I will be reading this coming Tuesday at High Concept Laboratories

That’s this Tuesday, 8 January. The event starts at 7:30pm and will feature “poetry, fiction, and other literary sundries” by myself as well as Heather Marie Vernon, Daniela Olszewska, Melissa Severin, Meghan Lamb, and the brilliant Virginia Konchan:

2013 is the year of the snake in the Chinese Zodiac (the snake is considered a good omen in a house as a sign the family would not starve). All things will be possible this year, and saving money and being thrifty will be rewarded by the gods. Wine and refreshments provided, and special prizes offered to those born in the year of the snake.

High Concept Laboratories is located at 1401 W. Wabansia Ave. (Chicago).

You should come!

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I will be reading this Thursday at Bucket O’ Blood

The shop is right by three of my other favorite Logan Square institutions: Cafe Mustache, 2 Amigos Restaurant, and Cole’s Bar.

That’s this Thursday, 23 August, at or around 7pm. (Well, after 7pm; we’ll no doubt start a little late, as such events tend to.) Also reading and performing will be BO’B’s own Marc Ruvolo and Davey Houle, and I hear there might be some music in addition to fiction and poetry. I intend to debut some new material, as well as a slick new haircut!

Bucket O’ Blood is an utterly wonderful little bookstore and record shop in Logan Square. They specialize in science-fiction, fantasy, and horror (and they have other things as well), and they are one of my favorite bookstores in Chicago, due to their Marc and Davey’s excellent taste in both fiction and used book quality.

This event is free and open to all and is BYOB. There may also be an actual bucket o’ blood on hand for refreshment purposes.

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I will be reading this Sunday at the Shotgun Summer Series

That’s this August 5, 2012, at 8pm, at 2222 N. Kenmore #2, Chicago.

Featuring:

• Cameron Rizzardini
• Stephen Tully Dierks
• me

Also featuring:

• $5 suggested donation
• BYOB/G & T’s and beer in the fridge available all night long
• hors d’oeuvres

The reading is sponsored by Shotgun Press. Thanks to Rachel Harthcock for inviting me!

& see you there!

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Me, reading/performing & videotaped

Here are all the online videos of me reading and performing that I currently know of:

• “Come On, Seven!” (AWP offsite event, 2 March 2012)
• Revolving Door (January 2012) (with Roger Reeves)
• Revolving Door (November 2011) (I was assisting Jennifer Karmin)
• Tuesday Funk (6 September 2011)
• Green Lantern (9 July 2010) (with Adam Gallari, Tim Jones-Yelvington, Lindsay Hunter, and Benjamin Lowenkron)
• “Thai Bat” (Rec Room, Black Rock Bar, May 2008)
• “BoneCrusher” (John Cage MusiCircus, 7 October 2007)

Obviously, I need to start taping more of my events.

You can find a list of all of my past events at my site, here.

Currently I have no new events scheduled  😦

I am available to read, sing, dance, juggle, strip, flex, and receive hecklers graciously.

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If you like you can watch some footage of me reading at an AWP offsite event

Specifically, “Come On, Seven!”, which was held on 2 March 2012 at SAIC, was organized by Eckhard Gerdes, and also featured James R. Hugunin, Davis Schneiderman, Yuriy Tarnawsky, Tantra Bensko, Lance Olsen, and E G himself …

(Clicking on the names will take you to the respective videos. Mine are after the jump.)

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I finally uploaded a video of me performing “Thai Bat”

This is from May 2008; I finally got around to uploading it. Go, me.

This was videotaped by Jeremy M. Davies and Michelle Tupko at an installment of Erin Teegarden’s Rec Room series, “Words May Be Music,” guest-curated by Beverly Nelson. Held at the Black Rock Bar in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth.

Enjoy!

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Reminder: I will be reading at Bang Bang Pie & Coffee this Thursday at 7:30pm

I am now entirely certain that this is what it looks like inside.

That’s this Thursday, 10 May. Also reading will be Chicago’s own Lara Levitan, and my UIC classmate Annah Browning.

Bang Bang Pie & Coffee is a relatively new shop located at 2051 N. California, two blocks due south of the California Blue Line stop.

This reading is part of the relatively new Bang Bang Fiction & Poetry series curated by Ryan Lang, formerly of the Ipsento series.

See you there!

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I will be reading at the Red Rover Series on 7 April

No one has told me yet whether I'll need to take my clothes off.

That’s this Sunday, at 7pm, at Outer Space Studios (1474 N. Milwaukee Ave., near the CTA Damen Blue Line stop). There’s a suggested donation of $4.

Red Rover is “the reading series that plays with readings.” This will be its 53rd experiment, “Men Undressed,” with Gina Frangello, Cris Mazza, Susan Solomon, Charles Blackstone, Davis Schneiderman, and me:

A celebration for the new anthology Men Undressed: Women Writers and the Male Sexual Experience published by Other Voices Books. In this collection, women writers imagine all things sexual from the point of view of male characters.

More about the participants:

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Bang Bang Pie and Coffee is now open

Right after this post went up, I received a text from Ryan Lang saying that Bang Bang Pie & Coffee would open “tomorrow, March 29, @7am.”

As in, today. As in, they’re already open. As in—you could be there right now, enjoying slices of Shaker Lemon, Chocolate Orange, and Banana Cream pie. And coffee.

Bang Bang Pie and Coffee is located at 2051 N. California, just south of the California Blue Line stop.

And to reiterate, I will be reading there on Thursday, 10 May, 7pm, with Annah Browning and Lara Levitan.

Also, Ryan tells me there’ll be a there on Thursday, April 12…

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I will be reading at Bang Bang Pie & Coffee on 10 May

I'm pretty sure this is what the space looks like. (I haven't been there yet.)

That’s Thursday, May 10th. Also reading will be Chicago’s own Lara Levitan, and my UIC classmate Annah Browning. This will start around 7pm.

Bang Bang Pie & Coffee is a new shop located at 2051 N. California, two blocks due south of the California Blue Line stop.

Thanks to Ryan Lang for inviting me! Ryan used to run the Ipsento series, and this is his new one. I’ve already recommended that he call it “Bang Bang Fiction & Poetry.”

See you there!

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