ABOUT ME

I have a B.S. from Northwestern and an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School, and have worked as an editor, political campaign staffer, actor, voiceover artist, stand-up comic and other jobs too numerous to mention but my first love has always been putting words on paper.

I have been a professional writer since high school, producing novels, short stories, plays, film and TV scripts, essays, reviews, journalism — I like to joke that I’ve done everything except haiku.

 


 

WORK FOR HIRE

The pieces on this page – fundraising proposals, articles, profiles, reviews, brochures, white papers and blog entries – were written for various publications, employers and clients over the past two decades.

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Arts & Entertainment

 

Orson Welles: Political Artist

Laughter (or Not) in the Dark

John Garfield: The Absolute Outsider

Review of Fargo

Review of Nixon

From Solo to Duet

‘Nothing’ Doing

The Real Dr. Ruth

 

Personal Essays

 

Any Idiot Can’t Do This. Only Some Idiots.

The Man at the Next Table

 

Literature

 

Review of The Inheritance by Samuel G. Freedman

Review of Walter Winchell by Michael Herr

Review of An Obsession with Anne Frank: Meyer Levin and the Diary by Lawrence Graver

 

Judaica

 

Music Completes the Picture

Voices of Remembrance

Seeking Justice for Terrorist Victims

Getting Off the Roller Coaster

Strangers to the Tribe

New Survey Results Seen as a Wake-Up Call for American Jews

Yeshiva University Looks for a Way Out of Financial Crisis

What to Do About Syria? Local Rabbis Weigh In

Claims Conference Facing Lawsuit over East German Properties

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Health Care

 

Fundraising Proposal: The Future of Cardiac Care

Fundraising Proposal: Combating Brain Tumors through Cancer Vaccines

Balancing Act

This is Spinal Surgery: Safe and Effective

Yesterday’s Breakthrough – Today’s Common Practice

Dr. Jeffrey Freed: An Activist at Home and Abroad

Dr. Valentin Fuster: “I Want to be on the Frontline”

Dr. Janice Gabrilove: A Second-Generation Success Story

Dr. Laura Hoskins: “It’s Overwhelming to Hear Their Stories”

Dr. Ihor Lemischka: The Quiet Revolutionary

Dr. Jagat Narula: Windows into the Heart

Dr. William Oh: New Hope for Millions of Men

Drs. Garcia-Sastre & Palese: The “Odd Couple” of Virus Research

Nursing Chief Leads Innovative Mount Sinai Research Partnership

The Best Course for Troubled Veterans: Treatment, Not Jail

Compassion and Commitment

 

Travel

 

Across the Dirty River: Sustainable Farming in Costa Rica

 

Miscellaneous

 

Shape-Up on Bedford

In Mid-Manhattan, Culture and Cuisine All’Italia

The New B & B’s

The Grandmother of Borough Hall

The Art of Reception Crashing

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