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Katherine Flannery Dering holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Manhattanville College. Her poetry and essays have appeared in numerous small literary journals. A narrative non-fiction piece, which later became a chapter of Shot in the Head, was included in Stories from the Couch, an anthology of essays about coping with mental illness.

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New Memoir 'Shot in the Head,' Being Hailed as a Powerful, Emotional Tour de Force, Charts a Family's Struggle with Schizophrenia

Despite frustration, loss, mistakes and wishful thinking, the love and support for Paul shines through as the 9 siblings struggle to understand the illness, the system, and to stay together – all while trying to focus on their own lives BEDFORD, N.Y., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — In a book that has been called "powerful […]