Marcy Kelly ’01, ’03 (Los Angeles, BA and MFA) will release her memoir, The Porcelain Heart: A Mother’s Memoir of Unexpected Loss, on October 27, 2026, through She Writes Press. The memoir traces Kelly’s journey through grief following the unexpected death of her only child, Michael, as she navigates loss, memory, and the difficult path toward acceptance. The book is currently available for preorder.
Kelly has worked in communications and press relations for U.S. government agencies and has led several nonprofit organizations. Her short fiction has appeared in Narrative Magazine and a collection of short stories, while her essays on grief have been published on Medium and in other online outlets. Her co-written script, Fool Me Twice, received the Producers Guild of America award for best screenplay
