Posted in Books, Chi, Day to day, Friends, RAGAD, Readings on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So it’s been a little while, huh? A few people have reminded that I have not blogged in some time, which struck me as odd because much has happened that requires some attention.
1. Charlie Wilson’s War was damn good. One of Hanks’ finest performance, much like his role in Catch Me if You Can. See it. [...]
Posted in Chi, Friends, RAGAD, Readings on January 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So we braved the elements last night, the sub-zero temps and unforgiving wind, and made our way to The Book Cellar, Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois, for the release party/launch of RAGAD #5, which is now available for order and carries the most excellent story by Peter Anderson of Pete-Lit fame.
A sublime lineup of readers included [...]
Posted in Chi, Day to day, Friends, RAGAD, Readings, Writings on January 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
RAGAD Release Party #5. Come together to see the launch of our fifth issue, which carries the superb story from Joliet writer Peter Anderson entitled ‘Mercy Day.’ This should not be missed.
Saturday, January 19th
7:00 PM
The Book Cellar
4736 N. Lincoln Ave
FREE
Featuring performances by:
BEN TANZER is the author of Lucky Man, a novel released in 2007 by [...]
Posted in Books, Chi, Friends, RAGAD, Readings on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
RAGAD Release Party #5. Come together to see the launch of our fifth issue, which carries the superb story from Joliet writer Peter Anderson entitled ‘Mercy Day.’ This should not be missed.
Saturday, January 19th
7:00 PM
The Book Cellar
4736 N. Lincoln Ave
FREE
Featuring performances by:
BEN TANZER is the author of Lucky Man, a novel released in 2007 by [...]
Posted in Day to day on January 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Some interesting news today. Found out I’ve been selected to go to Michigan State, East Lansing, to read a story of mine and participate in a panel at The Society for Midwestern Literature Conference in May. Should be fun, to say the least, and I am quite stoked that my story was selected. If you’re in the [...]
Posted in Day to day on January 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Monk rules. USA has good taste. I can’t believe Monk’s the guy from Wings. Scary for some reason. Anyway, good show. Watch it.
Posted in Day to day, Friends on January 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Was out drinking with a few good friends recently and stumbled across something quite noteworthy. We discovered a beer which I have never heard of, abbreviated ESB. What is this, it was asked. What does this stand for? After some investigation–which really means we just turned the bottle over and read it–it turns out ESB [...]
Posted in Chi, Day to day, Friends, RAGAD, Readings, Writings on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
(from www.ragadzine.com)
Happy New Year!
We at RAGAD HQ wish you all a happy and healthy start to 2008. And do we have a healthy start for you, three new stories, spry and jumping off the screen at you. New tales by Ben Tanzer, Ryan Priest, and Michael Obliade. Fantasic stories, all three. Read them and let [...]
Posted in Chi, Friends, RAGAD, Readings on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
RAGAD Release Party #5. Come together to see the launch of our fifth issue, which carries the superb story from Joliet writer Peter Anderson entitled ‘Mercy Day.’ This should not be missed.
Saturday, January 19th
7:00 PM
The Book Cellar
4736 N. Lincoln Ave
FREE
Featuring performances by:
BEN TANZER is the author of Lucky Man, a novel released in 2007 by [...]
Posted in Books, Friends, Writings on January 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I guess this is as good a time as any to make an announcement that is currently sweeping the Myspace webs. The literary magazine decomP (www.decompmagazine.com) is readying itself for relaunch with a new editor and new staff which I am now apart of. Dubbed as book reviewer, I am giving my two cents [...]
