About Me

I decided early on to live a silly life, and I've more or less followed through on that promise. I grew up in Michigan in a house that was far away from everybody else's. So I started reading (a lot of Hardy Boys and Mark Twain), and then I started writing. Although I've always written, my confidence in my craft has waxed and waned, and some years I didn't write anything at all. But then I had a little cancer scare in 2017, and there's nothing like a tumor in your stomach to light a fire under your feet. I have since written and self published two wildly unsuccessful books (see nav bar) that I am, nonetheless, very proud of. I currently live in Chicago (since the year 2000) with my wife (of 20+ years) and my two pugs (of varying ages).