July 22nd, 2012 § § permalink
We had a lovely turnout for our latest round of talented readers last Monday at Middlesex Lounge. The stories were at turns funny, thoughtful, sad, and winsome. I was so pleased to have brought these writers together.
Karyn Polewaczyk reads her essay, "Mistaken."
Adam Stumacher reads an excerpt from his novel, A Liar's Opus.
Krysten Hill reads "Dorothy Returns," "The Black Girl Talks Punk Rock," "Sorry," and "Bury."
Wendy Stetson reads her confessional tale, "Healing, Bruising."
As always, we had a wonderfully responsive audience. I was grateful for them and for the work of Karyn, Adam, Krysten, and Wendy, which you can watch here.
July 16th, 2012 § § permalink
Ladies, Gents, Readers, Listeners, Old friends, New friends, One and All,
Please join us this evening when Adam Stumacher, Karyn Polewaczyk, Wendy Stetson, and Krysten Hill will regale us with novel excerpts, manifestos, confrontational verse, and brave confessional stories.
Here are the details. All we need is you.
WHAT: Literary Firsts
WHEN: Monday, July 16, at 7pm
WHERE: Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Ave (Central Square), Cambridge
WHO: Krysten Hill, Karyn Polewaczyk, Adam Stumacher, and Wendy Stetson
WHY: Because it’s steamy outside and the best way to fight steam–is with more steam.
NOTE: Yes, it’s at a bar, but there’s no cover and Literary Firsts is an all-ages event.
See you there!
July 12th, 2012 § § permalink
JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER.
A FRIENDLY ALL-CAPS REMINDER.
THIS MONDAY:
KRYSTEN HILL.
KARYN POLEWACZYK.
ADAM STUMACHER.
WENDY STETSON.
THEY’RE GOING TO READ TO YOU SO HARD.
MIDDLESEX LOUNGE.
7PM.
DON’T MISS IT.
June 10th, 2012 § § permalink
Adam Stumacher is a broken curfew.
Adam Stumacher‘s fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices, Granta, The Kenyon Review, TriQuarterly, The Sun, and elsewhere, and won the Raymond Carver Short Story Award. He holds degrees from Cornell University and Saint Mary’s College, and he has received fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, Bread Loaf, the Vermont Studio Center, and others. He lives in Boston, where he teaches creative writing at Grub Street and in public high schools, and he is at work on a novel.
Adam is the fiction writer for the July 16 reading.
June 8th, 2012 § § permalink
July, the first full month of summer, always hot, always filled with days when I’d rather be reading.
Luckily, I’ve lined up four stellar writers to read to me (and you).
Join us, dear readers and listeners, at Middlesex Lounge on Monday, July 16 when Krysten Hill will be our poet, Karyn Polewaczyk will be our essayist, Adam Stumacher will be our fiction writer, and Wendy Stetson will be our confessional reader.
As always, I’ll be your host. See you there, Boston.