TBT: Ragdale High School Arts Week
A memory from less than a month ago, when I had the uplifting and inspiring opportunity to work with young writers during Ragdale Foundation’s High School Arts Week. What follows below comes from their journals. I’ve Been Told A Found-ish Ensemble List Poem I remember sitting in the backseat, looking through night-stained windows, watching fireworks […]
2.23.2016 Journal Prompt
February 23, 2016: When she came back…
5.21.2015 Journal Prompt
May 21, 2015: This was before.
4.28.2015 Journal Prompt
April 28, 2015: They did this sometimes.
Coffee at the Kitchen Table: A Mad Men Inspiration by Patricia Ann McNair
From a morning’s journal while in Paris recently. Not about what you might think. Thank you, Chicago Literati, for publishing.
10.5.2014 Journal Prompt
October 5, 2014: No one really knew her.
The Writer’s Handful with Paulette Livers
Mondays + Writers = Finally something to look forward to. March is a fabulous month for book launches; there are more than a few new titles I am eager to add to my shelves and to read. Among these is the brand new debut novel, CEMENTVILLE, by Paulette Livers. The stellar reviews and honors are […]
2.14.2014 Journal Prompt
February 14, 2014: It started like this.
The Writer’s Handful with Arnie Bernstein
Mondays + Writers = Finally something to look forward to. It is a new year, and we have a whole lot of new interviews with some of today’s most interesting writers. I’m excited to introduce to you a fellow Chicago author who fears no story: Arnie Bernstein. Arnie Bernstein is author of the new nonfiction […]
11.16.2013 Journal Prompt
November 16, 2013: On her bad days…