Kolodziej’s reporting on everything from food trends to Chicago’s organizing scene has appeared in outlets like The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Bon Appétit Magazine, Chicago Reader, Block Club Chicago, and The South Side Weekly (among other pubs). They are the co-founder and managing editor of Write That Down!, a quarterly magazine capturing Chicago’s essence by collecting art and artifacts from people who call the city home.

Kolodziej is currently a master’s candidate at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and spent the last two years at Cabrini Green Legal Aid where they helped support individuals negatively impacted by Illinois’ criminal legal system. When they’re not writing, they’re busy cooking meals for their friends and avoiding practicing the drums—ba-dum tsh.