Monica Reida was born in California and has lived in Arizona, as well as towns in Iowa smaller than the neighborhood she called home in Chicago. Her writing has appeared in NewCity, ACCESSline and the Iowa Theatre Blog and she wrote about politics, labor and health care for Gapers Block. She writes the culture blog Punching a Jayhawk with her sister, Meghan-Annette. She is temporarily living in Michigan as she finishes up her degree in journalism. You may reach her by email at reida (dot) monica (at) gmail (dot) com.
Fragments is a blog by Monica Reida. For more information on the author, head to the "About" section. Civility and honesty in comments is encouraged.
More Fragments
I Can Be Concise
- RT @robertloerzel: RT @MatthewKeysLive: Photo: Point of collapse for Skagit Bridge in Washington (KOMO-TV) - http://t.co/zMfHNZuPWy 6 hours ago
- Michigan Radio has a list of the 15 Michigan school districts with the largest deficits: bit.ly/10VA2yI 7 hours ago
- RT @scottkleinberg: The stupidest idea ever ends well in New Orleans. Times-Picayune will go back to printing every day http://t.co/A4IemyB… 8 hours ago
- "I don't like things that aren't genetically modified."-Friend who's studying science 8 hours ago
- RT @whet: chicago's poor neighborhoods: much less commercially dense than poor neighbs in other cities chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazi… 12 hours ago
Linkworthy Websites
- Ada Grey Reviews for You
- All Politics Blog (Journal Sentinel)
- Chicago Magazine
- Chicago Muckrakers
- Chicago Reader's Blog
- Chicagoist
- Daily Intel
- Doug Shaw
- Fake Shore Drive
- Gapers Block
- Grub Street Chicago
- Jim Romenesko
- Lee Bey's Chicago
- Live Life Fully
- McSweeney's Internet Tendency
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Our Man in Chicago
- ProPublica
- Style Rookie
- The 312 (Chicago Magazine)
- The Chicago Blog (University of Chicago Press)
- The New York Times
- The Stew (Chicago Tribune)
- Theatre Aficionado at Large
- Trib Nation
- Working In These Times
Recent Comments
- Monica Reida on The Disney Princess Project: “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”
- Matt on The Disney Princess Project: “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”
- Monica Reida on The Disney Princess Project and The Films of Pixar: “Brave”
- CMrok93 on The Disney Princess Project and The Films of Pixar: “Brave”
- Monica Reida on The Disney Princess Project: “The Princess and the Frog”
Categories
Archives
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- February 2008
- November 2007
tashi deleck, monica–yeah, it’s a lower case saturday morning–”aatire and socks” good start for some sort of writing… but, now am curious, ‘socks’? why socks? what about socks? dunno why but the word is just staring at me…the word ‘socks’ in your list of interests…umm, anyway, on with your show!
Believe it or not, “socks” are not on that list just so I could make sure that people are still paying attention. I love socks, very nice socks too, to the point that I go nuts when I see an ad for a socks sale in the newspaper.
But they’re not drab socks or gaudy socks, I have quite a few pairs of rather nice argyle socks, a pair of trouser socks with a vine and leaf pattern on it and quite a few maroon socks. In short, I like interesting socks that aren’t loud, just a nice way to liven up my usual outfits of black dress shirt, black vest, black dress pants, black blazer.
Hello, I’m working on a museum exhibit in Iowa City about social determinants of health (housing, education, etc.)
I’ve been researching the Chicago Housing Authority for a piece about public housing. I love the photo you posted in your blog of the Robert Taylor residents painting the stairwell. Would it be possible to contact Brad Hunt for permission to reproduce this image in our exhibit? Feel free to send me an email. Thank you!