Fiction Videos Video: For Halloween, a game of blind cat and mouse Happy Halloween, Funkers! At our October 2nd horror program, The Colin & Ishmael Players brought us a Tuesday Funk first with their dramatic reading of "Colin and Ishmael in the Dark." You may need to turn the volume up a little, but as our Halloween gift to you,
Fiction Videos Video: Cynthia (cina) Pelayo gives us the boot At our October 2nd horror program, Cynthia (cina) Pelayo stopped by our microphone to chill us with another story from her collection Loteria, and it sounded a little like this... And if you liked that, you won't want to miss our next event, Tuesday Funk's Election
Fiction Videos Video: Cynthia (cina) Pelayo spoils a magician's tricks At our October 2nd horror program, Cynthia (cina) Pelayo stopped by our microphone to chill us with a story from her collection Loteria, and it sounded a little like this... And if you liked that, you won't want to miss our next event, Tuesday Funk's Election
Readings Hopleaf Tuesday Funk #51, "Election Night Edition": November 6, 2012 No matter what else you do on Election Night, remember to vote with your feet and come on down to Hopleaf for the 51st edition of Tuesday Funk! We'll be bringing you a ballot box stuffed with literary excellence from the likes of Jac Jemc, Mary Lorenz, B.
Debriefings Reading #50 October debriefing You're forgiven if you decided to take a pass on out most recent episode of Tuesday Funk at Hopleaf—our United States of Horror edition. Yes, in honor of the ghastly month of October, we presented an evening of horror stories by local Chicago, and there wasn'
Hopleaf Fiction Reminder: Tuesday Funk #50 is tonight! For our landmark 50th episode tonight at Hopleaf, your friends at Tuesday Funk bring you an evening layered with shivers and squirms, from the best horror writers Chicago has to offer. Our United States of Horror edition will feature John Everson, Cynthia (cina) Pelayo, and a chilling dramatic reading from
Fiction Videos Video: Gregory A. Wilson kicks things into gear At our September 4th science fiction program, Gregory A. Wilson stopped by our microphone to read from the flavor text he contributed to the game Ascension, and it sounded a little like this... And if you liked that, you won't want to miss our next event, Tuesday Funk&
Personnel Media Hear Bill tonight on WGN Radio Hey, Funkers! Our co-host William Shunn will be appearing tonight with Roosevelt University's Gary K. Wolfe on "Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg" on WGN Radio 720 AM. They'll be talking about science fiction—particularly today's release of the Library of America'
Fiction Videos Video: Adam Rakunas gets sent to the principal's office At our September 4th science fiction program, Adam Rakunas stopped by our microphone to read from his story "The Right People," and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, be sure to read the full story at Futurismic. And you won't want to
Fiction Videos Video: Rajan Khanna explains the pros and cons of travel At our September 4th science fiction program, Rajan Khanna stopped by our microphone to read a portion of his short story "Doors," and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, be sure to listen to the full story (as read by David O. Engelstad) on
Fiction Videos Video: Rae Carson awakens in a weird world At our September 4th science fiction program, YA writer Rae Carson stopped by our microphone to read from a secret project she's been working on, and it sounded a little like this... If you liked that, please check out Rae's new novel, The Crown of Embers,
Readings Hopleaf Tuesday Funk #50, "United States of Horror Edition": October 2, 2012 The month of October. These United States. Our 50th big episode. Put them together and what do you get? Tuesday Funk's United States of Horror. No, it doesn't make any sense, but neither does life, and that's the whole point of the genre we
Debriefings Reading #49 Second September debriefing Tuesday Funk, in association with the wildly successful new Chicago Writers Conference, put on a terrific reading event this past Friday night at Open Books in Chicago's River North. If you've come to expect the unexpected from Tuesday Funk, then you probably weren't surprised
Reading #49 Open Books Reminder: Tuesday Funk #49 is tonight! Good morning, Chicago! Tuesday Funk could not be more pleased to be bringing you, in association with the Chicago Writers Conference and Open Books, our first special Friday reading event! This remarkable evening, featuring attendees of the Chicago Writers Conference, will include Patricia Skalka, William Shunn, Rachel Wilson, M. Salahuddin
Poetry Videos Video: William Shunn spins a "Grand" and profane epic Last week our co-host William Shunn Had just a little too much fun Reading a poem that was meant to take the piss Out of the tropes of science fiction, In a faux-hiphoppish diction, And it sounded just a little bit like this: And if you enjoyed that, please join
Participants Reading #49 Meet Our Readers: William Shunn William Shunn is the author of thirty works of short fiction, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon-nominated novella "Inclination" (available as an audiobook from Audible.com). His stories have appeared in Salon, Asimov's, F&SF, Science Fiction Age, Realms of Fantasy, Storyteller, Electric Velocipede, and
Participants Reading #49 Meet Our Readers: Patricia Skalka A native Chicagoan, Patricia Skalka grew up reading books from the once-a-week mobile library in her far southeast side neighborhood. Although always a fan of fiction, she spent most of her professional life writing award-winning medical and human interest articles for Reader's Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, and
Readings Venues Tuesday Funk likes Open Books Tuesday Funk is delighted to be producing this Friday's Chicago Writers Conference special reading event together with Open Books, an organization that truly needs and deserves your support. Open Books, if you don't know, is a nonprofit social venture that operates an extraordinary bookstore, provides community
Fiction Videos Video: Daryl Gregory gets points for "Persistence" Last week Daryl Gregory dropped by our Tuesday Funk microphone to deliver a quietly powerful story of the persistence of vision made literal, and it went a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 14th, for our Chicago
Participants Reading #49 Meet Our Readers: M. Salahuddin Khan Born in Burewala, Pakistan, in 1952 of refugee parents from India, M. Salahuddin Khan is a management consultant. From 1998 to 2007, he was the Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer, and Senior VP of Global Marketing and Strategy for NAVTEQ Corp. From 2006 to 2008, he was publisher of
Participants Reading #49 Meet Our Readers: Rachel Wilson Rachel Wilson's YA debut Don't Touch will be published by Harper Children's in Summer 2014. Rachel studied Theater at Northwestern University and earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. As a company member of Barrel
Participants Reading #49 Meet Our Readers: Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor, 2010) and Glamour in Glass (Tor, 2012). In 2008 she received the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2011, her short story "For Want of a Nail" won the Hugo Award for Short
Debriefings Reading #48 September debriefing Greetings, Funkers! I know I say it time and time again, but if you missed this week's Science Fiction Edition of Tuesday Funk, you missed a hell of a good show. First Gregory A. Wilson kicked things off in grand style with a tale that revealed the humanity
Readings Community Tuesday Funk #49: September 14, 2012 Hey, Chicago! Tuesday Funk is bringing you an extra helping of the Funk this month. But before I tell you about that, let me tell you a little something about the Chicago Writers Conference, to be held September 14-16 at Tribune Tower, and why you should get your ass to
Venues Hopleaf Tuesday Funk likes Kegs for Kids We at Tuesday Funk love Hopleaf and the wonderful room they let us use every month, so we're happy to spread the word about a great cause they undertake every year. No, it's not a program to give beer to minors! It's a charitable
