I’m currently writing a Chicago crime story (non-fiction). My goal is to produce four pages of polished material each week.

This past January the Chicago Tribune published my essay, My Breakup with the Bears.

Also in January I submitted to NYC Midnight’s 2026 Short Story Contest (Round 1). In April I’ll get the results.

Last year (2025) My Round 1 submission “Kedge Saves an Ace” received honorable mention. In 2022 my Round 1 submission “The Turrim” placed 3rd of 28.

In 2015 my radio play “Freedom Stream” was performed by RG Productions in a one-time show at PM&L Theater in Antioch, Illinois.

“Freedom Stream” was originally a 500-word story I wrote in 2014 for Waukegan Public Library‘s Annual Ray Bradbury Creative Contest. It placed first in the written adult category.

I’ve participated in writing workshops at StoryStudio Chicago and Chicago Dramatists.