Arthur Bradford

Arthur Houston Bradford (born November 19, 1969, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine) is an American short story author and a director. He has had one book of short stories published, "Dogwalker" (Knopf ISBN 0-375-72669-1). He has won an O. Henry Award and has had his stories published in "Esquire", "McSweeneys", "", "Dazed & Confused", and "BOMB". He was a contributor to the McSweeney's publication "The Future Dictionary of America".

He was also the director of "How's Your News?", a documentary wherein disabled and handicapped adults interview unsuspecting passersby in a cross-country road trip. The film was broadcast on HBO, PBS, and British channel, Channel 4. It is now in production as a series for mtv.

Since 2006, he has served as director of "Camp Jabberwocky", the longest running sleepover camp for adults with disabilities in the United States.

Bradford keeps a blog about raising his daughter on babble.com. It is entitled "Diaper Bandit".

Arthur Bradford is a great-great-great-grandson of department-store magnate Abraham Abraham and also philanthropist Jacob Schiff.

External links

*http://www.howsyournews.com/
*http://campjabberwocky.org/
* [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2004/7/11.html "The Future Dictionary of America] "
* [http://babble.com/CS/blogs/diaperbandit/default.aspx Diaper Bandit Blog]