HJ Brennan was raised in a Pennsylvania Rust Belt river town. Following art school, college and the Marines, he taught inner-city public school, designed theater sets in Philadelphia and has motorcycled many of The West’s two-lane blacktops. His first novel, “Fathers’ Day,” received appreciative reviews and his second novel, “This Then Is What Counts,” was released by Running Wild Press in January, 2024. “Miriam Unfinished,” released in May, 2026, is dedicated to his writing muse, Camille Minichino. He divides his time between daylight and dreams and lives with his artist wife in Northern California.
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