Creative Writing
Category“The Next Big Thing” Interview
My friend Stephen Danos (author of Playhouse State, H_NGM_N Books, and alumnus of Columbia College Chicago’s Creative Writing – Poetry..
It’s Raining, but Museums are Free! (Part II)
Last week was the first week of school, and it just didn’t feel as hectic as it usually does. That’s most likely due to the fact that ..
What I’m Reading
Hey, Marginalians. It’s been a long break. Really long. And that’s awesome and wonderful and I don’t wish it had been shorter, but now..
More Winter Break & A Little More Snow
Recently, my friends from Bellingham, Matt & Chelsea (we studied in the MA program at Western Washington University), came through Chi..
It’s Freezing, but Museums are Free!
This week marked the coldest few days in Chicago this winter. Folks, it was 1 degree—no need for plural. That’s really frosty. I bro..
Recharging the Batteries
It’s been a long break. We finished classes about ten days before Christmas, and if you aren’t doing J-Term classes, it’s almost Febru..
Applications, Cover Letters, and Stress
It’s Winter. February approaches. The 15th was the last day to apply to the Creative Writing – Poetry MFA program at Columbia College ..
Catching Up With My Cohort
This past few weeks have been about catching up with my cohort. I hadn’t been to a poetry reading in months, and this past weekend I a..
…And THIS Is Why We Go To School
I went to New York last weekend and saw Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which is also known to some as “Spider-Man the Musical.” I have..
Writing Over Break?
I don’t know if it’s because I have so much to do (that’s never stopped me before) or because I take the term “break” literary, but I ..