JIM LYNCH has been writing plays for about ten years.  His most recent play, The Tallest Man, will see its world premiere on The Artistic Home stage as part of the 2009/2010 season.  The play was developed with John Mossman and The Artistic Home for two years in a series of readings.  The Artistic Home has staged several of Jim's shorter plays, including Photo Op, The Palace of Riches and Purgatory.  Jim's work has been seen elsewhere around Chicago, including at Chicago Dramatists, where Jim is part of their Playwright's Network.  Jim is also a founding member of the writing group BUMS.  His work was also seen in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland, when Jim produced his own show Turn of the Spade there.