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Essay Fiesta Is Monday!

Mark your calendars, Essay Fiesta fans! Our next show is right around the corner. Join us on Monday May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar for another installment of our reading series. We’re welcoming a talented crew of guests, including a stand-up comic, a Neo-Futurist and a recent guest on Oprah! Click here … Continue reading →

Chicago Story Collective To Perform At Printers Row Lit Fest

BIG NEWS, INTERNET! The Chicago Story Collective, which includes Essay Fiesta’s Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon, Story Club’s Dana Norris and Stories at the Store’s Jen Bosworth, will be performing at this year’s Printer’s Row Lit Fest on June 4. We are currently putting together a completely original show for the event that will be … Continue reading →

Keith Ecker Performs At The Beauty Bar

Do you like booze and manicures? Sure, we all do! Then come check out Essay Fiesta’s Keith Ecker this Sunday. He will be reading at the Two With Water Rx reading series. The monthly event takes place at the Beauty Bar, Chicago’s hippest hipster martini-manicure bar. In honor of Mother’s Day, the theme is TigerMOMents … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta’s May Line-Up!

Yo, Essay Fiesta fans! Have we got a show for you! Join us May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar for our next installment. As a precursor to summer, we’re getting sizzling with the following amazingly talented readers: Director and teacher Matthew Miller Neo-Futurist Dina Walters Stand-up comic Bryan Bowden Author Sara Connell … Continue reading →

Enter The Knee Jerk Essay Contest

Hello Essay Fiesta fans! Thank you to all who made it to High School Horror Stories. The show was absolutely fantastic. From Kelsie Huff’s emotional performance to Jen Bosworth’s hilarious tale of the sex trade, it seriously was a night to remember. One of our good friends at the Book Cellar informed us of an … Continue reading →

Vocalo, CSC, Newsletters and MORE!

Keith’s back from Costa Rica! Take a gander at this! (Yes, that’s a real active volcano.) Although not a volcano, other exciting things are on the horizon in Essay Fiesta land. This Friday is the Chicago Story Collective’s second show ever! High School Horror Stories will feature Keith Ecker, Alyson Lyon, Dana Norris, Jen Bosworth, … Continue reading →

High School Horror Stories Is One Week Away!

First, thank you all for coming out to Essay Fiesta on Monday. It was a smashing success. We love you for loving us. Truly, we feel humbled to have such a receptive and welcoming audience. You all are the best. In one week, Keith and Alyson will be co-producing the new Chicago Story Collective show … Continue reading →

Essay Fiesta Is One Week Away!

Hello Essay Fiesta fans! Our April show is right around the corner. Usually we take this week to post reader bios. However, we’re going to be a little MIA on the Internets. Keith, who manages the blog and is actually speaking about himself in third person as he types this, is traveling to Costa Rica … Continue reading →

Elizabeth McQuern Captures Essay Fiesta

Our wonderful friend Elizabeth McQuern is a photographing fool. She has documented nearly every Essay Fiesta to date. Below is some of her work from our March show. And guess what? She’s for hire!