Spring Break & DIY
So, as I’m writing this, I’m smack-dab in the middle of spring break. When you read this, I will be smack-dab in the middle of the wee..
OK. Let’s Talk About AWP
AWP is one of the things you need to do in grad school: You get a student rate, you will be affiliated with a college and, most likely..
AWP13 – Dean Young & the Kids
This is not going to be the recap. Though, I should, in the next post, offer ya’ll a recap. But this is about the final day and how I ..
A Visit to Book and Paper Arts
On Tuesday March 5th, the day of our little snowstorm, my Illustrated Victorian Poetry class made our way down Wabash, all the way to ..
The Diegesis Release PARTY!!!
On Saturday February 23rd, I celebrated the release of my third book, The Diegesis. As you may know (from my previous blog post about ..
OK, Let’s Talk About My Thesis Some More
I’ve already met with my thesis advisor, Tony Trigilio, about my thesis twice. In our last meeting, we discussed the manuscript on the..
What is So Great About Columbia College Chicago? Well…
The truth of it is that I’m ready to be done with school. I’ve pretty much been going nonstop since I was 24 and starting the second h..
I Swear I’m Not Gonna Cry
So school is kicking, and this semester seems like it’s gonna be pretty cool. Film & Poetry is already really cool, and Illustrated Vi..
“The Next Big Thing” Interview
My friend Stephen Danos (author of Playhouse State, H_NGM_N Books, and alumnus of Columbia College Chicago’s Creative Writing – Poetry..
More Winter Break & A Little More Snow
Recently, my friends from Bellingham, Matt & Chelsea (we studied in the MA program at Western Washington University), came through Chi..