Reading #84 - Tuesday Funk

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Reading #84

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Haiku by Andrew

Poetry Haiku by Andrew

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 to Tuesday Funk. Sixteen

August debriefing

Debriefings Reading #84

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 retellings both funny and thoughtful. Next up was Tuesday Funk

Reminder: Tuesday Funk #84 is tonight!

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 McDonald, Ryan DiGiorgi, Hallie

Meet Our Readers: Robert McDonald

Participants Reading #84

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, he is the author of A Field Guide

Meet Our Readers: Henri Harps

Participants Reading #84

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 terms with his right to properly chill and behold

Meet Our Readers: Daniel Kraus

Participants Reading #84

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), and Trollhunters (co-authored with filmmaker Guillermo

Meet Our Readers: Hallie Palladino

Participants Reading #84

Meet Our Readers: Hallie Palladino

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 Chicago, Hallie enjoys contributing to academic books, journals and conferences

Meet Our Readers: Ryan DiGiorgi

Participants Reading #84

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 join Ryan and all our amazing readers on Tuesday, August

Tuesday Funk for August 4, 2015

Reading #84 Palladino Hallie Gordon

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. Join us Tuesday, Aug. 4 in the upstairs