The Constant Story

I've been writing a new memoir and in the last few days have been working through the drafts of several chapters and stories within the ...

Here is the opening story in my new memoir. Give it a read, make a comment. Have at it. - - - I awakened in the morning to find the b...

I was recently reading some thoughts about memoir writing from Abigail Thomas, the excellent memoirist who wrote A Three Dog Life. She write...

This may be my favorite literary event in Chicago - Printers Row - and it's this coming weekend, June 12-13. There is nothing better tha...

It occurs to me that promoting your work, your book, or whatever you are marketing is far from the artistic process. I found this out quite ...

It is the season, and yes, I am a hapless Cubs fan. Grew up a Pittsburgh Pirate lover, but when they began to become a very sorrowful team i...

Great night at the Penguin Bookshop in Pittsburgh this week. Great group of people with - what I love - a wonderful drive to write! There we...