Olympians.

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Hi! My name is ChrisMcClellandandIam a fictionwriterwhoisanLDS convert. I have writtenthree
booksof fictionthusfar. IN LOVE ANDWAR, a dramatic storyabout an AmericanpilotandaGerman girl
whofall inlove. Cantheirlove survive separationandthe horrorsof war?
AnotherbookIhave writtenisa novellaabouttwobrotherswhojointhe ArmyduringWorldWar I. This
bookis fictional andfocusesonthe shell shock(PTSD) thatone brotherexperiencesafterintense
fighting.
I alsohave a collectionof shortstoriescalledSWIMMINGAMONGTHE OLYMPIANS,a memoirand
collectedshortfiction.
A little aboutmyselfDuringthe 1990s and early2000s I workedasan adjunctEnglishprofessor,aliterary
magazine editor,andatechnical writer. Butmy passionhasalwaysbeengreatfiction.Fictionthat
movesyou.Fictionthatcausesyouto thinkaboutthe worldina new way.In 2004 I became a regular
contributorto Narrative Magazine where Iworkedasan assistanteditor,readingshortstoryandnovel
submissions.Mywritinghasappearedinmanymagazines,newspapers,andjournals.Irecentlyco-
editedajournal withmywife,Erin.In2012 I marriedErin,whoresidedinUtahand introducedme tothe
LDS (Mormon) religion.Afternumerousdefinitive spiritual experiences,Ibecame convertedtothat
religion,whichIcontinue toexplore andstudytothisday.I can be reachedat
provocanyonreview@gmail.com.