Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Elia Peattie: Instituted by Women
This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers. These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading
Becoming a Flower
I knew that if I preached long enough I would either have Matthew 6:25-34—or parallel passages in Mark and Luke—assigned to me if I spoke on a Sunday that these passages were the Lectionary readings. Or I would just choose … Continue reading
The New Neighbor Project
The mission and core values are still solidly the same, but The Neighbor Project—a social change organization, part of which started as our family’s small foundation—has a new website and new branding. These are cleaner and more direct, I think, … Continue reading