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Reading #40

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Video: Jody Lynn Nye lets out a "Howl!"

Way back at our December reading, speculative fiction writer extraordinaire Jody Lynn Nye joined us at the mike to read her short story "Howl!" (from the Esther Friesner anthology Strip Mauled), and it went a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, then by no means should

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Video: Patricia Ann McNair is loaded for deer

This past December 6th, Patricia Ann McNair graced our podium to bring us this "Deer Story" from her new collection The Temple of Air, and it went a little like this... If you liked that, please don't miss our next event which takes place Tuesday, January

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Video: Hanna Martine sends us into the doghouse

This past December 6th, Hanna Martine dropped by our microphone to bring us a bit of Blue's Clues–inspired erotica. No, really, we're serious. Because you never know what's going to happen "In the Doghouse"... And if you liked that, please don&

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Video: John Klima dreams of life's simple pleasures

This past December 6th, Electric Velocipede mastermind and Hugo Award winner John Klima made the dangerous trek south from the Waukesha Public Library to read his short story "Life's Simple Pleasures" for us. Attend, children... And if you liked that, be sure to pick up some

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Video: Emile Ferris's mother is 1968 Chicago

This past December 6th, Emile Ferris kicked off Tuesday Funk in a big way with her poem "My Mother Is 1968 Chicago." We wish technical difficulties didn't prevent us from showing you the full work, but check out this powerful, powerful excerpt from it: And if

December debriefing

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December debriefing

It was a gale-force wind that struck Hopleaf this past Tuesday night. At least, that's what I gather from the way audience members kept telling us they were blown away. We never know quite how any given evening is going to go, but we're happy to

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Patricia Ann McNair on WBEZ

This morning on WBEZ, Alison Cuddy of "Eight Forty-Eight" welcomed Patricia Ann McNair as one her guests. Patty talked about her new story collection The Temple of Air. Listen at the link below... Author Patricia McNair mines Midwestern roots for inspiration ...and then be sure to join us

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #40 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #40 is tonight!

Don't freak out on us, but we're turning 40! That's right. Tuesday Funk, the monthly Chicago reading series where good writing and good beer mix, is about to put on its 40th episode, and we'd like to invite you to celebrate with

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Meet Our Readers: Emile Ferris

Emile Ferrisgrew up in Chicago and New Mexico. She received a BFA in visual art and an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute, where she also received the Toby Devan Lewis Emerging Artist Fellowship in 2010. Join us Tuesday, December 6th at 7:30 p.m.

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Meet Our Readers: Patricia Ann McNair

Patricia Ann McNair has lived 98 percent of her life in the Midwest. She's managed a gas station, sold pots and pans door to door, tended bar and breaded mushrooms, worked on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and taught aerobics. Today she is an Associate

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Meet Our Readers: Hanna Martine

Hanna Martine's debut paranormal romance novel, LIQUID LIES, will be released from Berkley Sensation/Penguin Publishing in August 2012. Her erotic romance has appeared in Clean Sheets magazine. Join us Tuesday, December 6th, 7:30 p.m., at Hopleaf's upstairs bar to enjoy Hanna's

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Meet Our Readers: Jody Lynn Nye

Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as 'spoiling cats.' When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories. Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-keeper at a small

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Meet Our Readers: John Klima

John Klima is the Assistant Director at the Waukesha Public Library. He also edits the Hugo Award-winning magazine Electric Velocipede. As of 2010, the magazine has also been nominated for the World Fantasy Award four years in a row. In 2007 Klima edited an anthology of science fiction and fantasy

Tuesday Funk #40: December 6, 2011

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Tuesday Funk #40: December 6, 2011

Look what we got you for the holidays, Chicago! A giant gift-wrapped edition of Tuesday Funk—our 40th big episode—featuring the likes of Jody Lynn Nye, Patricia Ann McNair, Hanna Martine, Emile Ferris, and John Klima. And we'll have dozens of varieties of cold beer on hand