Author Archives: Richard Guzman

July 4th, But No Ray Charles

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Richard Guzman

The Video Below shows a few moments of the crowds at Naperville, Illinois’, Ribfest on July 4, 2014, and some of the fireworks which followed.  I did the video so that at the end I could put a few seconds … Continue reading →

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Nelson Algren’s City on the Make

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Richard Guzman

The Video Below presents a performance by David Starkey and me of a passage from “Nobody Knows Where O’Connor Went,” the last chapter of Nelson Algren’s great prose poem Chicago: City on the Make. Shortly after Loyola Press/Wild Onion published our book Smokestacks … Continue reading →

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New Headquarters for Emmanuel House and World Relief

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Richard Guzman

The video below shows the rehab and grand opening of 73 S. LaSalle St., the new headquarters for Emmanuel House and World Relief.   World Relief settles refugees in the U.S. and Emmanuel House works to break cycles of working … Continue reading →

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