In this 16-minute episode (above), I read aloud an untold story of being assaulted by Chicago Police. As I exercised freedom of assembly and speech at the age of 14 while protesting the U.S. vice-president at a labor union rally in Chicago, I was radicalized. For the first time, I’ve written about the siege in a new essay in Capitalism Magazine, “The Confluence: The Making of a Radical Chicago Activist.” You can read the essay here. Or listen to me read aloud on the above recording.

After the confluence of political party pull, press and police in violation of my rights, I came out. For the first time, I’ll write about being gay for The Gay & Lesbian Review’s revolving feature, Here’s My Story, in an essay which soon debuts in an upcoming issue. These and other forthcoming articles begin a new chapter in my storytelling.

Today (my 60th birthday) I’m announcing the U.S. debut of “Runaway,” my closest published writing to autobiography (you can listen to me read it aloud here). Read and re-read “Runaway” on demand when you buy my first book, Long Run: Short Stories, Volume One.

I’ve written a new story as a follow-up to my first award-winning fiction, “Boom-Boom Goes to Jail.” The story, which debuts next week in Classic Chicago magazine, is titled: “Boom-Boom Adds Spice.” A third tale about pole dancer Boom-Boom will cap the trilogy, which I’m adapting as a play. I’ll also announce on Short Stories by Scott Holleran the first motion picture—a short movie—inspired by my fiction writing. This morning, I’m enjoying my first cup of French roast coffee and fired up to start the new day.

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