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Essay Fiesta Announces May Line-Up, HUGE PRIZE

Hi all you Essay Fiesta fans. We are proud to unveil our May line-up. It’s going to be one heck of a show. Don’t miss it on May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar. Poet, Young Chicago Authors’ Performing Arts Director Robbie Q. Telfer Neo-Futurist Dina Connolly Stand-up comic Adam Guerino 2nd Story curator Molly Each Stand-up … Continue reading →

Thank You!

Thank you everyone who made it out to Essay Fiesta last night. We had a wonderful show, and thanks to you all, we broke our previous fundraising record. We’d like to once again thank all our readers: William Shunn, Jim Pickett, Cameron Esposito, Rebecca Rine-Stone and Bryan Bowden. For those that didn’t get a chance … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta Reader Profile: Rebecca Rine-Stone

With a surname like Rine-Stone, you’re destined for greatness. Rebecca Rine-Stone is the author of Sunbathing in a Body Cast, a memoir-based collection of short stories. Rine-Stone is currently an English instructor at Harper College, she has taught at the Second City Training Center and she is currently an instructor at StoryStudio Chicago. Come hear … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta Reader Profile: Cameron Esposito

Stand-up comic Cameron Esposito is returning once again to Essay Fiesta to share another memoir. If you haven’t heard of Cameron, then you’re living under a rock. She’s a superstar on the local comedy circuit, hosting a weekly open mic at Cole’s Bar in Logan Square. And she recently released her debut comedy album, “Grab … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta Reader Profile: Bryan Bowden

Bryan Bowden is a manly mountain man who hails from North Carolina. Legend has it, he caught a bear with his bare hands and rode it cross-country to Chicago. That legend is probably false. Currently Bowden is a stand-up comic. He performs regularly around town. Bowden also has a gift for teaching. He currently is … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta Reader Profile: Bill Shunn

Bill (William) Shunn is a former Mormon and a science fiction writer. For a short while he was an ordained minister in Alberta, Canada, which resulted in his arrest and expulsion from the great northern nation. His first published science fiction story, “From Our Point of View We Had Moved to the Left,” appeared in … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta’s April Line-Up

Wait no longer folks. Behold! Essay Fiesta’s April line-up in all its list-like glory! (The show will be on April 19th at the Book Cellar at 7 p.m.) Stand-up comic Cameron Esposito Writer, activist and the brains behind LifeLube.org Jim Pickett Stand-up comic and Second City Training Center instructor Bryan Bowden Science fiction writer William … Continue reading →

Give Inner Peace and Janna Sobel a Chance

Last night, Alyson attended Essay Fiesta alumni Janna Sobel‘s Sunset Meditation class, and it was fantastic! If meditation has always been a mystery or intimidating to you, Janna’s class is a place where you can ask questions and just be guided by a great person dedicated to this practice. The hour-long mediation, which is done … Continue reading →