Essays

Brief Notes From The McCormack Summer Workshop

What to expect at a writing workshop

Aug 11 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

When The Reader Becomes A Confidant

A shallow dive into the craft and techniques of A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna

Jul 9 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

4:27

Writing Updates/Reintroduce Myself

Fellowships, conferences, and the like. A brief reintroduction of Ricardo Pierre-Louis for new folks.

Jun 30 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Unionizing The Chicago Literary Scene

One Union After Another

May 7 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Reading In The Desert (Part 1)

Palm Springs, Police, & Pancit

Feb 10 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Notes On A Vigil

Her name was Renee Nicole Good and she was murdered by ICE

Jan 8 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Cheating Husbands & Coffeehouses

The Women's Petition Against Coffee and Man's Meager Response

Jan 6 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

5:00

Showing My Ass In 2026

Or Learning How To Play Around

Dec 30, 2025 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Flash Fiction, Romanesco Broccoli, and Programming

Or A Fine Deep Dive on A Continuity of Parks by Julio Cortazar

Dec 16, 2025 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

How It Feels to Be Colored Me

By Zora Neale Hurston

Dec 11, 2025 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

9:22

My Week in Vegas

Vera Blossom, Neon Lights, & The Ninth Island

Dec 9, 2025 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

Death By Lightning Review

Paranoia and conspiracy in politics

Dec 3, 2025 • Ricardo Pierre-Louis

6:00

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