Masters of Flight Reading
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On May 15th, 2014, Columbia College Chicago had the Masters of Flight event to coincide with the undergraduate Manifest event that t..
Writing Never Leaves You
I’m trying to finish this thesis. And by finish, I mean finish a draft of the novel to revise and then revise again, and maybe again a..
Spring in Chicago
It’s finally spring in Chicago. The students are getting a bit rowdy, the weather is slightly less cold, and people are outside. A few..
Thesis Update
Today, I thought I’d update my readers on my thesis.
I’m 150 pages in or so, and I was a bit stuck recently. I just wasn’t feeling ..
Recent Great Experience Telling Stories
On February 9th and 10th, I had the pleasure of telling a story in 2nd Story’s February show, “Any Minute Now: Stories of Loving and L..
Film Adaptations of Books
Okay, Chicago, we all know it’s cold outside. I even went to Michigan recently for my first time ever and played in a foot-and-a-half ..
Polar Vortex
I write this as I have been laid up in bed for four days, sick with the flu during the the polar vortex nauseatingly called “Chiberia”..
Immersion Research
I’m 150 pages into my novel and I am at THAT point—the one where you come up with excuses to stop writing. Well, I think in my case it..
Why Chicago?
People always ask me why I chose to move to Chicago for graduate school. Often, they complain about the weather and winters, but I jus..
A New Literary Journal!
MarginAliens! I am super excited to present to you the FIRST ISSUE OF 3ELEMENTS REVIEW! This is a labor of love from myself, my great ..