Jessi D hails from the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, which is just as bad as it sounds. She moved to Chicago in 2011 after falling in love with the city while visiting for Lollapalooza and has been dicking around in...  read

Over the last 25 years, Kate Harding has been an author, editor, book publicist, bookseller, and creative writing instructor—plus a semi-successful feminist blogger and unsuccessful feminist podcast host. She’s previously performed Live Lit at Tuesday Funk, You’re Being Ridiculous, and...  read

Do you like foul mouthed loud ass mixed race queer bitches? Then you'll love Elizabeth Gomez. Her brash sense of humor reflects how much she was ignored as a child. She is a writer, podcaster, performer, and desperate for attention...  read

James Finn Garner has been performing at events around Chicago for 15 years, and is very happy to be back at Tuesday Funk. He is the author of the best-selling Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, as well as the seminal clown...  read

Britt Julious is a writer, editor, essayist, and storyteller focusing on subjects that intersect the worlds of art, culture, race, feminism and politics. A firm believer in the underground, the avant-garde and the underdog, Britt currently serves as the music...  read

Jasmine Davila is the co-host of Miss Spoken, a lady-centric live lit performance on the last Wednesday of the month at Gallery Cabaret. Jasmine has read in venues small and medium sized for shows such as Funny Ha Ha, Feminist...  read

Hannah Gamble is a writer, director, and spiritual practitioner. Gamble has two poetry collections: Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast and The Traditional Feel of the Ballroom. Their web series, Choose Me: An Abortion Story, premiered in 2020, and won...  read

Juan Martinez is the author of the novel Extended Stay (2023) and the story collection Best Worst American (2017). He lives near Chicago and is an associate professor at Northwestern University. His work has appeared in McSweeney's, Huizache, Ecotone, The...  read

This Kay Daly is not the gun-toting Republican who failed in her bid for representative of the 13th Congressional District of North Carolina in 2016. She is not the pioneering female advertising copywriter and inspiration for Mad Men’s Peggy Olson....  read

Gint Aras has been trapped on planet earth since 1973. He's an award winning and anthologized author whose works include the novels Finding the Moon in Sugar and The Fugue, and the memoir Relief by Execution: A Visit to Mauthausen....  read