Marianne Schaefer

Marianne Schaefer

Marianne Schaferis an erotic poet and storyteller who has performed at many discerning venues including Beast Women, the Erotic Heritage Museum of Las Vegas, and, of course, Loose Chicks. She has created a workshop that teaches the art of “Decadence” writing, which...
Marya Morris

Marya Morris

Marya Morris is a storyteller who lives in Lincolnwood with her husband, son, and her mother who has dementia. For work, she is a freelance editor and writer, and for fun (and a little money), she designs perennial flower gardens for clients in the city and suburbs....
Mia McCullough

Mia McCullough

Mia McCullough is a writer whose plays have been produced at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Dramatists and Stage Left Theatre in Chicago, as well as around the country at the Old Globe and Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company in San Diego, InterAct Theatre Company...
Mo Cahill

Mo Cahill

MO CAHILL is a visual artist, an urban farmer, a singer, and a storyteller.  Her urban farm is in the heart of East Rogers Park, and yes, in her picture she is holding one of her chickens.  She has so many stories to tell that, someday, she has got to write a...
Molly Franklin-Leary

Molly Franklin-Leary

Molly Franklin is a Chicago-based writer, screenwriter, and performer. In 2020, her first narrative short film, Heirloom, (found here) Heirloom | Short Narrative Film – Talus Films)  was produced and premiered at the Talus Films “12×12 Showcase” where it...