Creative Writing – Nonfiction
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Succulents and Spring
Lil’ Baby Avocado
It’s finally here! I think. I hope.
After a long Chicago winter, one of my favorite things about spring is all of..
Spring is here in Chicago, FINALLY
WHYYYYY?
This being my third spring, I’ve grown somewhat accustomed to the unpredictability of the weather, BUT that still doesn’t mea..
Post-Grad Planning
Opening for Tobias Wolff @ Columbia College Chicago (photo: Mandy Clark)
This past week has been incredibly busy AND incredibly huge f..
The End of That Long Thesis Road
Battle Station Fallen Silent
I finally did it!
Thursday night I submitted my complete thesis manuscript to my advisor(!), so I fina..
A Weekend in the City
Kathryn and Steph take Chicago!
This past weekend, my friend Kathryn visited me in Chicago. It was her first time in the city, which o..
All Hail Queen Peggy
AMC 2014
Anyone who’s been through a Chicago winter can tell you that it makes you want to do one thing in particular: stay inside. Fo..
Let’s NOT Talk About Thesis
Baby otters in space, because why not? AKA procrastination space station
I know you are all probably sick of all my thesis posts, and ..
Final Round
By the time this is posted, the spring semester of 2016 will be underway, the final semester of my MFA. How am ..
“Your confusion is more interesting than your perceived wisdom.”
Loitering, Charles D’Ambrosio’s 2014 essay collection that includes pieces from the cult favorite Orphans as we..
Writer’s Year in Review—Behind the Scenes
Being the internet-obsessed media consumer I am, when I started seeing people posting their “year in review” on Facebo..