Category Archives: Recommendations
In Their Own Words: Eve Ewing
Dr. Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. [...]
Feb
After Clinking Champagne Glasses
You’ve counted down the clock and sang “Auld Lang Syne” at midnight, so now it’s [...]
Jan
American Authors of Short Stories – Part Two
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was born Callie Russel Porter to Harrison Boone Porter and Mary [...]
Dec
Why We Should All Read Sarah Piatt’s Poems
In the late 1850s, when a young Sarah Morgan Bryan began to publish her poems in [...]
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Dec
Things to Do in Chicago in Winter
AWM Offers Things to Do in Chicago in Winter (plus Twelve Odd Tales for Christmas) [...]
Dec
Erma Bombeck
With her usual wit and humor the writer Erma Bombeck wrote, “It’s frightening to wake [...]
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Dec
Halloween Books: Creepy Crawly Short Reads
Halloween Books: Creepy Crawly (Short) Reads Looking for some Halloween books that provide deliciously-dark tales [...]
Oct
The Wonderful Wizardry of Children’s Books
Recently, my sons and I enjoyed the unique pleasure of losing ourselves for a few [...]
Oct
How to Find (or Build) a Writing Community – Part Three
This is the third in a three-part series on finding and building a writing community. [...]
American Authors of Short Stories – Part One
Stories are a part of life. They’re everywhere. We relate them over the phone to [...]
Oct