Reading #117 - Tuesday Funk

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Reading #117

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Haiku by Andrew

Poetry Haiku by Andrew

A Haiku Tribute

Cohost Andrew Huff's grandmother passed away in May at 97. His haiku at the June show were a remembrance of her. My grandmother died having lived in two countries: Italy and here. She immigrated at 8, speaking no English, to near Taylor Street. No one in her class

June 2018 Debrief

Debriefings Reading #117

June 2018 Debrief

It was a lovely June evening, and Tuesday Funk #117 was in the air. The crowd settled in, and Mark Rader got us started with an excerpt from his forthcoming novel. Joshua Landsman followed with one of the parables from his book The Tale of The Teller of Tales, and

Tuesday Funk #117 is tonight!

Tuesday Funk #117 is tonight!

Come squander this nice weather by sitting indoors with a beer, basking in the glow of the brightest live lit this city has to offer! We've got Joshua Landsman, we've got Tracy Harford-Porter, we've got Mark Rader and Sara Ross Witt AND Elizabeth Gomez!

Meet Our Readers: Elizabeth Gomez

Participants Reading #117

Meet Our Readers: Elizabeth Gomez

Elizabeth Gomez is a comedian, writer, and a free bleeder. She performs all over the city, but you may have seen her on Check Please, which means she is Chicago famous now. She is the founding writer of Drinkers with Writing Problems, cast member of the Kates, founder of the

Meet Our Readers: Mark Rader

Participants Reading #117

Meet Our Readers: Mark Rader

Mark Rader is a fiction writer, artist, and father of two boys who are really into toilet-themed collectibles right now. His short fiction has been published in Glimmer Train, Epoch, The Southern Review and shortlisted for an O. Henry Award, the Best American Non-Required Reading anthology, and a Pushcart Prize.

Meet Our Readers: Tracy Harford-Porter

Participants Reading #117

Meet Our Readers: Tracy Harford-Porter

Tracy Harford-Porter was born in Brooklyn, NY and now resides in the Chicago suburbs. She has worked for Essence Communications as a photo editor, the Harlem Children's Zone as the managing editor of Harlem Overheard, StoryCorps as a facilitator coordinator, and Goldman Sachs as a long-term administrative temp/

Meet Our Readers: Joshua Landsman

Participants Reading #117

Meet Our Readers: Joshua Landsman

Joshua Landsman is the author of The Tale of The Teller of Tales (novel) and Frank Talk About Matters Big and Small (play). He works at a job for a company. He lives in a suburb on the edge of the city (you may have seen him). His sketchbook, Writers

Meet Our Readers: Sara Ross Witt

Participants Reading #117

Meet Our Readers: Sara Ross Witt

Sara Ross Witt is a former co-host of Tuesday Funk and a graduate of The New School MFA in Creative Writing program. Her writing has appeared in Arch City Chronicle, Parent to Parent, Black Market Lit, and Best of Ohio Short Stories volume 1 and 2. Sara grew up in

Tuesday Funk #117, June 5 2018

Readings Reading #117

Tuesday Funk #117: June 5, 2018

Spring is here, and the time is right for your favorite eclectic reading series! Join us for the 117th edition of Tuesday Funk, where we'll feature readings by Mark Rader, Sara Ross Witt, Joshua Landsman, Tracy Harford-Porter, and Elizabeth Gomez in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf, 5148 N.