Creative Writing | Marginalia

Phew! I need to catch my breath.

That’s me and my first week on the job. My best friend back in San Diego wanted to see “Profession..

I’ve been writing in my journal a lot this summer. It’s not something I do that often. The department encourages it, but it isn’t part..

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of looking for places to live, working, hanging out with friends, submitting, and writing, am..

The past few weeks have been filled with celebration and good news.

On June 6th I celebrated with my friends Wes and Gavin. They go..

It’s technically summer, but if you’re from Chicago or have lived here for some time, you know that “it’s summer” doesn’t mean much at..

Yes! I officially hold an MFA in Poetry from Columbia College Chicago. We did it! We graduated and we’re still alive and everything is..

There’s Sassy again. Snoozing. She has no idea how crazy the past few weeks have been. Summer, for me, is off to a busy start.

I mo..

I saw a rainbow the other day when I was in Florida. It had been raining on and off during the afternoon, which is par for the course ..

As I write this I’m on the train heading home after a crazy day at work. It’s warm and I’m looking forward to hanging with Em and Elli..

I am a MASTER!

I feel like it is impossible to capture the moments of Manifest and Graduation with words. This might seem silly for..