Welcome

Welcome to my Web world. I'm just building this site, but the virtual water is fine, so as James Taylor says, "Baby lose the laundry and jump on in." Look above left to see samples of my work-related writing and freelance endeavors. Above right is my informal blog where I've provided a naval gazer's view to the Fighting Irish in 2006 and detailed my experiences as a semi-professional football player for the Lafayette Lions. Believe it. At the age of 40, I did the George Plimpton thing and blogged about it in something I called the "Online Lion." You can read about my embarrassing, painful journey as a special team's guy and backup tight end. I never had a ball thrown to me in a game, but I did recover one on-side kick. I also made one tackle and got my helmet knocked off on a block I never saw coming. I'm really just glad it's over.

Also, check out Sport Literate, the Chicago-based literary journal for which I serve as editor-in-chief. The logo is also tattooed on my right shoulder. We're overhauling that Web site, too, and plan on offering "Another Issue of the Big Shoulders" in 2007. I'll send you a back issue, cheap. Thanks for stopping by. Please drop me a line whenever you're in this part of the Internet.