Fiction

In the twilight of a childhood full of wonder, Billy Argo, boy detective, is brokenhearted to find that his younger sister and crime-solving partner, Caroline, has committed suicide. Ten years later, Billy, age thirty, returns from an extended stay at St. Vitus' Hospital for the Mentally Ill to discover a world full of unimaginable strangeness: office buildings vanish without reason, small animals turn up without their heads, and cruel villains ride city buses to complete their evil schemes.

1977 Mercury Cooper -- A la Manière de John Cheever -- At a wedding -- Backwoods diversion -- A story about oilmen -- Vaquero says -- A la Manière de Samuel Breslin -- Museum study.

In Chicago, a secret L train runs through the mythical East Side of the city. On that train, you’ll find a house-cat conductor, an alcoholic elf, a queen of the last city farm, the most curious wind, and an exceptional girl by the name of Francesca Finnegan. When we first encounter Richard K. Lyons, he is a man who has long forgotten the one night, when he was still a boy called Rich, when Francesca invited him aboard the secret L for an adventure through the East Side. The night was a mad epic, complete with gravity-defying first kisses, mermaid overdoses, and princess rescues. Unfortunately for Rich, the night ended like one of those elusive dreams forgotten the moment you wake. Now, Rich is all grown up and out of childish adventures, an adult whose life is on the verge of ruin. It will take the rediscovery of his exploits with Francesca, and a reacquaintance with the boy he once was, to save him.

Metropolis and the Girl in the Bathroom is a collection of two short stories in a zine.

Collection of color photographs from Chicago artist, Joseph Wilcox, said to be capturing Huldufolk, or hidden people. According to Icelandic folkore, the Huldufolk live among and protect the country's boulders, hills, and lava fields.

An anthology of poetry and fiction writing from Chicago youth enrolled in the Prism Workshops offered by the Guild Complex from 1997-2001. The contributors, ages 14-21, were participants in 6 week summer writing and mentorship workshops. The foreword is by Luis J. Rodriguez.

Fictional stories and poems created during after school tutoring by students of 826CHI, a Chicago free writing center for ages 6-18.