I first discovered the American Writers Museum a year ago, when it received a write-up in the New York Times on the occasion of its opening. I clicked through to the article with a general curiosity about about this new space dedicated to the written word; I gave no thought to the actual location of ...
Archives for June 2018
Food, Travel and a Whole ‘Lotta Heart
After my trip to Paris last year (a city which I'd only visited previously for a whirlwind 48 hours in 2005), I returned home a bit perplexed about where to go next. I've always had someplace in mind, a next destination to save for and dream of; I spent nearly five years anticipating my trip to ...
Chicago To Do: Summer Adventures
I've been so focused on work lately (and adventures far and wide), it's been ages since I took a look around a little closer to home for new experiences. One of my favorite parts of living in New York were the outings and random exploring I'd do when I found myself with a free weekend or day ...
One Year Into the Big Leap
A year ago last week, I officially hung out my shingle for 11th Street Lot Marketing & Publicity, taking a flying leap into the unknown to go into business for myself. I'd reached a breaking point with bad bosses, poorly managed organizations and generally not getting out of my work what I hoped ...
Double Feature: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Hearts Beat Loud
I don't typically talk about two films in one post, but there's so much to love about both Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Hearts Beat Loud that it seemed only natural to write about them together. The former is a documentary by Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) about Fred ...