Hello Scrawl Nation! On this week’s episode, the gang learns what picayune means. Then they have a lovely chat with Matthew Fledderjohann, when he calls in from…
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Hello Scrawl Nation! On this week’s episode, the gang previews the upcoming National Day on Writing with interviews with Elizabeth Kerper and Edward Evins. Click to listen…
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Me-Reader (Scrawl S2 E5)
Hello Scrawl Nation! On this week’s episode, the gang discusses the untimely death of Steve Jobs, plays some Cranberries, and gets in a heated discussion on the…
As a new member of the Writing Groups teamâand a new tutor to bootâI was mystified by all the acronyms and new vocabulary I encountered during my…
As a new tutor with the UCWbL, my appointments so far have been either in person or via email. In both cases, Iâve felt in control of…
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Censor This (Scrawl S2 E4)
Hello Scrawl Nation! On this episode, the gang continues the on-going discussion of banned books and censorship in literature. In the spirit of discussion, Mark reads from…
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Shore Thing (Scrawl S2 E3)
Hello Scrawl Nation! On this episode, the gang embarks on a literary journey as they analyze Snookie’s book, A Shore Thing. We also spend a portion of the…
Think of all the choices you make between your handshake with a new peer and your first glance at his/her work. First of all, do you shake…
The Chicago Humanities Festival, a nonprofit group that promotes the humanities as an essential part of our everyday lives, has already begun. This year’s theme, Tech+Knowledge, explores how “the human…
OK, I’m not talking about a conversation partner asking for a date, or your phone number, or do you sleep in the nude, or anything like that.…