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Chicago Stories
Chicago Stories | James Daley
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America's Second City abounds in literary talent, and this anthology spotlights writers associated with Chicago as well as tales that take the Midwestern metropolis as their setting. Contributors include Richard Wright, Saul Bellow, James T. Farrell, Edna Ferber, Zane Grey, and many others. George Ade's "The Judge's Son" offers a brief character sketch in which two down-and-outers find solace in their shared suffering; "From A to Z," by Susan Glaspell, recounts an idealistic young woman's pursuit of a glamorous publishing job on Michigan Avenue; Will J. Cuppy's "The Extra Major" profiles a struggling freshman at the University of Chicago; and "Reform in the First" presents Brand Whitlock's study of Chicago politics. Additional stories include Nelson Algren's "A Bottle of Milk for Mother"; "The Fall of Edward Barnard" by W. Somerset Maugham; Stuart Dybek's "Chopin in Winter"; and other moving and thought-provoking tales.
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AlaMich
Chicago Stories | James Daley
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#5thingsilove about living in Chicago:

1. Lake Michigan. It's like living near the ocean but you're in the middle of the Midwest.
2. Cubbie Love!! #gocubbies #worldserieswinners #W
3. Food...you want it, we got it!
4. The neighborhoods...so much interesting history, so many different people.
5. OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Debiw781 One of my friends is from Chicago and loves it 😊. One day... 7y
Mimi28 You're right it's great here! I miss the crisp air and snow of the winter right now. Heck I even miss the wind! My brain feels like it's frying this summer. 7y
AlaMich @Mimi28 I have to respectfully disagree with you on the "missing snow" thing. If it came and went in a month, it'd be great. But Lordy it does drag on and on... 7y
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Mimi28 Lol, sorry. I must admit I don't drive or travel much. I only walk to the store and to the library. I guess if I got out more I wouldn't like it much either. 7y
saresmoore Chicago is such a cool city! 7y
AlaMich @saresmoore It is! Sadly, though, some people think it is flyover country. 7y
Gezemice We live in Central Illinois and drive up on occasion. We love the lake, the museums, the food, the ridiculous amount of things to do. And it is plain impressive. Chicago is great to visit - but I wouldn't want to live there. Too big, too busy, too noisy, too much traffic. Too hard to get to work, too expensive... 7y
Centique Was just scrolling through your posts and seeing that you live in Chicago but loved visiting New Zealand - while I live in NZ and Chicago is my favourite city! How cool is that? I've only been to Chicago in the summer though - love the lake and the museums so much! 7y
AlaMich @Centique OMG, I would LOVE to go back to NZ! I spent two weeks doing the Kiwi Experience by myself 25 years ago...gah. So incredibly beautiful. Where do you live? 7y
Centique @AlaMich I live in Auckland on the north shore - which is a smaller part that has lots of beaches. If you ever come back come and visit! We mostly stayed in the middle of the city when we visited Chicago but we went to Schaumburg and Gurnee. Anywhere near you? Did that Chicago Architecture River Cruise - loved it! 7y
AlaMich @Centique Yes, the cruise is great! I live in Evanston, on the northern border of Chicago. Our Kiwi bus left from Auckland but I don't remember much. I'd love to come visit you; same goes in reverse! 😊 7y
Centique Thank you @AlaMich 😊💕 7y
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rmaclean4
Chicago Stories | James Daley
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First day in Chicago to visit family and found this little beauty.

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moarbookspleaze
Chicago Stories | James Daley

I'm heading to Chicago for a weekend in July. Any good bookstore recs?

LauraBrook I just saw something on BookRiot that listed 33 great Chicago bookstores - that should keep you busy! 😁 7y
CocoReads Ooh, I may have to check that out! I'm only about 1.5 hours from Chicago! 7y
LauraBrook @cocoreads Me too, 90ish minutes away! #yaymidwest 7y
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Jbakesmcgee3 Women and children first, myopic, quimbys 7y
CocoReads @LauraBrook Wisconsin? I'm in Indiana. (edited) 7y
LauraBrook @CocoReads Yep, I'm just west of Milwaukee. 😊 7y
CocoReads Nice! Lots of Midwesters here! 😄 7y
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ReadingMusing
Chicago Stories | James Daley
Mehso-so

Well written stories, but not what I was expecting.