Patrick O'Leary (writer)
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Patrick O'Leary is an American
United States
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 science fiction
Science fiction
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 and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 author and ad copy writer.

O'Leary wrote the poem "Nobody Knows It But Me" which was used in the popular 2002 advertising campaign for the Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Tahoe
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 and read in the commercial by James Garner
James Garner
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.

Works

  • Door Number Three (1995)
  • The Gift (1998) – nominated for the World Fantasy Award
    World Fantasy Award
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  • Other Voices, Other Doors (collection) (2000)
  • The Impossible Bird (2002)
  • "The Cane" (2007) Published in Postscripts 12

External links

  • O'Leary's web site
  • "Nobody Knows It But Me" at Everything2
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  • Excerpts from interview in Locus
    Locus (magazine)
    Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...

    (September 1999)
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