Dana McKenna is a playwright, essayist, editor, and interviewer. Her essays have appeared on Huffpost.com, Grown and Flown, and her website "I Feel Like I've Forgotten Something" (reminddana.com); her interviews can be read in regional magazines, online, and in newspapers. Two plays and a book are in the works. She lives in the northwest Chicago suburbs with her partner, Tim; her college-age son, Zach; two bossy cats; and a big loveable dog.