Brett McNeil
Michiana ChroniclerBrett McNeil is a writer and essayist in Mishawaka, Indiana. His radio essays have aired on WVPE and WBEZ and his writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, Crain’s Chicago Business and elsewhere. He is a former newspaper reporter and columnist and is the recipient of writing awards from the Chicago Headline Club, Illinois Press Association and Inland Press Association. Brett is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois Chicago. He works as an investigator in a law office. Reach him by email here
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Brett McNeil looks back on the lives of his mother and grandmother. -
Brett McNeil talks about gun culture and the so-called "Tree of Liberty." -
Brett McNeil ponders the demise of our social graces. -
Brett McNeil reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s constant threat of death and about the weaponry James Earl Ray would have access to in 2022. -
To William S. Burroughs and hope he remains excused. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021A warm McNeil welcome to our guests and thank you so much for the… -
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Michianapolis, Michiana, my Indiana home, here on the banks of the Saint I Ain’t River.I ran into a station honcho this… -
We hit the St. Joe 4-H Fair and did the local bike parade and caught twilight fireworks at the ballpark the night before. The Fourth was a real… -
The masks are off, the summer travel season is set to sizzle and consumer spending is back with a capital B, baby!Unless it’s not, and gas hoarding and… -
This time last year, we were still Cloroxing Costco boxes and quarantining groceries in the garage. Don’t laugh. My wife returned from one Meier trip…
