Steph Jurusz | Marginalia

Sunset Under the Tracks

The final classes for the term have been dismissed, students are jetting away to faraway vacations or beginnin..

Monkey Business, New Writing From Japan

This past week, we had the pleasure of hosting the Editors Moto Shibata and Roland Kelts of Mo..

Teresa Mcmahon (Poetry MFA candidate) reading at the Chicago Cultural Center

Spring is finally here in Chicago! That means a couple im..

Some Members of the Best Cohort EVER!

Can I tell you about how much I love my cohort?

If you’re unfamiliar with the whole grad scho..

Less Than One – Joseph Brodsky

Lately, I’ve been talking a lot with one of my writing friends about being fearless in writing. Being f..

My view as a I write

Until recently, I have remarked upon how mild this winter is compared to the Polar Vortexes we experienced last w..

Ice Forest

One of the perks of attending Columbia College Chicago is a little thing called J-Term. During J-Term accelerated classes a..

Wild Chickens of Oviedo, Florida

Just a year and a half ago I was writing about leaving Florida, and now I’m back down south to spend ..

Friendsgiving in Chicago w Nonfiction and Poetry friends!

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and while that break was wonderful, we all k..

Literature in Translation — Great finds at the ALTA bookfair!

This semester, I am taking one of the most exciting, unique, and challe..