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Editor

Lori Messing McGarry has a diverse background in telecommunications, public policy and media.

 

A native Nebraskan, she divides her time between Washington DC and New York City.

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An avid photographer and traveler, she has visited more than fifty countries.

 

She was a longtime Board Member of Arlington Independent Media and is currently a graduate student at Georgetown University.

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Former Director of Policy with the Wireless Association in Washington, DC, she has served on federal advisory committees and international telecommunications standards groups.

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REAL FICTION FORUM merges Lori’s interest in public policy, civic discourse, literature and journalism ethics.

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Editor-in-Chief

Lori Messing McGarry

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Who We Are

Real Fiction started as a six-episode radio program on a community radio station in metro Washington, DC with authors & creative minds discussing the real and imaginary forces that fuel stories.

 

It continued a four-year run, airing WERA-FM Radio and NPR’s KXCV in Missouri.

 

Real Fiction radio has hosted bestselling authors, scholars, policymakers and journalists and now exists as a podcast.

 

REAL FICTION FORUM is the next iteration – online forum, a podcast and a forthcoming literary travel journal.

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