Riding The Waves

Category: Posts Inspired By You

Please send your ideas and prompts to christinewolfchicagonow@gmail.com. If yours is chosen, find the published piece here under reader-inspired posts. Thanks for the thought starters!

Happy New Year! I've moved my writing to Medium.com.

Happy New Year, everyone! Thank you for reading and following my writing all these years on ChicagoNow. It’s been an honor to build such a loyal following, one that I never expected to have. After months of handwringing, I’ve decided to move my writing energy to Medium.com. Please consider checking it out and letting me know what... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
January 1, 2019 at 9:14 pm •

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Day 10 of 365

Okay, so this is pretty awkward. I’m trying to decide whether to keep my blog here on ChicagoNow, or to jump ship altogether and blog exclusively on my personal website, www.christinewolf.com. I’ve been blogging here on ChicagoNow since 2012. Prior to that, I’d blogged on a WordPress site, figuring out how to be an author while writing about... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
April 20, 2018 at 3:04 pm •

Finding The In-Between. Day 8 of 365

Which life would you rather live? One filled with connections, activity, and motion? Or one of autonomy, calm, and stillness? Thankfully, we don’t have to choose one lifestyle over the other, since an authentic life isn’t black or white. And yet, what’s been happening in our country strikes me as profoundly so — this visceral sense of “we’re right” and... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
April 17, 2018 at 10:12 am •

Did an entitled high school freshman send healthcare "letter" from "The White House"?

A friend just shared a health care “letter”, sent (seemingly) from “The White House”. Upon reading it, I asked: “Was this written by some lazy, entitled high school freshman?!” Clearly, the letter’s not legit…or is it? I asked my friend from where the letter originally came. He said, “From the same email address that sends the... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
June 10, 2017 at 10:16 pm •

I am not a doctor. I just need the ones who listen.

I am not a doctor, nor do I purport to offer any medical advice whatsoever. But as a mother and an advocate for Pandas/Pans Advocacy & Support, this post grew from a place of epic concern. Had you told me my 100th blog post would… 1) discuss a House Bill up for review in the... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
March 6, 2017 at 11:33 am •

Called A "Faggy Dyke", Kindergarten Teacher Jia Howard Goes High...And Glitters

After a stranger publicly accosted Arizona kindergarten teacher Jia Howard’s sexual orientation, she wrote this post on Facebook: 12/6/16 8pm Hello, my name is: Faggy Dyke . Let me back up and explain. You see, today I got to experience my first “official” introduction to Trump’s America. Also [known] as: the next 4 years of my life. As per... Read more »

By Christine Wolf,
December 7, 2016 at 11:22 am •

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