<p>I tell tales big and small. Life's magical, but it isn't always enough for a good story. So I make up the rest.<br/><br/>To me, it's not real until I've put it into story form, which means I repeat myself a lot. In fact, the phrase that passes my lips most often is, "I may have told you this before, but ..."<br/><br/>I've made my living writing about TV, its celebrities, and its past. (I used to pen a column called "Ask the Televisionary" for TV Guide.com.) I've also put food on the table reviewing restaurants, writing about travel, and doing SEO and content strategy.<br/><br/>Only the writing counts in the end.<br/><br/>I have a godawful memory, so I focus on the written word. I like to think that over time, I've gotten better at it--the writing, not the remembering. I forget important dates. I'm pretty good with movie lines. But after several years, I tend to tweak them. I prefer my versions over the real ones.<br/><br/>Funny goes a long way with me. Probably further than it should.<br/><br/>I grew up outside Philadelphia and have lived in New York, L.A., and San Francisco. My current home base is Chicago.</p>
