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August 19, 2025

I had a great time talking about Chicago at the La Grange Park Public Library. A lovely place and the staff were great. It's fun to do these talks because it gives me a chance to check out different libraries (even if I have to drive through a major thunderstorm to do so). And a couple of the audience members really knew their stuff about local La Grange Park history, which we talked about while we were setting up. 

I've added two more vampire talks in October. It's going to be a very busy month but fun. I'll post the info on those as the time draws near.

Any organization interested in booking a talk can visit my contact page and send me an email. 

Recently, I appeared again on Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba, this time to discuss vampires. It's quite a theme with me this year. I always enjoy talking to Pete and had a lot of fun. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. I'm at the 1:24:45 mark, but the whole show was great. 

Thanks to Rick Hibbert, an old Pioneer Press co worker, the Aug. 6 edition of The Cook County Chronicle did a nice piece on me and The Meet the Parents Story recently. Check it out on page 6:   Cook County Chronicle Digital Edition - Chronicle Media