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Reading #76

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Haiku by Andrew

Poetry Haiku by Andrew

We're Thankful for Topical Haiku

The Dec. 2nd edition of Tuesday Funk saw co-host Andrew Huff reflecting on Thanksgiving and the reason for the season. Now that Black Friday Stars on Thanksgiving Thursday, watch out Black Wednesday. Few things are better thank leftover turkey and racist relatives. I had Cosby sweaters when I was a

December debriefing

Debriefings Reading #76

December debriefing

December feels like a month of Mondays. EXCEPT when it's Tuesday Funk! Hoo-wee! Then it feels, ah, funky? Anyway. We started out the evening with a Tuesday Funk newbie, Clayton Smith, and he killed it with an excerpt from his novel involving adventure, peril, and imaginary friends. Next

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #76 is tonight!

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #76 is tonight!

Did Thanksgiving take a toll on your mind and body? Then come refresh yourself with beers and literature tonight at Tuesday Funk #76! It'll stuff your turkey! Or something. Join your lionhearted cohosts Andrew Huff and Eden Robins, as well as local luminaries Jac Jemc, Clayton Smith, Karen

Meet Our Readers: G.P.A. (Greatest Poet Alive)

Participants Reading #76

Meet Our Readers: G.P.A. (Greatest Poet Alive)

G.P.A.(Greatest Poet Alive) aka James Gordon is from the South Side of Chicago. He is the author of six books of Poetry, including the award winning Readers' Favorite Poetry Book (Love and Romance) Revenge of the Orgasm and the Children's Book of the Year

Meet Our Readers: Jonathan Eig

Participants Reading #76

Meet Our Readers: Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and the New York Times best-selling author of four books: Luckiest Man, Opening Day, Get Capone, and, most recently, The Birth of the Pill. Ken Burns has called Eig a "master storyteller" and The Washington Post described The Birth

Meet Our Readers: Jac Jemc

Participants Reading #76

Meet Our Readers: Jac Jemc

Jac Jemc's first story collection, A Different Bed Every Time, is newly out from Dzanc Books. Her novel, My Only Wife, was a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award. She is the poetry editor for

Meet Our Readers: Clayton Smith

Participants Reading #76

Meet Our Readers: Clayton Smith

Clayton Smith is a writer of speculative fiction and an avid curser of winter weather. He writes novels, short stories, and plays, mostly. His work has been featured on the popular Internet site Amazon, and his plays have been produced rather mercilessly in St. Louis and New York City. His

Meet Our Readers: Karen Genelly

Participants Reading #76

Meet Our Readers: Karen Genelly

Karen Genelly is a native Chicagoan who has traveled a lot but always returns home. As a docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, she tells stories of Chicago and the people that make it a great city. Two years ago, she took an early retirement from the Chicago Board of

Tuesday Funk for Dec. 2, 2014

Readings Reading #76

Tuesday Funk #76: Dec. 2, 2014

There's no time like the holidays -- and many of us have no time during the holidays. But make room in your busy schedule for the December edition of Tuesday Funk, Chicago's eclectic monthly reading series, with readings by Jac Jemc, Clayton Smith, Karen Genelly, James