But we [writers] are crucial. That is what I hope you have learned. We listen for and collect and share stories. Without stories there is no nation and no religion and no culture. Without stories of b...
I started writing poetry as a teenager in suburban Chicago out of emotional desperation.
I've been in Chicago for every Christmas of my life.
I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.
Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.
The Cool Kids are Chicago. Me being from Michigan is a part of that dynamic.
I grew up with six brothers, and I'm from Chicago, so princesses and Barbie dolls were not around the house. It was more like sports and comic books, so getting to work for Marvel is like my version o...
My mom actually had a band called Six Pack - even though there were seven of them - who went around Chicago performing popular songs. Her voice was like Gladys Knight mixed with Aretha Franklin.
Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer.
Let me tell your something. I'm from Chicago. I don't break.
Writer's block? I've heard of this. This is when a writer cannot write, yes? Then that person isn't a writer anymore. I'm sorry, but the job is getting up in the fucking morning and writing for a livi...
I must confess a shameful secret: I love Chicago best in the cold.
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