Alba Machado

by ranorby | Sep 14, 2022

ALBA MACHADO is a former Chicago Public School teacher who is currently writing a novel about the harrowing experience as her thesis project for the Creative Writing MFA Program at Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Curbside Splendor, Knee-Jerk...

Alexandra Tsarpalas

by ranorby | Oct 10, 2024

Alexandra Tsarpalas is a comedian, storyteller and copywriter. She loves cult podcasts and word puzzles. You can find her teaching standup comedy at the Lincoln Lodge. www.alexandratsarpalas.com  ...

Amy Eaton

by ranorby | Feb 9, 2024

Amy Eaton is a Live Lit performer, writer, director, arts educator, coach and a bunch of other stuff too. She is the co-host of MissSpoken, a Live Lady Lit series in Bucktown and can also be seen reading at other shows including Write Club Chicago, Louder Than A Mom,...

Angie McMahon

by ranorby | Nov 19, 2024

Angie McMahon is the founder of the CIC Theater and Under The Gun Theater. She also founded the Comedy Festival Snubfest. Currently she is a contributor to Funny or Die and the host of the podcast Talk To Me Like An...

Ashtha Singh

by ranorby | Jun 9, 2025

Ashtha Singh is a Nepali-American young professional and a recent graduate from Syracuse University, where she studied International Relations, Artificial Intelligence, and Nonprofit Management. She is the founder and president of Step Ahead Tech, a nonprofit...