Reading # 84

Haiku for Early August, 2015

Travel & Leisure seems to think Tuesday Funk is pretty great -- maybe it's because of the topical haiku? Here's co-host Andrew Huff's batch from the Aug. 4th edition of the show. Travel and Leisure says forget Second City, go...  read

August debriefing

Another amazing show on the books... this must be starting to sound like hyperbole, but I assure you, friend, it is not. The night started off strong with Robert McDonald and his swan obsession - manifested a series of fairytale...  read

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #84 is tonight!

Well, it's August, and August is the month for supporting your favorite writers. Actually, that's not true... you should be doing it EVERY month! Tonight is yet another chance at Tuesday Funk! We've got the likes of Henri Harps, Robert...  read

Meet Our Readers: Robert McDonald

Robert McDonald's prose and poetry have appeared in a wide variety of print and online journals. He lives in Andersonville, works at in independent bookstore, and blogs about poetry and other things at Lives of the Spiders. With Kathie Bergquist,...  read

Meet Our Readers: Henri Harps

Henri Harps is a musician, jazz fanatic and writer, originally from Washington D.C. After spending the last 10 years brooding over the-point-of-it-all from various vantage points within the flailing cultural anomaly known as Brooklyn, NY, he has finally come to...  read

Meet Our Readers: Daniel Kraus

Daniel Kraus is a Chicago-based writer, editor, and filmmaker. He is the author of The Monster Variations (New York Public Library's "100 Best Stuff for Teens"), Rotters (Odyssey Award winner, Bram Stoker Finalist), Scowler (Odyssey Award winner, Library Guild selection),...  read

Meet Our Readers: Hallie Paladino

Hallie Palladino is one of the original founders of Tuesday Funk which she enjoyed co-hosting until 2010 when, on the verge of having a baby, she wisely passed the torch to William Shunn. A two-time graduate of the University of...  read

Meet Our Readers: Ryan DiGiorgi

Ryan DiGiorgi makes things for the internet. He spends most of his time trying to convince large companies to approve his robot jokes. He also writes fiction, co-produces the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern, and eats at Chipotle. Please...  read

Tuesday Funk #84: August 4, 2015

Will this summer ever really heat up? We'll see, but Tuesday Funk will definitely be hot in August as we welcome guests Henri Harps, Robert McDonald, Ryan DiGiorgi, Hallie Palladino and Daniel Kraus to your favorite eclectic monthly reading series....  read
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Tuesday Funk is an eclectic Chicago reading series, hosted by Andrew Huff and Eden Robins, showcasing a mix of fiction, poetry, essays and performance. Join us next on Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640. Admission is free.

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