Ellen Blum Barish

Ellen Blum Barish is the author of the memoir, Seven Springs (Shanti Arts, 2021), the essay collection, Views from the Home Office Window (Adams Street Publishing, 2007) and a contributor to two anthologies published by Chicago Story Press. You can find her essays in the New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Tablet, Lilith, Brevity, Full Grown People, Literary Mama and hear them on Chicago Public Radio. She teaches workshops at Ritualwell and works privately with writers on essay collections and memoir.
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