Tag Archives: Black Writing from Chicago: In the World-Not of It?

Cleo and Jimmy: A Note on James T. Farrell

This article is part of a long series on Chicago writers, most of which David Starkey and I put into our anthology of Chicago writing titled Smokestacks and Skyscrapers.  The complete list of writers can be found Here.  Also, go … Continue reading

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Cyrus Colter: “Small” Risks

This article is part of two continuing series on Chicago Writers, most of whom are contained in two of my Chicago books: Black Writing from Chicago, and, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers.  Go to complete lists of Chicago and Black writers in this series. … Continue reading

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Ben Hecht: A Town Where You Could Stay Yourself

This article is part of a continuing series on Chicago Writers, most of whom are contained in two of my Chicago books: Black Writing from Chicago, and, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers.  Go to complete lists of Chicago and … Continue reading

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