Robert Freedman

A long-time writer and teacher, Robert “Butch” Freedman lives in Cape Meares, Oregon with his wife, Beverly Stein. Originally from Philadelphia, he has finally fully acclimated to life in the Great Northwest. He still roots for the Phillies, though.

Butch published, the autobiographical novel, “Fancypants: An Autobiographical Novel” in 2008 and “Beach Bum:A Life in Pieces in 2018. His short prose works have appeared in numerous publications, including: Purple Clover, Drash, Tikkun, Philadelphia Stories, Still Crazy, Under The Gum Tree, Northwest Squid, and Portland Magazine. One of his short stories was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

He has facilitated writing workshops for Write Around Portland (some at Inverness Jail), at Havurah Shalom and at the Multnomah Arts Center.