This post has been in the works for a while. I was originally going to call it "the slow death of the Chicago Writing Alliance," but... it looks like its slow, painful decline has reached its logical endpoint. The remaining members are pulling the plug - but not before giving it one last hurrah with the final Fifth Wednesday live reading, which is ( Read more... )

So, back in July 27, I picked up that week's issue of News-Star community newspaper at the Devon Market grocery store, where I do most of my shopping. I was reading the issue on the bus ride back when I came across a letter to the editor written in response to the front page article in the previous week's issue. The article talked about how the ( Read more... )

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Last week, Chicago Reader released a long, in-depth expose that made a strong case that Darrell W. Cox, the artistic director at Uptown-based Profiles theater, had a history of physically and psychologically abusing women who worked for him. The theater made its reputation with dark, gritty and violent plays, so I suppose it wasn't that shocking ( Read more... )