The Arts + Literature Laboratory echoed with stories and the clicking of pens as Gigi Guajardo, popularly known as “Gigi Bella,” lead an aspiring group of writers through a late night poetry workshop.

Bella. It’s just so crazy. I wish everyone knew the real you.’” The actress says she’s not sure what’s so confusing because her life is an open book — so much so that she’s written a very personal ...