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This year, I turn 36. It will be roughly two decades since the summer I saved up enough money from my job at the Dairy Crest (a local, sea..

Amidst the chaos of preparing for the end of the semester comes the all-too-brief but definitely welcome break for Thanksgiving. This year..

After I became involved with burlesque and began earning my first Master’s in Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago, I started conce..

Welcome back readers! (Maybe I’m just saying welcome back to myself because even though this is my first blog post of the 2022-2023 school..

The semester is winding down. Only five-ish weeks to go (I think). After spring break, and settling into a pattern of rest and relaxation,..

In the winter of 2016, just after the Trump election, I was invited to my first burlesque show by my friend Kitty Tornado, who was a new l..

My cute, but largely unhelpful FTA (Feline Teaching Assistant)

I’ve been accused countless times in my life of dreaming too big, havin..

My cute, but largely unhelpful FTA (Feline Teaching Assistant)

I’ve been accused countless times in my life of dreaming too big..

The inimitable Vanessa Ramstack

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

And just like that, it’s finals time! In a mere matter of days I can officially say that I’m *halfway* through grad school. I have to ad..