Christopher Garlington lives in Chicago in a standard two kids, wife, dog, corner-lot, two car, small-business-owner American dream package. He drives a 2003 Camry, sports a considerable notebook fetish, and smokes Arturo Fuente Partaga Maduros as often as possible.  His stories have appeared in Chicago Parent; The Kentuckian, The Orlando Sentinel, The Daily Herald, Exito!, Florida, Orlando, Orlando Weekly, Catholic Digest, Retort, Another Realm, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, South Lit, and other magazines. He is the infamous author of the award winning parenting blog, Death By Children.

Past articles

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I want a baby!
June 20, 2012
Don't worry if you see Christopher Garlington weeping openly in Lincoln Park. He's just discovered his kids don't think he's Superman. 

Fatherhood and the Pinewood Derby
April 26, 2012
Christopher Garlington on the lessons he has learned building cars for his, er, his son's pinebox derby. 

The kid is home alone
April 11, 2012
Christopher Garlington experiences the terror of leaving his boy home alone for the first time. 

My last birthday party as supervisor
February 20, 2012
As every parent knows, except Christopher Garlington, unattended boys and Silly String makes a dangerous combination. 

The things we do for love
January 23, 2012
 

Parenting by text
January 9, 2012
Christopher Garlington reflects on how his life has gotten quieter since his family started texting all of their conversations. 

Funny Dad | Raised by Google
August 26, 2011
Google is cheating one Chicago dad out of the usual father-son rites of passage. Except one. 

Funny Dad | Son afflicted by acute vegetarianism
July 25, 2011
When my son told me he was a vegetarian, I was standing in the kitchen in an apron that read "Kill it/Grill it," cradling a pork shoulder I had slow-roasted for 12 hours. I told him he was in the wrong house. 

Funny Dad | Son afflicted by acute vegetarianism
July 15, 2011
When my son told me he was a vegetarian, I was standing in the kitchen in an apron that read "Kill it/Grill it," cradling a pork shoulder I had slow-roasted for 12 hours. I told him he was in the wrong house. 

Chicago dad takes aim at training his dogs - and kids
April 26, 2011
The secret to well-trained children? An $800 squirt bottle meant for dogs. Just ask my kids.