The Constant Story

When I was privileged to be the writer-in-residence at the Jack Kerouac House in Florida a couple of years ago, I tried writing haiku from t...

I'm not much of a resolution guy, at least when it comes to the New Year. I think of it more as a refresh or a reawakening.  This ye...

Not much of  New Year's resolution guy. Not much of a New Year's guy. Not because it's "for amateurs" as some say, but...

I like rewrites and edits and that whole process. I enjoy the refining and fixing. Lisa, who has done a lot of a my draft editing and has no...

I started working on a collection of pet stories. All creative nonfiction pieces about my experiences as a pet owner; all kinds of pets: dog...

I have been privileged in a lot of ways in my life. I have great kids, people to care about, a love that is like no other, and the incredib...

I've been doing readings and part of storytelling events in Chicago for a couple of years, but there was nothing quite like the experien...