My husband and I recently attended an evening gala where we were seated at a table with soon-to-be college graduates of the class of 2013. We struck up a conversation with the young men and one of them politely asked my husband, “What was the music that was at the top of the charts when… Read more »
Walter Mosley at Chicago Public Library The Chicago Public Library and the Congo Square Theater recently hosted famed author Walter Mosley for the library’s author conversation series. Speaking to a room filled with hundreds of fans and aspiring literati, Mosley opened up about his writing process, his pearls of wisdom for other writers, and a… Read more »
It is a dark and stormy night and so a perfect night for another installation of My Granddaddy’s Words. From what I can tell of my grandfather’s writing style, he wrote under different pseudonyms and personalities. He had a rough and tough guy he nicknamed Big Red who wrote his bad ass, take no shit… Read more »
First Obama Presidential Inauguration On this eve of the Inauguration ceremony, I am reflecting on where I was four years ago. I had the pleasure of traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration via a dear friend who started as a client of mine. It was a transformative experience. Being in the crowd of… Read more »