Writing Accomplishments of KWG Members

The KWG is proud of its members and their accomplishments. The list below includes published works and contest mentions.

Visit our Bios page to see KWG member contributions to Left of the Lake magazine, 2nd First Look, the Speaking of Our Words , and the Olio Storytellers Collective.


Richard Bell
– Life Seemed Good, But…, a collection of short stories, self published in 2013

Darleen Coleman
-“Across the Lake” in Great Lakes Review                                                                                                        -“Something to Cry About” in Bird’s Thumb                                                                                                    -“History” in Undertow, 2017 Kenosha Writers’ Guild Anthology                                                                    -“Every Place Has It’s Sorrows” in orangepeel

Joe Engel
– “Removal” – flash fiction, winner of the 2015 Left of the Lake Flash Fiction Contest
– “Holding the Line” in Harpur Palate – 2011 Summer/Fall
– “As We Leap” in Cold mountain Review – 2009 Fall

Walter Gascoigne
– “The Sanitation Solution” a short story included in Kitchen Sink Gothic, a collection published by Parallel Universe Publications

Dave Gourdoux
– Ojibway Valley – novel, self-published in 2013 December

Jim Janus
– “Freedom Stream” – short story, winner of the 2014 Waukegan Public Library Ray Bradbury Creative Contest
– Poetry – collection of poems, self-published in 2013

Robert M. Katzman

Robert M. Katzman, 74, a Chicago native from the South Side, has published a six-book autobiography covering 1950 to 2024.
Books 1 through 5 contain stories and poems — more like ballads — are based on successive periods of Bob’s life, up to the present:
1-Lost Boy: 1950 to 1964 A story of nine years of terrible abuse from a mentally-ill mother, his constant rebellion outside of Bob’s home, while forming lifetime friendships
2-Chicago Street Kid: 1964-1969 About running away from home at 14, finding work to survive, Going to the University of Chicago High School, opening Bob’s Newsstand at 15
3-Chicago Urban Legends: 1969- 1985 Stories of Bob’s Newsstands, The Deli-Dali Delicatessen, Gulliver’s Periodicals, and the 6-year Chicago Magazine War
4- Magazine Memories, 30 Years of Selling Antique Paper: 1985-2016 My 5,000 sq. ft. back-issue magazine store carrying 150,000 periodicals dating back to 1576
5-Chicago Bob…Still Not Out of Print: 2015- Present Day. A range of stories and poetry about Katzman’s life, the Newsstand, and years of unemployment.
6-Rise/Fall/Rise: My Life as an Entrepreneur: 1962-2074.  In 700 pages, a compendium of  how I opened every business I began, the successes, the failures and why.
The first 5 books are 250-300 pages and cost $29.99
The Entrepreneur Guide is 710 pages and is $59.95
Just published! Turning Parchment Pages, about a 2,500 trip taken by a couple over 70 around the Eastern US visiting a series of friends and relatives all over 70 and 80, and when plans went off the rails, including related stories and poetry. From Ohio to Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, New York City, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana and home in Wisconsin in 18 days. 135 pages $19.95.
Don’t Go Quietly Press, dgqpress.com to order whatever books you desire. Great Gifts!

Mary LeMieux McDonald
– Many novels self-published under the pseudonym M.P. McDonald

TJ Morris
– Blood is Thicker Than Color – novel, self-published in 2014 October