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Debriefings Reading #159

June 2025 Debrief

We had a packed room for our June 3 show — proving once again that Chicagoans love their live lit! And we had a really great show for them, too. Dayna Bateman started things off with a moving abecedarian essay about her indigenous Sámi ancestors to pass for white in the

Participants Reading #159

Meet the Readers: Eden Robins

Eden Robins is the author of Remember You Will Die, which has been longlisted for the 2024 Massachusetts Book Awards, When Franny Stands Up, which was named a best book of 2022 by the Chicago Reader, and the forthcoming Don't Cross Mo Ellery, which she co-wrote with Mary

Readings Reading #159

Tuesday Funk #159: June 3, 2025

As the weather warms up, so does Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series! Join us in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf on June 3 for readings by Diana Babineau, Dayna Bateman, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Eden Robins, and James Stewart III. It'll be a little of everything

Debriefings Reading #148

June 2024 Debrief

We had a standing-room-only crowd for the 148th edition of Tuesday Funk on June 4, 2024 — and no wonder, with Eden Robins making her final appearance as cohost. Plus we had a stacked lineup! Chris Sweet started us off strong with a fun and funny essay about Bob Dylan and

Participants Reading #148

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

Eden Robins has been a co-host of Tuesday Funk for, holy shit, TEN YEARS (minus a pandemic)?! This will be her last show as co-host. Her bio on the site is very outdated, she has suddenly realized. Her upcoming novel Remember You Will Die will be out on October 22

Readings Reading #148

Tuesday Funk #148: June 4, 2024

Will the scream of cicadas drown out the readers at our next show? Find out when Tuesday Funk returns on Tuesday, June 4 to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf! The evening will feature readings by Lina Chern, Eden Robins, Chrisopher Sweet, Ryan Trimble, and Erin Watson. Andrew Huff and Eden

Participants Nighthawk Chicago

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

Eden Robins loves novels best, but they take forever so she also writes short stories and self-absorbed essays. Her first novel, WHEN FRANNY STANDS UP, is coming out November 1st! She co-hosts a science podcast called No Such Thing As Boring with an actual scientist and this very live lit

Readings Nighthawk Chicago

Tuesday Funk is BACK (for one show only)!

We hope to get back to Hopleaf really really soon, but until then, we have a SPECIAL show for you on Tuesday, October 11! It will be outdoors on the patio at Nighthawk Chicago (4744 N. Kimball), and will feature your co-hosts Andrew Huff & Eden Robins, Anne K. Yoder,

Debriefings Reading #124

February 2019 Debrief

February showed its teeth on the night of the first Tuesday Funk in 2019 (we took January off because the first Tuesday of the month was the first of the year, remember?), with a warning of freezing rain rattling the city. The freezing rain didn't arrive in Andersonville

Participants Reading #124

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

Eden Robins writes short fiction, long fiction, short essays, and jokey video scripts for the health insurance industry. Her work has appeared in Apex, Shimmer, USAToday, and the LA Review of Books, and sometimes nice hosts let her perform at live lit shows like Chirp Radio's First Time,

Participants Reading #94

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

Eden Robins is primarily your co-host, but this month she is also one of your readers! Forgive the bland and perfunctory bio, she is getting married four days after Tuesday Funk and has very little brain left. Please join Eden and all our amazing readers on Tuesday, June 7, 2016,

Reading #94 Doucet Norman

Tuesday Funk #94 - June 7, 2016

The next installment of Tuesday Funk, your favorite eclectic monthly reading series, is June 7! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf for readings by Sara Krueger, Rana Khoury, Parker Molloy, Norman Doucet and co-host Eden Robins! Andrew Huff is the other co-host, and Sal will be behind the

Participants Reading #83

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, a blowjob instructor, a travel writer, a pelvic model, and a Swahili teacher. She's had some short stories published in magazines like Kaleidotrope, Shimmer,

Reading #83 Doucet Norman

Tuesday Funk #83: July 7, 2015

Cool yourself with a beer and Tuesday Funk in July as we welcome guests Erin Watson, Fred Sasaki, Norman Doucet and Lily Be -- plus cohost Eden Robins with a full-length piece -- for your favorite eclectic monthly reading series. Join us Tuesday, July 7 in the upstairs lounge at

Participants Reading #67

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, a blowjob instructor, a travel writer, a pelvic model, and a Swahili teacher. She's had some short stories published in magazines like Kaleidotrope, Shimmer,

Reading #67 Palagi Naomi Buck

Tuesday Funk #67: March 4, 2014

Get down and get funky at a special Mardi Gras edition of Tuesday Funk in March. While we won't have any floats, we will have readings by Wendy McClure, Joe O'Sullivan, Naomi Buck Palagi, Laura Adamczyk and Eden Robins. OK, and maybe some beads. Eden also

Personnel Reading #65

Introducing our new co-host, Eden Robins!

As announced at our November 5th edition, we'll have a new co-host soon joining the Tuesday Funk family.  We're pleased to introduce Eden Robins! Eden is a great friend and supporter of Tuesday Funk who has read for us on at least three occasions in the

Personnel Debriefings

November debriefing

The folks lucky enough to have squeezed into the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf for our November 5th edition of Tuesday Funk know what a fantastic time was had by all. But if you weren't there, let us break down the awesomeness for you. We kicked things off with

Participants Reading #59

Meet Our Readers: Eden M. Robins

In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden M. Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, a blowjob instructor, a travel writer, a pelvic model, and a Swahili teacher. She's had some short stories published in magazines that are

Readings Hopleaf

Tuesday Funk #59: July 2, 2013

Our next event takes place Tuesday, July 2, 2013, with readings by Daniel Kraus, Bill Breedlove, Kendra Stevens, Eden M. Robins, and our own Andrew Huff. Tuesday Funk invites you to walk with us into a deep, dark literary forest this July.  The roster will feature Daniel Kraus, Bill Breedlove,

Fiction Videos

Video: We'd like to thank all the little people

Back in August, we were delighted to host Eden M. Robins at our microphone, who presented us with this exciting excerpt from her novel-in-progress The Grand Adventure of Aught-Nine... And if you're in the mood for more great readings like this one, be sure to join us on

Participants Reading #36

Meet Our Readers: Eden M. Robins

In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden M. Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, a blowjob instructor, a travel writer, a pelvic model, and a Swahili teacher. She wrote a novel that is currently in the "death rattle&

Readings Hopleaf

Tuesday Funk #36: August 2, 2011

They call them the dog days of summer.  But we hope it won't insult any of the dogs of your acquaintance if we tell you our August readers are no pack of dogs.  Au contraire!  In the spirit of the season, Tuesday Funk will bring the hottest writers

Participants Reading #31

Meet Our Readers: Eden Robins

In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, a blowjob instructor, a travel writer, a pelvic model, and a Swahili teacher. She has published some things in some places, but not enough things or

Readings Hopleaf

Tuesday Funk #31, "New Year, New Voices": February 1, 2011

The new year always takes a few weeks to get rolling right, right? So join Tuesday Funk in February as we celebrate 2011 with our "New Year, New Voices" edition, bringing you great debut readings from Eden Robins, Julie Rosenthal, Jerry Schwartz, Karen Skalitzky and Brooke Wonders, plus