Adventure #2: Bettie's Chicago

In this next installment of Books & Boards, a baking novice like myself tackles bread-baking at the incredible Bettie's Chicago! This place is such a…

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

You're Not Alone.

How are you feeling? Are you overwhelmed? Just hanging in there? I think we’re all feeling it this year, though many of us might not say so. In this…

Aug 8 • 

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July 2025

Adventure #1: Terrorvision

My first adventure for Books & Boards is to a faithful recreation of a bygone era! Located right next door to the Music Box Theatre on Southport Ave…

Jul 21 • 

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Lessons About Community By Way of a Laundromat

Community is important, whether it's finding an art community to participate in or building one in a foreign laundromat. In a world of uncertainty and…

Jul 2 • 

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June 2025

Welcome to Books & Boards

Welcome to the first issue of Books & Boards! If you’re a regular reader of Because We Can, my monthly motivational newsletter, this newsletter is…

Jun 11 • 

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On AI & Maintaining That Connection to Humanity

Like any new technology that makes tasks easy and convenient, there’s a temptation to incorporate it into your daily lifestyle. I don’t want to bang on…

Jun 3 • 

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May 2025

The Endurance to Exist

Friends, I’ll come clean. Part of me wanted to skip writing the “Because We Can” newsletter this month. But a realization changed my mind.

May 1 • 

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March 2025

Whatever You Need It To Be

The beautiful, awe-inspiring power behind fiction is that it can be whatever we need it to be. There are no rules, other than the ones we bring.

Mar 27 • 

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February 2025

Don't Be Afraid To Take Up Space

Taking up space is is how we share art and evoke an emotion in others that often cannot be described in mere words. It’s how we tear down walls, create…

Feb 28 • 

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January 2025

Art is love; art is power

Now more than ever, your voice matters. Don't give up! In this issue of "Because We Can," I talk about the power of art and how it can change the world…

Jan 30 • 

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December 2024

More is an Idea with No End

It’s both an incredible motivator to drive us forward and a painful adversary when it’s out of reach. People have accomplished great feats in pursuit of…

Dec 27, 2024 • 

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November 2024

On Sharing Those Special Moments

In this issue of Because We Can, I talk about the power of art in helping to create shared experiences and moments with loved ones. It's as important to…

Nov 28, 2024 • 

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