Creative Writing – Nonfiction | Marginalia

Plant the seeds of love and watch a heart-shaped tree grow.

Valentine’s Day is upon us. All around the Columbia College Chicago campus..

This cat is either very angry or very bored. Either way, it doesn’t say much about my writing.

You know who has no compassion for creati..

This is an actor. No actual vehicles were harmed during filming.

We live in tumultuous times so one never knows what to expect when on..

The inimitable Vanessa Ramstack

Chicago is a city of opportunity. New York and Los Angeles require either significant money or one he..

A cozy, quiet pace to work at 33 E. Congress

Over the summer there was quite the flutter of activity in both the 624 South Michigan Av..

Tucked away about halfway down the hallway on the 8th floor of the 624 South Michigan building is room 803. This modest office is always p..

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the connection between body and mind; how one’s physicality affects one’s mentality and how this rel..

Spring break 2018 is fast approaching. When we return, there will only be seven more weeks in the semester. When I walk out of my evening ..

It’s February. Eight inches of snow. 30 hours of rain followed by freezing temperatures. 65 degrees the next day, and foggy. Chicago is li..