About Fred

"No ideas but in things." - William Carlos Williams

Fred Greenhalgh has been writing stories since his childhood in rural Maine. His determination to leave his home town got him as far as the University of Southern Maine, and two years later he took a university-sponsored exchange to the University of New Orleans where he studied film, photography, and drinking.

After taking another year for an independent project studying the , he headed back to Maine to graduate USM with a BA in Media Studies with University Honors. His senior thesis was the radio drama Day of the Dead, a story about a young man's search for a missing lover in New Orleans--a celebration of his adopted and beloved city.

Having found his calling radio drama, Fred continued to produce his own short stories under the moniker of "FinalRune Productions," which became an official DBA in 2007. His pursuit to master the craft brought him to the National Audio Theater Festivals' week-long workshop in 2007, and then in 2009 to Ireland to visit his friend and mentor Roger Gregg.

The character of FinalRune's work continues to evolve as Fred explores different themes of writing and ways of telling a story. Current projects include a Bean Supper in collaboration with The Mad Horse Theater Company and audio adaptations of the work of Archer Mayor

Audio Credits

• 2006 - Day of the Dead, The Blind Man's Confession
• 2007 - Tales from Williamsville, Fall of the Hero, Begathon Special
• 2008 - Waiting for a Window
• 2009 - Begathon Shorts, Mad Horse OTR Project, Live Halloween Radio Show
• 2010 - Joe Gunther Audio Pilot

Writing

• Some Road Through the Desert
• Assorted Poems
• Blind Man's Confession, Blue Murder Magazine, 2000

Visual

• Photo Slideshow of New Orleans