If you’re the son of a retired Bridgeport police officer you gotta have a sense of humor. Author Ken O’Neill, son of man-about-town Gene O’Neill, has penned The Marrying Kind a comic novel about a gay couple that boycotts weddings. You can meet Ken Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Rainy Faye Bookstore at Broad and John Streets. Check out www.themarryingkind.org. More about Ken:
Ken O’Neill was born in Bridgeport Connecticut to an Irish Catholic father and Romanian Orthodox mother, which means that most years he had the good fortune to receive Easter candy not just once but twice.
In “The Marrying Kind,” his debut novel, Ken set himself the daunting task of writing something really funny about a same-sex couple’s inability to get married, a situation he finds decidedly unfunny. He hopes he’s accomplished that goal. But of course will let you be the judge.
Ken lives in NYC with his partner and their two cats. When he’s not checking his Amazon rating to see if anyone has purchased his book, he enjoys reading, dancing (though usually only when no one is watching) and eating dark chocolate, purely for medicinal reasons.
