For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation. Mary Schmich bluntchicagoexpat Change image and share on social
Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views. Mary Schmich angleartemerge Change image and share on social
I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. Mary Schmich deathdeepdesire share on social
TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape. Mary Schmich happenmovetantrum Change image and share on social
Chicago is constantly auditioning for the world, determined that one day, on the streets of Barcelona, in Berlin's cabarets, in the coffee shops of Istanbul, people will know and love us in our multidimensional glory, dream of us the way they dream of San Francisco and New York. Mary Schmich auditionbarcelonaberlin share on social