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Drew Glass

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in Chicago, The United States

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https://www.drewglass.net/

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Fiction, Crime, Humor and Comedy

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January 2012

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Telling Stories About People Who Become Stories

Drew Glass is the pen name of Chicago-born author and storyteller Drew Zagorski. The name honors his grandfather, Stan Glazewski (Glass), whose example continues to shape both his work and his life.

Glass writes character-driven fiction about loyalty, love, consequence, identity, and the choices that slowly define a life. His stories explore the relationships people build—with family, friends, communities, places, and each other—and the ways those bonds endure, evolve, or break under pressure. Whether writing crime fiction, satire, or literary drama, he is drawn to flawed people navigating complicated systems while trying to hold on to what matters most.

His debut novel, The Make-Right Man: A Chi ...more

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Do you consider The Make-Right Man a crime novel or something else?

Drew Glass The Make Right Man is, of course, a novel that revolves around criminal activity. But to me it's more than that. The Make Right Man piece of the story…moreThe Make Right Man is, of course, a novel that revolves around criminal activity. But to me it's more than that. The Make Right Man piece of the story is how Billy helps and serves the neighborhood. Standing up for others and taking care of people who need a hand with something - not necessarily criminal - that requires a little "persuasion" or resources they don't have. Beyond that, the book is a sort of love letter to the place I grew up. And within it, I strove to layer in several love stories - Billy and his first love and true love, Billy and Karp, Billy and Rosie, Billy and his son, and Billy/Karp and the neighborhood that formed them.(less)

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Why did you write under the name Drew Glass?

Drew Glass My Grampa, Stan Glazewski (Glass), was and still is my role model and north star. When I resolved to start pursuing putting stories down in print, I t…moreMy Grampa, Stan Glazewski (Glass), was and still is my role model and north star. When I resolved to start pursuing putting stories down in print, I thought there was no better way to honor him than to use his last name - at least the Americanized version of it. (less)

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Drew Glass answered Drew Glass's question: Do you consider The Make-Right Man a crime novel or something else? The Make Right Man is, of course, a novel that revolves around criminal activity. But to me it's more than that. The Make Right Man piece of the story is how Billy helps and serves the neighborhood. Standing up for others and taking care of people wh See Full Answer
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Drew Glass answered Drew Glass's question: Why did you write under the name Drew Glass? My Grampa, Stan Glazewski (Glass), was and still is my role model and north star. When I resolved to start pursuing putting stories down in print, I thought there was no better way to honor him than to use his last name - at least the Americanized ve See Full Answer
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“Stories matter because they allow us to step outside ourselves for a while and see the world through someone else’s eyes — another neighborhood, another time, another set of pressures, fears, loyalties, temptations, or regrets.”
― Drew Glass, The Make-Right Man: A Chicago Reckoning

tags: character-driven-fiction, crime-fiction, fiction, the-make-right-man

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“The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.”
― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

tags: philosophy, philosophy-of-life

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