At the Met Gala.
At the Paper Machete, Green Mill Lounge, June 2019
Me and my sweetie, high above Chicago's Grant Park, as we wait for the 2019 Bloomsday reading at the Cliff Dwellers Club to commence.
Reading at Tuesday Funk. "Dames ahoy!" June 2019.
At Louder Than A Mom, rambling about my ill-fated days as a health food baker. March 2019
Me and the other readers at Louder Than a Mom, at Martyr's in Chicago, March 2019.
At the American Writers Museum, at the holiday gala for the Authors Guild Chicago Regional Chapter, Dec 2018. L-R, Scott Turow, Rebecca Makkai, A.L. Price, me, Arnie Bernstein.
This cut-out of Abe Lincoln couldn't match my debate skills, even without my pants.
Bloomsday 2018 at the Cliff Dwellers Club. "He employs a mechanical device to frustrate the sacred ends of nature."
My fellow Bloomites, 2018.
With Jonathan Eig at his launch for ALI: A LIFE, the greatest bio about The Greatest! November 2017
Goobin' the shab at Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest, 2017.
The wonderful cast of my short play, LOCAVORES, which debuted August 2017 at the Theater of Western Springs. Many thanks to Greg Kolack and director Ed Wavak for helping it see the light of day.
With Matthew Glenn, my Rex doppelganger, at Wizard World. This kinker knows how to live the Top Town life. August 2017
With Maui. Wowie! August 2016
A fabulous panel at 2016 Wizard World with many friends, including Paul Erickson, Rick Kirk, Steve Ginensky and Zoe Erickson. August 2017
The Lardner induction ceremony, with Brian Bernardoni, two Lardner relatives, James Lardner, and Ron Rappaport.
At the induction ceremony of Ring Lardner into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, at the Newberry Library, May 2017
At the premiere of Ned Crowley's darkly comic masterpiece, MIDDLE MAN, starring TV's Jim O'Heir. All my pallies from back in performing days, except for the photobomber in the cap over my wife's shoulder. October 2016
At Essay Fiesta, October 2016
Me with the world's biggest canolli. July 2016
With my incredible fan Kendra, C2E2, April 2016
With my best pally Paul "Nerd Parodist" Erickson at C2E2 in Chicago, April 2016
With my fellow Bloomsday readers high over Grant Park at the Cliff Dwellers Club. From left, Mary Nell Murphy, Claudia Traudt, Mary Beth Horner and Patrick McCaughey. June 2015
Reading at "You're Being Ridiculous", August 2015
At the release party for The Wet Nose of Danger at the Book Cellar, October 2014
At the release party for The Wet Nose of Danger at the Book Cellar, October 2014
At the release party for The Wet Nose of Danger at the Book Cellar, October 2014
At the Bloomsday Celebration at the Newberry Library, 2012
At the Chicago Public Library Carl Sandburg Awards Dinner, with Tavi Gevinson and Henry Godinez, 2014
Competing at Write Club for the Loving Cup of Endless F'ing Glory. February 2013.
Ian Belknap, Overlord of Write Club, informs me he will have none of my shenanigans.
At the Chicago Writers Association 2011 Book of the Year Awards, with fellow winner Christine Sneed
At the Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge, Chicago, 2014
At the Chicago Writers Association 2011 Book of the Year Awards, reading from Honk Honk, My Darling