Move over Bruce, the real boss is Mary Cross

MARY CROSS

Mary Cross is a poet and short prose writer. Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in various publications, including featherproof press, Hotel Amerika, Court Green, Other Voices, The Sun, and elsewhere, as well as aired on Chicago Public Radio. Recently, a story of hers was selected as a finalist in the Family Matters contest at Glimmer Train. She teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at The School of the Art Institute and at Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies.


Quickies!
July 8
Innertown Pub
Chicago, IL
7:30pm

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This should tie you up tie you down

We love our readers.

So very much.

Past and future.

Check out how awesome they are!

Lindsay Hunter (co-founder and co-host of Quickies!) will be reading June 9
at the Make Magazine release party
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia
7pm



Nick Ostdick (June) will be reading at the Fixx reading series (hosted and founded by Amy Guth-July reader)
June 26
http://guthagogo.com/fixxreadings.html



Amy also had a wicked successful Pilcrow Lit Festival over Memorial Day weekend-way to go, Amy!
http://pilcrowlitfest.com/



Four of our readers have had stories honored by the Million Writers Award. Check out their Noteable Stories!

Spencer Dew (April)
Elizabeth Crane (we just really like her and are hounding her to read with us in August)
Nick Ostdick (June)
Amy Guth (July)

http://www.storysouth.com/millionwriters/2007notablestories.html



Chris Bower (May)
is performing his plays "Torvald and I" and "Promises to Keep: The Poems of Robert F. Kennedy"
June 2, 3, and 4
at the Side Project Studio Space
1520 W Jarvis
all shows 8:00pm
all shows $10
773/484-7980 for reservations



Gosh, we're so proud of our little family.

Check back soon to learn more about our *awesome* June line-up!



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April 8 Inspiration

As expressed by the classical poet Pindar of Thebes (518-438 B.C.):

Creatures of a day
What is someone?
What is no one?
Man is merely a shadow's dream
But when god-given glory comes upon him in victory
A bright light shines on us and life is sweet
When the end comes the loss of flame brings darkness
But his glory is bright forever.

And if that doesn't do it for you: