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TagArt, Grief, Grad School, and Mental Health
So today’s post is going to be just a little bit different—well, actually it’s going to be very different. Last month I didn’t post a ..
Spring is here in Chicago, FINALLY
WHYYYYY?
This being my third spring, I’ve grown somewhat accustomed to the unpredictability of the weather, BUT that still doesn’t mea..
On the Importance of Friends
The Minds of Winter reading opened with Doe Parker (CCC 2018), photos by David Fairbanks
Do not trust anyone who tells you that gradua..
So, No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way?
More than halfway through the semester and I’m already feeling it.
Was I ready for it? In a word…
Not even close.
What am I fe..
Slowing Down
Chicago, sometimes you are so darn beautiful.
Fall is definitely here. In just a matter of days the leaves started changing, even if t..
TRIGGER WARNING: THERE WILL BE BLOOD
(See also: sentimentality.)
In almost any beginning workshop, you’ll learn that there’s one thing that will turn a good poem sour i..
Being Outside is Not School
School is over which means that everyone should be spending as much time as possible outside. I recently ..
No Place Like Home
Being away from home is often difficult for many people, especially when one is engulfed by work and stress. However as a gradu..
On Caffeine, Health, and Finding the Light
I was never really the type of student that pulled all-nighters to desperately finish an assignment at the last minute. While..