Writing/Clips

Now appearing elsewhere, a collection of my work on and off the web. For essays written exclusively for this site, check out the Essays section:

Anatomy of Baseball

My essay “First Base of Last Resort” is now featured in Anatomy Of Baseball, a new book edited by Lee Gutkind and Andrew Blauner, published by Creative Nonfiction and SMU Press. With contributions by writers such as Roger Angell, Frank Deford, and George Plimpton, Anatomy of Baseball is a collection of essays that reflect on the unique aspects of the game, and the role it plays in our national history and collective imagination.

What Would MacGyver Do?

In October 2006, my essay “How the Father Fixed the Motherboard” was published in What Would MacGyver Do?, a collection of “True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life” edited by Brendan Vaughan, a former editor for Esquire.

Accolades

  • In June 2008, I received a scholarship to attend the master class at the Rope Walk Writer’s Retreat in New Harmony, IN.
  • In March 2008, I received a scholarship to attend the Mid-South Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
  • In June 2007, I graduated from Northwestern University’s Masters in Creative Writing program, where my final thesis, “Through an Unlocked Door,” won the Distinguished Thesis Award.

43 Folders

I contributed a number of articles and blog posts to 43 Folders, Merlin Mann’s popular website about personal productivity. Below is a selection of pieces I wrote for the site:

Babble

I have written a number of book, TV, and music reviews for Babble.com, a parenting website, and contributed briefly to their Strollerderby blog.

Chicagoist

From September 2005 to March 2007, minus a four month hiatus in the middle, I was a writer and Associate Editor for Chicagoist, the Windy City bureau of the Gothamist network of urban news and events sites. I covered a range of topics and provided editorial assistance to a staff of roughly 20 contributors.

Chicago Sports Weekly

I was a regular contributor and columnist for Chicago Sports Weekly until it ceased publication in February 2008:

Bringing It Home (weekly column)

Features

Chitownproperty

I manage Chitownproperty.com, a real estate website, on behalf of my wife and her business partner.

IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries

IPC is a trade organization representing printed circuit board and electronics manufacturers and assemblers. The following pieces were written for their promotional website.

Miscellaneous