city life | Marginalia

Good morning from the set of “Degraded”!

Hey y’all!

First off—it’s COLD outside here. And yes, I am talking about this 52-degr..

I can’t remember the last time I was on a field trip for school. Once in a theatre undergrad class we were scheduled to go to the Lyric Op..

At home with Jacob

Grad school life is busy, no doubt about that. Grad school in Chicago has its very own flavor, one I’ve grown to ap..

My Moving Helpers

Two years ago I left my home in Orlando, Florida and began my journey to Chicago. Now, we’re getting settled into ou..

Bristol Renaissance Faire

When I first arrived in Chicago two years ago my good friend and cohort member Ethan Chambers told me I shou..

Garfield Park Conservatory

It is my last semester at Columbia College Chicago and I’m suddenly faced with the rearing head of the mons..

I am happy to report that I survived my first year of grad school and my first semester teaching. It’s hard to believe how quickly thi..

I’ve come into Chicago by train, plane and automobile, and every trip is a little bit different; every time I see the Chicago skyline I th..

#GrammarWars involves finding an alternative literal meaning to what the other person is asking, and knowingly answering the wrong que..