You used to be such a sweet boy. What changed? You used to tell me everything, Ask me all your questions. You couldn't wait to show off Your times tables. ÃÂ At age three. Which you worked out for yourself. What changed? You used to climb into
Late yesterday I received an email rejection in response to my recent audition for a popular Chicago-area reading/performance series. This is the second year in a row I've applied. Last year my submission showed "a lot of hard work and potential" but wasn'
At Write Club in Chicago on April 16, 2013, Bill had seven minutes to defend the topic of GOD against his opponent's essay in defense of DEVIL. Here's how the bout went down.
On Wednesday, April 17th, Bill will be part of CHIRP Radio's THE FIRST TIME at Second City's new UP Comedy Club. This monthly series assembles seven or so writers to reminisce about an important "first" from their lives, backed with specially chosen songs by The First Time Three.
Bill will be appearing at WRITE CLUB on Tuesday, April 16th, at The Hideout in Chicago.
This is long overdue, but some folks over on Facebook asked me for a recap of the movies I saw last month at the SXSW Film Conference & Festival. But first, you might be asking, what was Bill doing at SXSW Film anyway? Nothing mysterious. I attended the SXSW Interactive
Genre writers must do everything mainstream writers do, and more.
When I eat strawberries, I like to pretend they're the wizened hearts of my enemies. Ah, memories.
In his recent New York Times interview, Louis C.K. offers a good reminder of what it takes to build a career, for those who've been toiling away for decades: NYT: You have the platform. You have the level of recognition. LCK: So why do I have the
Maggie Thatcher's dead, but so is Roger Ebert. Always a trade-off.
I'll be appearing next week in not one but two of Chicago's most electric reading series—or "live lit," as we call it 'round these parts. They'll be on consecutive nights, no less, so please block out April 16 and 17
cigar aroma wafting in from the golf course signals that it's spring
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