The beautiful face on the cover of my 2016 novel is the image of Maeve Curragh, a young Irish immigrant who lives through one of the most tumultuous weeks in Chicago history, the “Red Summer” of 1919. I like to challenge myself with each new book — to “make it new” as Ezra Pound advised long ago. In this case I wanted the story to unfold in Maeve’s own dialect. It proved to be a winning choice for readers and reviewers. Visit my “Works” page to see more reactions to The Reason for Time, my six other books and links to recent short stories. Check out my blog “In the Works” for occasional posts about whatever happens to be on my mind.