David is an acclaimed author of fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, short stories, and poetry. His writing space is inside an 8x10 shed on the property

of his Midwest home, a shed modeled after Dylan Thomas' famous boathouse shed in Laugharne, Wales. You can read about it at The Abundance. 

 

David shares a home with his wife, Leslie, and dog, Sam, outside Chicago, where the often-dramatic seasonal changes come on windswept plains. He was born and raised in the hills of Western Pennsylvania and those early years there, combined with the character of his new home, have greatly influenced much of his work. Still, his heart can also be found in the varied and dramatic landscapes and among the people of Ireland, Spain, New Mexico, and America's Pacific Northwest. 

 

David is the author of several award-winning books of prose and poetry. He has been appointed as the Poet Laureate of Clarendon Hills, IL (2026-2028) and has been honored by the Chicago Writers Association, the Eric Hoffer Award, the Society of Midland Authors, the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors, to name a few.

 

His short stories, creative nonfiction, essays, and poems have been published in The Ulu Review, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Humans of the World, Red Noise Collective, Voices, The Lascaux Review, the Chicago Tribune, and others.

 

David also has been privileged to serve as the Writer-in-Residence at the Jack Kerouac Project in Orlando, Florida and at the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home and Museum in Oak Park, Illinois.

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He is a retired associate professor at Columbia College Chicago, a long-time Chicago broadcast journalist, teaches writing at Gotham Writers Workshop of New York City, and mentors writers through his personalized workshops.