31 Happy Things
Yours truly visiting the Ice Palace in St. Paul, MN Sunday, January 28, 2018 Inspired by a prompt in the current winter issue of Bella Grace, I kept [...]
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Feb, 2018
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Sep, 2014
My List for Celebrating Fall
Temperatures have been unseasonably nippy here in Chicago; clearly, fall is in the air. It's been a while since I've done a seasonal list, but I am so looking [...]
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Jun, 2014
Unveiling: The Chicago List Essay Project
Our Chicago - Eleven Writers on their City - Edited by Annette Gendler | Make Your Own Book I published a book with my students! Our Chicago is a collection of [...]
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Jun, 2012
My Summer Non-List
The first day of summer has me thinking about my summer list. Faithful readers of this blog know that I like to put together a list for each season to [...]
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Dec, 2011
My Winter List: Things to Do in Winter
We had the first dusting of snow in Chicago last week, and temperatures dipped below the freezing point over the weekend, so clearly the weather is telling me: It's winter. [...]
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Oct, 2011
What’s in your Pocket? A Way to Characterize Yourself and Others
Looking at what you stuff into your coat pockets offers a sketch of your character. When I sifted through the spoils from our road trip, half of what I [...]
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Oct, 2011
Writing Exercise: Color List – Orange
What would fall be without pumpkins? So October's color is orange. For the uninitiated, the idea here is to come up with ways to evoke orange without mentioning the color [...]
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Sep, 2011
My Fall List: Things to Do in Fall
Given that I have a list for making sure I "have a summer," it's only fair to have one for fall, after all fall is my favorite season. Here's [...]
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Sep, 2011
The Strange Obligation to “Having a Summer”
Labor Day marks the "official" end of summer, and thus it's time to ask whether one has made the most of the season of heat, beach and long, supposedly [...]