Mike Royko, the Genesis of My Writing Life

Mar 10, 2025

The time was the late eighties, the place Chicago, and the event the collapse of the commercial real estate market.

2 Comments

Never knew this detail of your origin story, Jim. Great stuff!

Looking forward to the remainder of this story.

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