Its been such a great year, full of travel and family events and lots of work. I’ve been writing reviews of theater and circus, writing a...
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Photos by Matt Arauz Photography Normally, when I am heading out to see a student showcase, it is because I am going to support a favorite stud...
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Awhile back a friend from my writing group asked for a kick in the ass for her writing because she found herself procrastinating about it, afraid to w...
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(Ephemera from my year of writing) Today I celebrate the one year anniversary of openly identifying as a writer, which is what I told my writer’s gr...
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Imagine you are getting old…but that once you recall being young in the beautiful city of Chicago, and having quite the night life with your friends...
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A friend recently tipped me off to a great source of writing income for freelance writers looking to make a few extra bucks. That source is Craigslist...
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The documentary World Circus follows 5 groups of circus performers in 2010 as they compete for the Golden Clown, a prestigious award handed to the mos...
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Secret underground dining event? I RSVP’d before the email self-destructed in 30 seconds and the next day I headed off to experience t...
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It’s drizzling at dusk in Lincoln Square. Clutching my oversized blue and white umbrella I wonder at the number of runners that jog past,...
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This weekend in Chicago, the teen and adult circus students at Actors Gymnasium in Evanston had four performances of their Summer Circus Intensive Sho...
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