Mark Vickery

Mark Vickery has been a professional writer for more than 20 years, and "The Druggist" is his second novella, following 2025's "AI Blinked," which he co-wrote with Mark Zinski. He writes a twice-daily column for an investment research firm, is an optioned screenwriter with a top screenwriting prize, has written stage plays given public readings in Chicago and New Orleans, and is an accomplished songwriter. He lives in Chicago and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.