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Author of WICKER PARK WISHES, a novel, published by Eckhartz Press "It's like 'Hi Fidelity' from a woman's perspective. A 90s book about relationships." - John Siuntres, WordBalloon. Language discussion and expression, a view from the city: "A fascinating and enlightening look at language and other important matters" - Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune "...definitely an interesting voice!" - Languagehat.com "...a great site!" - Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement

7.14.2021

The fake blog is older than I thought

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I've been doing some radio/podcast interviews lately for my debut novel called Wicker Park Wishes  (this is not blatant self-promotion, ...
6.24.2021

Remembering Sam Wiener

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I got an invite to a memorial for Sam Wiener, who sadly died in March 2020 at the age of 24, in the early days of the pandemic shutdown, a...
5.05.2021

Taking success for granted?

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I saw a documentary about a very successful author, and they were talking about how difficult it became to write, because there were a lot o...
4.25.2021

My experience with the COVID-19 vaccine

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I lucked out in getting a COVID-19 vaccine because on the day that I became eligible, I wasn't able to get an appointment, so I figured ...
3.28.2021

View of the South Side via drone

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As I've said before, I really enjoy teaching English to immigrants (English as a Second Language - ESL) at Daley College, which is on C...
2.22.2021

Novel coming later this year: Wicker Park Wishes

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Update: pre-order by debut novel  at Eckhartz Press. I don't know how many people have been reading this blog the entire time, since aro...
1.29.2021

Briefly talking to a human offset a ton of screen time

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I was making a list of all the activities I did over the past couple of days online and on my computer, and you'd think I had the most d...
1.20.2021

I love waking up early

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A while ago, I had a part-time job that was not exactly the most thrilling situation. It wasn't bad, and the work was honest in a decent...
12.16.2020

I "won" Nanowrimo yet again, for the sixth time!

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Even though I said last year that I will never do Nanowrimo again, and I also said it the year before that , I did it yet again this year...
12.09.2020

I have way more experience and skills than I sometimes let on, which reveals how people really are

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I have a lot of work experience, and of course, I've made mistakes along the way (which I've learned from, so it's not all been ...
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11.18.2020

Why I like teaching ESL at Daley

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I've been wanting to write this post for a while, but I didn't want to sound like I was trying to score points with anyone. But I fi...
10.21.2020

Interview with Roger Badesch: author of "The Unplanned Life"

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Roger Badesch, who I interviewed almost a decade ago for my podcast (when WGN Radio was still in the Tribune Tower), has written a really g...
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