October 2011
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Red Rover Series
I recently attended the Red Rover Series’ poetry reading in Wicker Park, which was a part of the 100,000 Poets for Change event going ..
Rose Economou: The Great Journey Begins
It was last year, right around this time, that I went to Rose’s office to talk to her about going on the J-term trip to Europe. I had ..
The Challenge of Growing
The frenetic pace of the Creative Producing program continues.
Everyone is exhausted. Some are hopeless at times, faced with a seeming..
Teaching Fiction Writing Pt. 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold
As a grad student, I figured that my teaching career would start with a section of Freshman Comp. That wasn’t how it went down. Last w..
Playing Hide and Seek at Local Block Party
This past Saturday, I volunteered at the Hideout Block Party, which celebrated the venue’s 15th birthday.
Visual Learning–Postcard Project
In the class Methods and Materials for Teaching Visual Arts at the Secondary School Level, we are testing the idea of teaching two hig..
Books, books, books
I love books. Ask any writer about the possessions that he or she values most and I am positive that books are at the top, if not near..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: The Home Studio (Hardware)
The Rig
I’m going to break down the hardware I use in my home studio. This will get a bit technical, and its meant mostly for those ..
Elementary Education: And This Is How I Knew.
“To question means to lay open, to place in the open. Only a person who has questions can have real understanding.” – Hans-Georg Gadame..