Creative Writing | Marginalia

So, you made it into Columbia College Chicago’s MFA in Creative Writing – Fiction program. Congrats! You’re going to do a lot when her..

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

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

Do you know TED? It stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. TED events are kind of like conferences that center around talks..

The Poetry of Zen

The discovery of poetics and its continued exploration has been an amazing part of my experience here at Columbia Co..

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..

“Every journey begins with a single step”

It is difficult to imagine that over two years ago I was sitting on my front porch in Akron,..

Congratulations to all who have been accepted into Columbia College Chicago’s Creative Writing – Fiction, MFA program! It’s a very com..

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..

Shenzhen, China. My future home and job.

I was recently speaking with my thesis advisor, Michael Robins, when he mentioned that it is ..

I’ve been in a thesis haze recently.

Okay, so I started a new job. It’s awesome—I love it. It’s 40 hours a week, it is putting my w..