…you can link here to hear our interview on The Download now. Reviews are already in from fellow writers in our memoir-writing class at the Chicago Cultural Center. Sharon says Audrey “sounded quite confident and natural,” and Andrea reports that “the segment was great radio.” Here’s how our interview was described on the WGN Radio […]

Tonight, April 11, 2018, at 9 pm Central Time, memoir-writer Audrey Mitchell and I will be interviewed by Justin Kaufmann, host of The Download on WGN Radio 720. Audrey is one of the many writers from my memoir-writing classes whose stories intertwine with mine in my latest book, Writing Out Loud. What will we talk […]

In January Regan Burke and I were on WGN Radio 720 touting the benefits of memoir-writing with Justin Kaufmann, host of The Download. Last month 81-year-old writer Bob Eisenberg shared some of his Chicago stories on The Download, and now it’s Audrey Mitchell’s turn. Audrey is another writer whose stories intertwine with mine in my […]

…don’t despair! our interview with Justin Kaufmann on The Download is already available online. Just link here to the WGN Radio site and hit the button marked “play.” I’m about to do that myself right now to see how we sound — the interview went by so quickly it’s all a blur! I’ll say goodbye […]

I tuned into Fresh Air Monday right in the middle of an interview with a guy they said was a cartoonist well-known for his series, “The Pain — When Will It End?” Host Dave Davies was asking the guy questions. Where did his impulse to express himself this way come from, what was his process for […]