Author: Andrew

The editor of an as-yet-unpublished local lit magazine called me last week: “Dude, do you have any story ideas?” Sure, I’d love to contribute....

Sometimes it’s fun to talk about the promise of urban renewal. Other times, it’s a more compelling use of time to take a look back at a so-so year i...

A friend of mine discussing the mystery of Christmas shopping: “This whole thing makes no sense. Jesus was born, now go buy stuff for people you see once ...

Yesterday in Chicago the temperature reached a so-called “high” of 12 degrees, the US dollar reached lows it hasn’t hit in years, oil hit a re...

Last night at the Jewel/Osco in my neighborhood, a man stole an old woman’s purse out of her shopping cart as she waited in the checkout line. She started...