Former nationally syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune. @chitribfood
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2015
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Here's another insightful piece by @RusBradburd, this one about the road to the Hall of Fame for @HardawaySr, and El Paso's complicated history of race and hoops. elpasomatters.org/2022/09/25…
Astonishingly I'm a finalist this week in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Gimme a vote? newyorker.com/captioncontest
Jesuit schools have turned out some characters. Writers, too. jesuitsmagazine.org/arts-cul…
Maybe you read the story in Jesuits Magazine about Jesuit-educated comedians, and maybe you wrote in to say how disappointed you were that the legendary Bob Newhart wasn't included. Here's the story in which Bob forgives me. I think. jesuitsmidwest.org/stories/w…
My story in Jesuits Magazine looks at how 3 schools met early shutdown challenges last year: Sapa Un Catholic Academy on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation, @LoyolaHSDetroit and @CJAtweets. jesuitsmidwest.org/stories/w…
The new issue of @parisreview gives lots of love to theater, including excerpts from three plays and an interview with @suzanloriparks. Also: two poems by Rita Dove, one by Arthur Sze, and artwork by Erin O'Keefe.
My new story in Jesuits Magazine is about how a Jesuit education can lead to a career in comedy. It worked for Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Amy Poehler, Keegan-Michael Key, Colin Jost and John Mulaney. jesuitsmidwest.org/news-deta…
Everything I've read by John McNally has been either funny, profound or both. I just picked up a copy of his new collection of short stories, "The Fear of Everything," and found my first laugh on page 2. The profundity can't be far behind.
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My new Chicago Tribune piece: "Remembering Lou Henson, a gentleman" chicagotribune.com/opinion/c…
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My new story in Jesuits Magazine explores Catholicism and military service. jesuitsmidwest.org/story-sec…
Shawn Harrington has ties to Chicago, El Paso and Las Cruces, NM. His story is incredible and he needs a new home so he can do what he does best: help kids.
Shawn Harrington, featured in “Hoop Dreams” & a coach for disadvantaged kids at El Paso’s Basketball in the Barrio, was shot and paralyzed while saving his daughter’s life. He needs help finding a home where he can live and contribute to his community. blockclubchicago.org/2020/01…
My new Jesuits Magazine story about Fr. Jayme Stayer, SJ, is for fans of T.S. Eliot, @NotreDame, @UToledo, @BostonCollege, @JohnCarrollU, @LoyolaChicago and @JHUPress.
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The new @parisreview includes stories by Rebecca Makkai, Jesse Ball and Clare Sestanovich, plus poems by Billy Collins and Kevin Young.
Now in paperback -- this compelling, tragic and hopeful book by @RusBradburd. buff.ly/39IWdzS teapawt.net/ChiReviewPress/status/… buff.ly/39IWdzS
Thanks @LynnCawley1 -- cheers!
@pour_man of course with this extra free time from work going through papers I read your'take a moment to toast the present'what a wonderful article I won't throw it away yet! Thank you for your beautiful insight
On this first day of spring I'm loving "The Cactus League" by @EmilyNemens and unlike some things, I don't want it to end.
Great interviews with George Saunders and Rae Armantrout, in addition to the other usual greatness, in the new issue of @parisreview.
Our Winter 2019 issue—featuring interviews with George Saunders and Rae Armantrout, fiction by Emma Cline and Fernanda Melchor, poetry by Kamau Brathwaite and Jeffrey Yang, and art by Dave Hardy—is here! theparisreview.org/back-issu…
My story in Jesuits Magazine is about Fr. Michael Flecky, SJ, a photographer and @Creighton University professor who believes that art and spirituality need not be mutually exclusive. jesuitsmidwest.org/story-sec…
My @chicagotribune travel story is about the dining and drinking opportunities in a Wisconsin town not named for apples. chicagotribune.com/travel/ct…
