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Kelly Mcmasters

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Kelly McMasters grew up in Shirley. Her essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Newsday, Metropolis, and Time Out NY, among others. She teaches writing at the Graduate School of Journalism and the undergrad creative writing program of Columbia University, and for mediabistro.com. She is the co-director of the KGB Nonfiction Reading Series in the East Village and splits her time between Manhattan and northeast Pennsylvania with her husband, the painter Mark Milroy. Please visit www.kellymcmasters.com for more information.

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McMasters' early years were peripatetic, making the family's decision to settle down in scrappy blue collar Shirley, Long Island, momentous. Here, on the edge of...more


Average rating: 3.73 · 112 ratings · 27 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
Welcome To Shirley
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions

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Welcome To Shirley by Kelly Mcmasters
" Better than I thought it would be. Interesting,and definitely makes a case for health hazards of living near a nuclear reactor.
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Welcome To Shirley by Kelly Mcmasters
" This book was informative and interesting. I am from the town in which Ms. McMasters refers to so I found it especially fascinating to hear her facts and opinions of the area. If your familiar with eastern Long Island its worth the time to read it... "
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Welcome To Shirley by Kelly Mcmasters
" I read this as the result of a book swap at work. It turns out that the girl who brought it in actually is from the area. I thought McMasters did a nice job of interweaving her personal experiences and the experiences of those living in Shirley wi... "
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