Twenty years later, I still get chills when I think about the final line in Brett Neveu’s Eric LaRue, his drama about the aftermath of a school shooting, in which the mother of a teenage boy who killed three of his classmates tries to come to grips with the monstrous deed. Apparently I’m not the […]
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At Theater on the Lake, a free Prologue to a free season
Theater on the Lake kicks off its season with a free three-day seminar for the Chicago theater community.
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Megan Stielstra, as seen through the people she admires
The author’s family and friends reflect on her work—and the gratifying (and sometimes thorny) experience of being a subject of her writing.
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Megan Stielstra taps into the anxieties of early adulthood in Once I Was Cool
Megan Stielstra taps into the anxieties of early adulthood in Once I Was Cool, the Columbia College teacher’s new collection of personal essays.
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 3/17: Story Week, the First Ward Ball, and Dublin on Division
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Sunday, March 17, 2013
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 3/6: CUFF, Samothrace, and Reading Under the Influence
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Tuesday, March 6, 2013.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 2/11: Brett Naucke, Awkward Love, and “Love in the Time of Online Dating”
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Monday, February 11, 2013
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The Fillet of Solo festival is back
The Fillet of Solo storytelling festival is back
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We want your anti-Valentine’s stories
Send us your submissions for our Valentine’s Day issue