Busy few weeks over here! I’m delighted to share a personal essay I wrote for CityLab that I’m very proud of. “A Pilgrim in Chicagoland” is about running away from the things you love most and figuring out how not to leave what you need behind. It’s also about chintzy Chicago-branded souvenirs — and redemptive ukuleles. I’veContinue reading “Things I’m Verbing: Former Aleppos, Chicagoland Souvenirs and the Many Queens of Journalism”
