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JESS MONTGOMERY is the Literary Life columnist for the Dayton Daily News and former Executive Director of the renowned Antioch Writers’ Workshop in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Based on early chapters of The Hollows, Jess was awarded an Ohio Arts Council individual artist’s grant for literary arts and the John E. Nance Writer-in-Residence at Thurber House in Columbus. She lives in her native state of Ohio. Her latest novel, The Hollows, is now available from Minotaur Books.

Argonne Forest Park, Then and Now

How Argonne Forest Park became a succor for veterans and the inspiration for a novel.

Maude Collins: Ohio's First Female Sheriff

After her husband was killed in the line of duty, Maude Collins served out his term. Then she ran for reelection—and won.

February 28, 2020 By Jess Montgomery

Jess Montgomery

Argonne Forest Park, Then and Now

How Argonne Forest Park became a succor for veterans and the inspiration for a novel.

Maude Collins: Ohio's First Female Sheriff

After her husband was killed in the line of duty, Maude Collins served out his term. Then she ran for reelection—and won.

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