About
Evelyn Ann Casey writes stories filled with grace and gumption. Candlewood (Three Towers Press, 2025) is her first novel. Her award-winning poetry, as well as short stories and essays appear in Midwest Review, Potato Soup Journal, Creative Wisconsin Anthology, and Medium.com. She worked in government relations in Milwaukee and Madison before managing outreach programs in healthcare at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When not exploring locales near and far with her husband, she attends arts venues as often as possible and volunteers with community reading programs.
Featured Work
Candlewood
St. Croix River Valley, 1977. When Meg joins her Catholic alma mater’s parish staff, she soon finds herself fending off the menacing priest from prayer group. A different kind of challenge looms when salt-of-the-earth Father Andy is assigned to the parish. Their friendship heats up. Meg knows the rules and is loath to add another sin to her family’s litany of taboos. Meanwhile, the priest from prayer group goes unchecked. Meg must confront the boys’ club of her Church, find a God she can trust, and reckon with her deepest desires.
