​Death has followed me my entire life, like a lost dog begging for an owner. You see, death has always played with me, becoming my funny yet tragic friend.
To me, grief is so much more than mourning the loss of a loved one. Join me as I show you death through a fresh lens.​​
A Memoir of Grief, Forgiveness and the Unexpected
I write life affirming stories during complex times.
I’m a writer drawn to stories of identity and resilience. Much of my work is shaped by a lifetime in the arts and decades spent inside LGBTQ+ community spaces, where loss, humor, love, and survival often exist side by side.​​
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My memoir, The Good Inside the Grief, explores what remains after loss and how meaning can still be found inside it. My essays have appeared in literary journals including The Wrath-Bearing Tree and Lowestoft Chronicle, and draw from a lifelong commitment to amplifying voices that are too often overlooked. Whether on the page, stage, or screen, I write to confront grief without sentimentality, to honor identity without apology, and to remind us that even in our darkest moments, something human and hopeful persists.
City of West Hollywood Leadership Acnowledgment
48 Picks of the Week
​The Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Theater
19 Critics Choice & Best Bets
Margaret Harford Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatre
"Jon is a talented writer who
...You'll want to go around again
once you've finished his
story"
of his life...
- Lily Tomlin, Actress and Comedian
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"Jon is a new emerging writer with a unique voice. There is humor, pathos and a in his writing. I can't wait to see what other stories he has to tell"
-Jane Wagner, writer of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
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