Jean Iversen’s work has appeared in Writer’s Digest, Next Avenue, The Guardian and more.
Essays & Articles
Bicycle Thieves (Chicago Magazine)
I was sufficiently vaccinated against measles in childhood — or so I thought (The Guardian)
Reimagining Thanksgiving after Sibling Estrangement (Next Avenue)
Swedish Death Cleaning: 5 Reasons to Do It for Yourself (Next Avenue)
A Bungalow of My Own (Belt Magazine)
Interviewing People Who Don’t Want to Be Interviewed (Writer’s Digest)
Writing in Place (Brevity Nonfiction Blog)
Rated Condemned, revisiting Jesus Christ Superstar on the film’s 50th anniversary (Parabola Journal)
Private Storm on Black Mesa Landscape (The Lit Lab)
Crying at Dollar Tree (Slag Glass City)
Counting Cranes (The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook, Belt Publishing)
Food & Wine
Everything you need to know about corked wine in 2 minutes (The Takeout)
How I conquered the homemade jibarito (The Takeout)
When it comes to wine with Thanksgiving dinner: dry, dry again (The Takeout)
Gioco closing, ending an era for restaurant pioneers (Crain’s Chicago)
The ultimate al fresco pop-up, with 3,600 other diners (Crain’s Chicago)
West Loop BNB Publishing House: a first look (Crain’s Chicago)
Second Course (DEMO)
375 BYOBs in Chicagoland (BYOB Chicago, 3rd Edition)
BYOB Etiquette at Licensed Restaurants (BYOB Chicago, 2nd Edition)
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