Jill Pollack
@jillwritergrrl.bsky.social
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Writer, teacher, author of Creative Muscle newsletter, founder of StoryStudio Chicago, born to resist, can't help zigging when others zag. Jillpollack.substack.com
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· 23d
Federal officers warned they may face jail time after new arrests
A WGN video producer was handcuffed and taken into custody by federal agents on Friday morning while documenting the arrest of a Latino man, and one legal analyst warned the move defied a court order. Debbie Brockman was shown face down on the pavement with her pants pulled down. Chicago local Josh ...
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We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.
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Now's the time to claim your spot! @bcdreyer.social's "Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose" begins one week from today -- Monday, October 6.
Register now for this four-session online class:
Register now for this four-session online class:
A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round…
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JB Pritzker
@jbpritzker.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Trump: After we do this, we will go to another location and make it safe too. Chicago is a mess. That will probably be our next one after this. They are screaming for us to come. African American ladies, beautiful ladies are saying "Please President Trump, come to Chicago, please."
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Bess Winter
@bess-winter.bsky.social
· Aug 13
The Last Ten Percent: Revision and Submission Intensive with Bess Winter - StoryStudio Chicago
This four-week online course, intended for intermediate to advanced fiction writers who are seeking their first publications, focuses on that last ten percent of short story writing: revision and subm...
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Jill Pollack
@jillwritergrrl.bsky.social
· Jul 17
Senate Democrats walk out of Emil Bove's nomination hearing.
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WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
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