About

While growing up in Milwaukee's Washington Heights neighborhood, DW gorged himself on a steady diet from the masters: Kirt Vonnegut, John Updike, Robert Ludlum, Ernest Hemingway, and anyone connected to Mad Magazine. (Hence, everything he writes can be folded in half to form a witty and subversive message.)

A career in advertising ensued

While growing up in Milwaukee's Washington Heights neighborhood, DW gorged himself on a steady diet from the masters: Kirt Vonnegut, John Updike, Robert Ludlum, Ernest Hemingway, and anyone connected to Mad Magazine. (Hence, everything he writes can be folded in half to form a witty and subversive message.)

A career in advertising ensued, followed by his current position as an instructor at Marquette University. The one common denominator throughout DW's life has always been his ability to tell a story. Whether it's in a television commercial, in the classroom, or within the pages of a novel, the goal is always the same: Grab the audience's attention, let them shake hands with some fascinating characters, create some tension, then ensure the audience feels something in the process.

Currently DW is writing his next story — a period piece about growing up in 1970s Milwaukee.