× Expand Author photo:Mitch Deitz 'Settle Down', the new novel from Ritt Deitz. The responsibilities start knocking at your (parents’) door and you’re not sure you’re ready to answer. And has Deitz settled down now? That’s one of the best reasons to settle down in a place that I’ve ever heard. Dave Cieslewicz is a Madison- and Upper Peninsula-based writer who served as mayor of Madison from 2003 to 2011.