by admin | Jun 11, 2017 | Blogging, Books, Chicago, History, Humanities, Information technology, Journalism, Literature, Recreation, Writing
Chicago, a city that has spawned at least its fair share of writers and attracted many more, has spawned a national museum dedicated to people who propagate the written word. The American Writers Museum (AWM) opened May 16 at 180 N. Michigan Avenue, situated amid a...
by admin | Sep 11, 2016 | Government, Journalism, Political philosophy, Politics
Labor Day has passed in America, and that traditionally means presidential candidates launch their campaigns in earnest, though it is hard to say in reality when that transition occurred in 2016, if not immediately after the Republic and Democratic conventions. I...
by admin | May 15, 2016 | Activism, Blogging, Careers, Journalism, Personal health, Personal history, Writing
Have you ever tried to visualize yourself in a prominent, visible role other than whatever you do for a living? Can you see yourself accepting a Grammy, say, or racing across the goal line with a touchdown pass? Most of us at some point have some fantasy about...
by admin | Jan 31, 2016 | Books, Humanities, Journalism, Literature, Writing
I’ve been holding on to this piece for a week. It’s not that I wrote it and then sat on it, but that I am writing it now based on an A&E feature I encountered in the Chicago Tribune last Sunday. I didn’t actually finish reading the article until today. My...
by admin | Jan 10, 2016 | Activism, Business, Careers, Disaster, Disaster policy, Journalism, Urban Planning
Last night I watched the CNN documentary, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine. It told me much that I already knew, namely, that Jobs was a problematic figure with both a dark side and a light side, a man of genius with deep human flaws, but someone who clearly changed...
by admin | May 3, 2015 | Books, Chicago, History, Journalism, Writing
Yesterday (May 2), a modest crowd celebrated 100 years of the Society of Midland Authors with speakers, panel discussions, and readings of authors past at the end of Society of Midland Authors Week, as declared by the Chicago City Council. Unfortunately, the event had...
