Creative Writing | Marginalia

Part of the required curriculum here at Columbia College Chicago is to take two literature seminar courses: a pre-20th century literature ..

When I started the MFA Creative Writing program, I re-committed to reading more black authors, especially after taking African America..

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..

I’ve become quite reflective this holiday break. Going into next semester I do not feel the same steam as I did coming into the progra..

I am not the type of person that usually creates a clichéd list of “New Year, New Me” goals—I have tried that before and it has not worked..

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..

Growing up, my father taught me (well, more like drilled into me) that networking is how you get ahead. It’s how you learn and develop..

November has been an exhausting month—it’s the final stretch after the midway point of the semester, where you are forced to focus on imme..

The inimitable Vanessa Ramstack

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