The Producers of the indie film based on One for the Ark have created a Facebook page, https://m.facebook.com/One-for-the-Ark-Movie-115958843127021/. Please visit for news as the movie develops. Soon, I’ll be posting a prize-winning story excerpted from the book called “When Walls Weep.”Read More
Happy to announce that my story, “The Visionary,” was selected for publication in Hemingway Shorts, Vol. 4, in a national contest sponsored by the Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. It is my third story about Alzheimers disease to be published. All in tribute to my mom, Mary Jo Hutchings, an avid reader, librarian and visionary.Read More
Just found out that my unpublished novel, FREE LOVE, was a finalist for The Tuscarora Award for Historical Fiction from Hidden River Arts. This is my only historical novel, and deals with the status of women in the 1870’s, spiritualism and spirit photography.Read More
Happy to announce that the first chapter of my unpublished novel, Markers, was named “Honorable Mention” in the Chicago Writer Association First Chapter contest. Always happy to have my work recognized.Read More
Some time ago I discovered this YouTube concert and was enchanted by the music of a typewriter (which can never be replaced by a computer keyboard), but forgot to post it. Happy spring! And happy typing!Read More
I hope you can follow this link to hear about why you should vote for my friend, Jamie Shapiro, for judge in Cook County. Jamie is a fellow lawyer, and a writer, who entertained The Chicago Literary Club last night with his paper, “Wedding at the Ashram.” Also at last night’s meeting of The Club,...Read More
My short story, “Starry Night” was a finalist for the William Wisdom,William Faulkner Prize for a short story. “Starry Night ” started out as a NaNoWriMo project a few years ago under the title, “The God of All Grace”, and was “downsized” to a longish short story.Read More
ONE FOR THE ARK will be on display at the American Library Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago this weekend, at the exhibit by Foreword Reviews. OFTA is a finalist for the Book of the Year in Fiction. Winner to be announced on the 24th at ALA. Wish me luck!Read More
