Get Up Get Out: April 10th to 17th
by: In Our Words Thursday, April 11th RELISH Party with Lucy Kinsley, 7 PM, CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation, 1845 N Western Lucy Knisley is coming to Challengers on April 10th […]
Tag Archives: Writing
Poetry: Musings from a Psychological Statistics Class
by: Sarah Stringer I’ve never liked bell curves. The beauty of a scatterplot: sprinkled dots in art without design, is forced into a pattern of normally distributed slopes. We devote […]
What I Learned By Simply Taking a Break (From Writing)
by: Derrick Clifton They say if you love something, let it go; if it comes back it’s yours. Now, I don’t believe in all fluffy adages like these, since they […]
Laughter Is Coercive: An Interview With Caitlin Bergh
by: In Our Words Staff/Patrick Gill It’s a strange, but lovely feeling when you find a person to be both energetic and eloquent. It’s both ebullient and grounding, making you feel so […]
Words On Coming Out: Empowerment Through Writing
By: Lourdes Gil A few months ago I started blogging with this friend of mine, you know; he has a website/blog thing and writes about everything gay (especially on issues […]
Finding Common Ground With “Sacred Ground”
by: Chris Stedman On my last day of work at Interfaith Youth Core, I had lunch with its founder, Eboo Patel. As we ate I told him that, inspired by […]
Inspiration is a Perspective, Not Simply a Place
by: Derrick Clifton Some of you have asked why I’ve been so quiet recently. It’s a question even I couldn’t answer, until now. Over the last month or so, I’ve […]
For a Few Dollars More: How Working at a Cafe Increases Productivity
by: Courtney Rust The coffee shop has long been a preferred haunt for those desirous for inspiration, motivation, and creation. It provides a safe haven for the artists, the students, […]
Marcia’s Law: An Inward Disposition of Mind
by: Marcia Prichason It was 1982. The country was in a recession. Interest rates were soaring above 15%, and the State of Illinois began closing state facilities to conserve resources. […]
Openings: An Incantation to Surrender
by: Jason Wyman I was tasked with writing about openings by writer, educator, and activist Tara Dorabji for a new reading series I am co-producing with her called “The Bloom.” She wanted […]
