tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32557677548680393042024-03-05T23:09:59.685-08:00Two Cookie MinimumJohnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-7618085738512136872018-05-07T13:22:00.005-07:002018-05-07T13:22:43.347-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />TCM is back this spring. The zine and comics friendly reading series that you can't live without is back at <b>CHIPRC, 858 N. Ashland Ave, Tuesday May 29</b>. <br /><br />Welcome these fabulous creators, comics star <b>Kevin Budnik</b>, master of illustrated goodness <b>Sage Coffey</b>, purveyor of the written word <b>Anita Mechler</b> and our special guest all the way from Baltimore, MD <b>Sunmi</b> (Transit/CHIPRC spring artist-in-residence).<br /><br /><b>$5</b> at the door, includes a raffle ticket and a drink ticket. <br /><br />Doors at 7, reading 730ish (or when it gets dark enough to screen comics off the wall). <br />Show up early to meet our guest Sunmi, chat up the all readers, and enjoy yourself.Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-41758919395245121562017-10-15T20:30:00.002-07:002017-10-15T20:34:07.646-07:00SCARY STORIES TO TELL AT TCM!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We tried this in 2015 and it was so fun we're back at it again. On Friday October 27, TCM invites you to join us again to kick off the Halloween weekend as we pay homage to a classic book series: <b>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark</b>. Settle in at one of favorite haunts the Hungry Brain for drinks, Halloween cookies, and door prizes.<br />
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The highlight of the night will be some of the creepiest stories from your childhood as read by playwright <b>Mark Chrisler</b>, comedian <b>Daniel Shapiro</b>, singer/songwriter <b>Allyson Frazier</b>, author of Rules of Punk <b>Celia C. Pérez</b>, and others. Hosted by <b>Johnny Misfit</b>. <br />
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$10 door will benefit the <b>Chicago Publishers Resource Center (CHI PRC)</b>. Advance tickets available through the Hungry Brain<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1573475?utm_medium=bks">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont<br />
Friday, October 27, 8:30pm, 21+. <br />
Event artwork ABOVEby Jonathan Stutz.</div>
Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-42229099638573509022017-08-08T17:44:00.000-07:002017-08-09T06:29:28.773-07:00Two Cookie Minimum Returns to Comfort Station<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="_4n-j _3cht fsl" data-testid="event-permalink-details">Chicago's zine/comics/author/poet/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>cookie-centric reading series Two Cookie Minimum is back <b>Tuesday August 29th, 8pm </b>at the <b>Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave</b>. The series held residency there each summer in
2015 and 2016 and we're excited to be back at one of Chicago's most
interesting public spaces. Weather permitting, we're looking to take the
event to the lawn and read to the open Logan Square. <br /> <br /> The reading lineup includes performance poet <b>Jane Haldiman</b>, zinester <b>Rory Britt</b> (of Burn Black Zine Distro), writer <b>Randy Ross</b> (visiting from Boston, MA), and YA author <b>James Kennedy</b>. Hosted by <b>Johnny Misfit</b>. And as always there will be <b>free cookies</b>. <br /> <br /> The reading is open to the public. Donations accepted at the door to support future Comfort Station programming.<br /> </span></div>
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-31589181668635260682017-07-17T21:37:00.000-07:002017-07-17T21:37:06.192-07:00In 3 Days TCM Celebrate's Seven Years <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mere days away is the TCM 7 Year reading. Looking back, I found a lot of news clippings that promoted past readings. You can see the different styles from the Redeye, Reader, TimeOut, and Columbia Chronicle. There's at least one listing for each venue we hosted at (except for CHIPRC). It was nice to see all the readers names that made it to print. <br /><br />Thanks to all the writers who published these and other promo on behalf of the reading series.<br />Notably thanks to the Redeye for always finding a new cookie image to run. Must have been a hard to find all the various cookies they used in these and other listings.<br /><br />Enjoy this collage and see you Wednesday!<br />
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<br />Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-71328563227507551852017-07-13T21:07:00.000-07:002017-07-17T21:37:33.480-07:00Seven Years is in Seven Days<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Think of the movie the Ring. Seven Days. As In seven days you can join us at the Hungry Brain to celebrate TCM's anniversay. Here's a quick look back for the archives of my bad memories. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In April 2012, more than 5 years ago, I invited then Milwuakee resident </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000818650413&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A1519346018128018%7D" href="http://www.keithrosson.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">Keith Rosson</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> to read at the series (<a href="http://twocookieminimum.blogspot.com/2012/03/two-cookie-and-p-fanatics-team-up.html">here was that reading info</a>). I remeber meeting him at the Minneapolis Zine Fest and thinking this guys funny, but why's he drinking one pint of water to ever beer? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Fast forward, he agrees to take the Amtrak to Chicago to read. I knew he was an old school zinester and that was it. He gets to the bar, basically shit talking it and the reading etc. Maybe this because I am relentless about ribbing him for living in Milwaukee or something about how he ended up there. I used to live in Roscoe Village in walking distance to the Hungry Brain, so I offed him a place to crash. Drunk and not feeling hot, I think I made the regrettable choice to go to Tonys Tex Mex on Damen/Belmont for after hours eats. We get back to the apartment. My then wife who also read is like, fuck this I'm going to bed. My then roomate is like, hey do you want to smoke weed, something he could never get me to do. All we had was red wine in the house. I cap the night off with a puke session in my bathroom. It never failed that when I had visitors from Milwaukee that I also took to Tonys for Tex Mex, I always ended up vomiting. History repeating. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Long story, Keith was a good sport. I'm proud to have booked him. Glad he's a published author with another book on the way. And stoked that Two Cookie has continued to let me make bad mistakes. </span><br />
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I've been doing this for seven years. Oh man, what is wrong with me. Until I figure that out, join me <b>Wednesday, July 19th</b> for a celebratory event. </div>
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To make this the best birthday, we whipped up a celebratory line up and are returning to our old haunt, <b>Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont</b>.<br /><br />Readers include:<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Liz Mason</b></span> (karaoke jockey, zinester, Quimby’s Bookstore Manager)<br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scott Roberts</span></b> (comics artist, Risograph printer, teacher)<br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Logan Kruidenier</span></b> (multi-media artist, stone skipper)<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sean Gandert </b></span>(author of Lost in Arcadia visiting from Florida)<br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Eric Bartholomew</span></b> (Junk Drawer zine creator, estate sale tour guide)<br />Hosted by Johnny Misfit <br /><br />The reading is free. Doors open at 8pm, readings at 9pm.<br /><br />Get there early to grab a seat, a drink, and some cookies. Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-72084442306155293362017-06-12T12:50:00.000-07:002017-06-12T12:50:17.850-07:00Two Cookie Season 7 Opener in Review <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he seventh year of two cookie began and it couldn't have
gone any better. I was reluctant to start another year, hoping that seven wasn't
bad luck. This was the first reading in over 9 months. Its hard to take time
off and immediately jump back into things. No one wants to go to work after the
weekend. Kids aren't jazzed about heading to school after summer break. So
would people still come out to the reading after months and so many changes these
past few years? As a host, I think about these things a lot. But I felt the
need to celebrate that this project I created has been a thing for seven years.
When it started, I wanted to showcase great writers I saw in the communities I
was part of. Those were people making zines, students in my fiction writing
classes, other writers from the literary community, musicians, and maybe a few
people that made comics. It was easy to gather them together when you’re
providing free cookies. Over the years, the series has hosted first time readers
alongside previously publishes writers. There have been a number of book and
zine release shows. The reading series has supported the literary and arts
community and they've supported right back. That’s what keeps me going. So if
this proves to be the start of a bad luck year, bring it on. Its been a great
ride and this year is just getting started.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For this first reading of the season, the variety was no
different than what makes a TCM. Opening the night was Women Write About Comics
contributor Alenka Figa. She hadn't read in public before, AND she never put
out a zine. Well, she now can check both off her bucket list. Alenka shared a
wonderfully woven narrative about caring for her cat Nova that has a rare
feline disorder. At the same time, her grandmother has been receiving
personalized care from her aunt. And while talking about the care of others,
she reflected on the need for self-care. We can’t be there for others if we
aren't there for ourselves. The chapters of her story flowed back and forth
from family, to Nova, to herself in a seamless manner that was reflective of
her work as a journalist, yet befittingly collected into a zine. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amy Giacalone read second, sharing a great piece of fiction
from a novel in progress. Where do we go when we die? We become ghosts that
take the CTA, duh. Or so were the characters in her piece, materialized
entities struggling with their afterlife. The story of how they became ghosts
was vivid without seeming fantastic. Amy has a way of humanizing her characters
to the point where we suspend reality and visualize their situations,
back stories, and surroundings. Good fiction immerses the reader into its world,
so upon leaving there is a sense of longing for more. </div>
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Next was Rebecca Mir Grady, no stranger to reading at TCM.
She self-publishes a series books called <i>She is Restless</i>, zines w/ a spine. The first part of her reading was a discussion
about the series which thematically tackles current natural disasters and
climate change issues through fold out illustrations and paintings. The second
part of her reading was a look at a project in process. Beginning January 1,
2017 , she started a daily journal and is not going back to edit. She shared a
glimpse into her life and her partner’s documenting their workout routines,
holiday gift giving, the start of her
new job as a nanny, participating in the Women’s March, oh and their
engagement! That was really exciting to see on the screen. Stylistically this
was more like field notes on the life of Rebecca rather than the type of web
comics that daily entries have become. It was refreshing, personal and
touching. Thanks Rebecca for sharing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Normally during a reading I’ll take a break. Tonight I figured we were on a
roll so no need. I was pretty excited to announce Celia Marquis, the CHIPRC
artist in residence for this summer. She’s from Montreal and the reason why I
booked this reading at CHIPRC. I wanted people to see her work, meet her and
expose the series to a special guest that we otherwise wouldn't have been able
to invite. After a typical Johnny Misfit long-winded introduction, Celia
inquired about a break. Oops. I knew I should have done this. It didn't detract
from her reading, which was a dual presentation of fiction and comics. Her
comic <i>Motel La Siesta</i> was inspired by a story her boyfriend told her about his
teenage friends. Celia has illustrated a comic version of his story, where a
group of boys rent a hotel room to have a party. They smoke, drink, take a dip
in the Jacuzzi, invite over girls, fart, basic teenage hotel party behavior.
The nuance was that the printed comic, she also included an insert zine of the
full story’s text. Celia read from the text, but followed along with the comic.
I hadn't seen that before and was super glad to have one person read fiction
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Closing the night was Yewon Kwon reading a comic she put together and printed
during her internship w/ Chicago’s only risograph printing house, Perfectly
Acceptable Press. The comic was about a group of friends, <i>The International Cult
of the Dank Arts of Friendship</i>. Not to give anything away b/c you should really
grab a copy, but the story was full of hilarious situations, sex, weed, and
online playlists. Her performance was topped off with some audio accompaniment,
a feather cape, and a small trip around the crowd on a razor scooter. It was a perfect ender and a crowd pleaser.
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A big thanks to all the readers. This was a great beginning
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Season Seven will include 4 readings this summer. June will open and September will close at CHIPRC. The other readings in July and August will be at venues TBA. Our July reading will mark our actual seventh anniversary so look for info on that. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The full summer reading schedule will be posted on this blog. </span>Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-83898524937707482292016-08-15T12:45:00.002-07:002016-08-15T12:45:18.055-07:00August was a Literary Blast!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The August 9th reading was full of literary craftsmen and craftswomen who shared some great fiction. There was also a bit of music thrown in for good measure. Like we do at TCM, none of this was planned, it simply happened. Makes for an interesting night all the time. So here's how this one played out.<br />
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Leading off the night was Vincent Francone. He read two pieces of fiction that both had a slight comical tone. The first story centered around a failed relationship that nicely employed the image of a Loveseat (which doubled as the piece's title). Why did the narrator's ex leave him only the loveseat when she left? We find out a bit more about the two and as it stands, the loveseat is the only positive that's left of what they once shared. Vince then read a bit of satire in which he bemoaned his alderman to the point of wanting to kill him. He got longtime TCM supporter Julia Bortcherts to come up and join him (as seen above). It was a great start to the night for sure.<br />
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Second up was Kathy O'Neill. Her credentials included working for Good Morning America, NPR, and ABC news among others. She also works at the American Irish Heritage Center in Chicago. Her work mixed her journalistic background incorporating her Irish heritage in a piece of creative nonfiction about living in Boston for the summer between college semesters. Her voice was clear throughout the piece. The summer journey she took, living with dropouts from clown college and drinking at Irish pubs, was told with enough distance to make it all the funnier. It was a a lot of fun without trying to be. I could see this being turned into a script or maybe a radio serial. We'll see. <br />
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Kathy brought with a friend, Mark Piekarz to play a little something after her reading. When asking him what he would perform, he noticed the old piano in the Comfort Station and asked, "Does that work?" Indeed it did. At our old home at Hungry Brain, there was a piano and sad to say no one at a TCM ever played on it. Mark got down and sang us a lilting melody on this calm summer night. I was glad to see the piano get used at a TCM.<br />
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The last two readers I knew were both great storytellers (which is why they were invited to read on the same night). Darwyn Jones is as charismatic and funny as he is dramatic and heartfelt. His stories at least. Not sure about his real life, but he did come dressed in a classy shirt and tie, so there's that about him. <br /><br /><div>
He read a work of creative nonfiction about growing up and the small things that stick with us through the years. The focus of his work was a universal theme anyone could relate to from their childhood: deciding which candy to buy. He took us to that time when children could be in control of this one choice that made them feel important. Employing objects, gestures, sounds, and smells, he took us back to that candy counter in Iowa, looking at him as a young kid, in a jacket too big for him, with a dollar in hand and candy on his mind. If you ever see his name on a reading lineup, go. You won't be disappointed. <br />
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Ending the night was Jill How, the co-founder of the live lit series Story Studio. That basically means she's got experience telling stories in front of strangers. She shared a personal narrative, barely looking at her notes for cues, rattling off a story about high school memories that only could be appreciated with age and distance. The story was about how she wanted to get the attention of a fellow band member by doing a parody of a pop culture song as her report on Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter. The song, Alanis Morissette's Ironic. She recorded it on a cassette, as this was done in the 90s, but that tape no longer exists. So to drive it home, Jill pulled out her Ukulele and strummed along as she sang her version. Like I said earlier, tonight was a musical show. Glad she shared this embarrassing part of her high school past. Even if she didn't win over the guy, she won us all over for sure. This was how we ended the night, because who can really follow a woman playing a alternative rock on a Uke?<br />
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This was August's Two Cookie. A great lineup on a cool summer night. We'll be back this summer to close things down for the season. Look back from more info on the last readings we'll do in 2016. Enjoy the rest of your summer until then. <br />
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-30709666132573419532016-07-14T21:46:00.001-07:002016-07-17T11:54:08.571-07:00How we spent our 6 Year birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy2B9s3EcljJTD1m7qbsiA7NVwAjtSEtoa5-mBzjGN0Z_jG5gVDoWwW9Elu8pzDisO_6G_70CUrcQph2NjfXWiUKjdAYBoR8NCbJcLwp2wqqHW9IPE3qYgTawWmP8J_Ves6JiN1nqfJei/s1600/IMG_20160712_102523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy2B9s3EcljJTD1m7qbsiA7NVwAjtSEtoa5-mBzjGN0Z_jG5gVDoWwW9Elu8pzDisO_6G_70CUrcQph2NjfXWiUKjdAYBoR8NCbJcLwp2wqqHW9IPE3qYgTawWmP8J_Ves6JiN1nqfJei/s1600/IMG_20160712_102523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy2B9s3EcljJTD1m7qbsiA7NVwAjtSEtoa5-mBzjGN0Z_jG5gVDoWwW9Elu8pzDisO_6G_70CUrcQph2NjfXWiUKjdAYBoR8NCbJcLwp2wqqHW9IPE3qYgTawWmP8J_Ves6JiN1nqfJei/s320/IMG_20160712_102523.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
TWO COOKIE MINIMUM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 6 YEARS! <br />
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That's such an unbelievable statement for me to consider. Since the summer of 2010, the series has been welcoming writers and self publishers out for monthly readings. This month's reading was a bit special for obvious reasons. As a gift, not only did the lineup include many supporters who've read at past events (including yours truly as host), but with the release of Cookie Crumbs 3 zine.<br />
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Issue 3 included the first year of the series at Comfort Station. The zine includes drawings and comics from Alex Nall and Eric Bartholomew from the 2015 readings. A few past readers also sent in some of their thoughts on our new home. Layout by Anna Jo Beck. Printed at CHIPRC on a Risograph GR2750.<br />
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The third reading was by Alex Nall. He's be one of the top supporters of the reading series, coming out consistently for 3 years now. Not only has he documented the monthly readings through comics and illustrations, but he's read at it often. And usually his readings are a bit more than simply sharing comics. This time he shared a narrative from his Teaching Comics, introducing his reading with a parody of the PBS children's show Mr. Rogers. He did everything from a costume change to a special delivery from a mailman (played by zinester Eric Bartholomew). He read his Teaching Comics paired with comics from his students and an audio speech from Mr Rogers. The theme of community, support and caring were appropriate topics to share at an anniversary show.<br />
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Now we can look forward to what the sixth year brings. For 2016 there are two more summer readings at the Comfort Station in August and September. There may be a winter reading at CHIPRC to close out the year. <br />
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To all the audience members, venue staff, journalists that wrote about us, cookie eaters, and most importantly the readers, I wanted to extend a huge THANKS for letting the series last this long. Without that support, there couldn't be a Two Cookie Minimum.<br />
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-74910024357837500732016-07-06T07:18:00.001-07:002016-07-06T07:18:47.514-07:00Two Cookie Minimum Hits The Six Year Mark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The readings begin at 8pm. Donations will be accepted at the door to help support the reading into the next year. Everyone can grab free cookies and zines. I hope you can join us as this should be a fun one. </span></div>
Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-69134523755011102562016-06-16T22:56:00.002-07:002016-06-16T22:58:19.729-07:00June was All Comics and One Good TimeThe year has been great for TCM. Each month the shows keep getting better. This was true for June, an All Comics reading that occurred 2 days after the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. There was a full crowd comprised of many other comics creators and self publishers. The readers all brought their A game. There were costumes, puppetry, collaborations and character voices. Here's what you missed.<br />
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Sage Coffey made her reading debut with us, marking the first time she'd read in public. It didn't show as she owed it. Sage introduced the reading asking the crowd to join in and help chant along with each panel. This was supplemented by a slew of snake puppets and capped off with an explosion of paper confetti. Great job to kick of the night. Plus she drew the show flyer which was a well loved hit.<br />
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Sean Mac read second, sharing with a comic about the Castlevania videogame series. He gave each character a funny voice, such as a fitting high pitch screech for the villain Dracula.<br />
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Two Cookie vet Rachel Foss read third sharing her brand of personal comics dealing with relationship, love and loss. The last two comics she shared were collaborations between writer Melinda Macentire. Rachel shared Melidna's text, short stories about dating, which were followed by her comics inspired by the text. The two will unveil their collaboration at this year's Milwaukee Arts Fest, so check out that this month if you can.<br />
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Closing out the night were the duo of Mike Freiheit and Isabella Rotman each reading a part from their split comics Good Cat/Bad Dog. While one read, the other acted out the animal muse: Mike was a dog, and Izzy was a cat. The comic was a commentary on how humans to communicate with animals in a different way than we do to others. It was a pretty high energy reading from both artists.</div>
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Everyone then hung around outside after the reading, talking or saying goodbye to end the CAKE weekend. It was exactly the atmosphere that TCM breeds. Glad so many keep supporting the reading series. Its a testament to what the community is and who makes it up. That's probably why next month in July TCM is able to celebrate it's 6th year anniversary. Stay tuned for that lineup and hope you can make it out. Until then, have a good one.</div>
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<br />Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-50187011174579342772016-06-02T13:26:00.000-07:002016-06-02T13:26:49.659-07:00June is All Comics at TCM<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-e30dd45f-1264-9094-dc41-80cb88958406" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The best is, it all goes down in the heart of Logan Square at the Comfort Station 2579 N Milwaukee Ave. at 8pm. Its the perfect time and venue to enjoy the summer sunset, cool breeze blowing blowing in, and a night of readings and free cookies (we’re pretty flexible on the cookie minimum). The readings are open to the public. Donations accepted help support the reading series sponsor <a href="http://chiprc.org/">Chicago Publishers Resource Center</a>.</span><br />
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-34954719982969383032016-05-16T15:16:00.004-07:002016-05-16T15:19:16.039-07:00Q: May We Share Some Two Cookie Min Pix W/ YouOh course the answer to our post's subject is YES!<br />
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The May TCM reading was chalk full of firsts for us and probably for some of our readers too. What we mean is easier conveyed into a list. This was the First time we had:<br />
- All readers used visuals and tech<br />
- A husband and wife read on the same night<br />
- An entire reading was done in Spanish <br />
- Live Tarot Readings<br />
- Use of a Slide Projector<br />
- A reader wear a cow hoody equipped with udder <br />
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Here's how those firsts broke down.<br />
Shieka Lugtu opened the night with a performative reading mixing illustration, comics, animation,<br />
creative non-fiction, memorized text and the aforementioned cow hoody.<br />
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Mike Centeno followed reading his comic Canned which detailed how a character dealt with being fired from their job. Many spot on accents were used in the reading of his work.<br />
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Anna Jo Beck was next. Her slides were advanced by husband Mike Centeno. She read from two new zines that were based on her practice of learning to speak Spanish. Anna's second reading paired illustrations with humorous Spanish captions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Anna, Learning Spanish is difficult, but reading is easy when husband Mike advances slides. </td></tr>
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Closing out the reading was a good TCM friend and zinester Jim Joyce. He partnered with Rachael Zalutsky and her friend Joe for some live Tarot readings. Jim manned a slide projector flipping through updated illustrations of the Tarot deck (which included Dee Dee Ramone, Studs Turkel and Ira Glass). Rachel then read various audience members their fortune while Joe strummed some background accompaniment (and at times a little ditty to go along with the fortune). The three person reading had the audience attentive, laughing and hopeful they wouldn't be picked to have their fortune read.<br />
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Two Cookie prides itself on the variety of readers and performances that share their work each month. This event was one for the TCM history books. We might never see this many paths cross at one reading again. But who knows. Here's to next month.<br />
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Best,<br />
Johnny Misfit <br />
(Host and curator)Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-65004196197351391252016-05-16T14:40:00.002-07:002016-05-16T15:19:30.598-07:00What You Missed at the First Two Cookie of 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 12 was the first Two Cookie of 2016. Instead of a long rambling summation, I thought this photo collage would help explain how the reading went. Can't wait to see what this season brings!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Johnny </span>Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-64300084667134917232016-05-05T07:45:00.001-07:002016-05-05T07:45:21.374-07:00May We Present Two Cookie Minimum<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 'Tis Spring, no? We’re not waiting for the weather to tell us that. Two
Cookie is back and ready to do what we do best, host a series full of
self-publishing goodness and cookies. Right after a big weekend chilling at Chicago Zine Fest, on <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday May 10th, 8pm</b></span>, we welcome
zinesters <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anna Jo Beck </b></span>and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jim Joyce</b></span>, and comics artists <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mike Centeno</b></span> and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sheika Lugtu</b></span>.
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at the Comfort Station in Logan Square, 2579 N Milwaukee Ave. If the
series title hasn’t already given it away, cookies are served for free!
The readings are all ages. Donations are appreciated and help our sponsor. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The series is sponsored by Chicago Publishers Resource Center (<a href="http://chiprc.org/">CHIPRC</a>). You can also go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1838892703004575/" target="_blank">facebook event</a> for the reading, if you would like.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div>
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be back at <b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Comfort Station</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Logan Square</st1:address></st1:street>, </span><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">2759 W. Milwaukee Ave</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></st1:address></st1:street> This season, TCM continues providing audiences with a variety of
performaners each month on the second Tuesday from April to September. For <b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the past six years</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, TCM has highlighted local self-publishers including zinesters, comics artists and local authors. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">comics by </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Jeff Zwirek </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(organizer of Chicago Alternative Comics Expo), </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">a pop culture </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">presentation by writer </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Megan Kirby</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">creative writing from undergrad student </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sung Yim</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">and retail stories by writer <b>Michelle Marcellus</b> (a CHIPRC Wasted Pages Writing Workshop alum).</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hosted by series curator <b>Johnny Misfit</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The series is sponsored by</span><a href="http://chiprc.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Chicago Publishers Resource Center</span></span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, located in <st1:placename w:st="on">West</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Town</st1:placetype> at 858 N. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ashland</st1:place></st1:city>. CHIPRC’s mission promotes the local publishing community. Donations will be accepted at the door benefiting CHIPRC. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Illustration in the above flyer by Alex Nall).</span></div>
<br />Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-78862734381623032012016-01-19T13:11:00.001-08:002016-01-19T13:11:21.412-08:00Top 6 TCM Showcases from Past Readings<div class="MsoNormal">
Two Cookie has always been an un-formatted show. I never ask
guests to read to a theme or write something for the night. Instead, I’ve
always tried to create showcases as an underlying way to tie the show together.
Even building showcases around a topic, readers were never asked to have their
performance fit it. In preparation for our sixth year, I wanted to remember the
6 of the different showcases TCM hosted over the years. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1)<span style="font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">All
Zinester Reading</span></b><br />This has been one of my favorite readings to hold. I started
the series as a showcase for zinesters. The first TCM was very zinester heavy. When
I began booking readings after that, I made sure there was a least one zinester,
comics artist or self-publisher in the lineup. As the years went on, I tried to
align TCM zinester readings as fundraisers for Chicago Zine Fest. It was always
great to have readers share new work that would be debuting at the fest. And
once even, I was able to encourage a zinester that was in town for the fest to
be part of that month’s reading. The
biggest challenge though with booking zinesters is that eventually you cycle
through those that read in public. That was a challenge that made work hard to keep
an eye out for new faces, finding new zines and contacting the writers, and
making sure the zine community has an outlet at TCM. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: large;">Spectacular
All Female Showcase</span></b><br />I started thinking about those really lame bar promotions
offered as Ladies Night. I didn’t want the reading to ever have to play to some
cheap ploy to get people to the reading (well, other than that we already give
out cookies). It wasn’t that all TCM readings had no women or self-identifying
as women on stage. I simply used this type of showcase to book readers that
were already part of the community. These readings were always packed and
provided a great show. I remember on our second all female showcase, Megan
McGrath read a story about her love of accordions and then finished the reading
by giving one away to an audience member. I doubt any other reading series in <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city> can say that
happened during a reading. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3)<span style="font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cookies
and Cake</span></b><br />Much like the all zinester readings, this was our nod to the Chicago
Alternative Comics Expo. These readings showcased only comics artists and
illustrators while doubling as a fundraiser for CAKE. It really opened up the
series to the comics community. Almost immediately after the first Cookies and
Cake reading, I had comics artists interested in reading at the series. I know Dan the bartender at the Hungry Brain
used to get a chuckle out of many comics readers. I think the audience really
enjoyed these readings, if not for the lineup, for the cake on hand to go along
with the free cookies.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4)<span style="font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Industry
Night </span></b><br />This lineup consisted of those who supported <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city> literary, arts and entertainment
through their writing jobs or organizations. The readers worked as journalists,
editors or bloggers for their job. But their job never allowed them to present
their personal/private writing. The balance of writing for someone else and
writing for yourself seems a tough line to tow. This night proved that both can
be done without a lack of quality and creativity. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5)<span style="font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Writers
in Teaching </span></b><br />Much like Industry Night, this reading showcased those writers
that have a dual role, being writers as well as educators. The role of teachers
is vital to society. And as we know here in <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city>, teachers haven’t gotten much respect
from the city government these past few years. Like all of the other specialty TCM
showcases, I simply asked upon writers that were already in the community. It
was pretty easy then to gather teachers to share their talent. I invited a
variety of teachers ranging from higher ed institutions, CPS and private
school. I only did this once because as easy as it was to find readers, the
event was held on a school night. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->6)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: large;">Polish
reading</span></b><br />This one was a little self indulgent (actually all these shows are for
me as host and curator booking readings I love to see). I have a Polish
heritage, one that I didn’t grow up embracing. I took the stage name Johnny Misfit
as a way to make pronouncing my name easier. I started noticing that there were
quite a few writers of Polish decent reading around the city or that were
friends of the series. I contacted about a dozen readers to be part of this
event knowing I wasn’t going to get them all to participate. The end result was
one that went down in TCM history. We had homemade kolache cookies, a song
about the White Sox and the south-side, and some poetry read in Polish. <span lang="PL">Dziękuję!</span></div>
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Well thanks for reading. If you had been part of any of
these readings, feel free to leave a comment or email us at
twocookieminimumATgmail with your thoughts. Or, if you would want to be part of one of these showcases in the future let me know! We can work on seeing if any should be scheduled this year. <br /><br />Leading up to the first TCM of
2016, I’ll be posting some more lists, memories, and insights on our past and
what has made the series stand on its own. Until then, stay warm. </div>
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-18845271618056938722016-01-02T23:01:00.001-08:002016-01-02T23:05:24.473-08:00TCM 2016, a look ahead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Happy 2016 from Two Cookie Minimum. What will this year have in store for the series? Here’s a run
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1) We’ll be back at Comfort Station for the spring and
summer, keeping the same schedule as last year, the second Tuesday each month
at 8pm. <br />
Mark your calendars for 2016 dates: <br />
<b>April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9,
and September 13. </b></div>
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2) <b>Our Six Year Anniversary will be in July!</b> Happy Birthday
to us. </div>
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3) <b>Issue 3 of Cookie Crumbs will be out.</b> This issue will
include TCM’s two artists: Alex Nall handling the bulk and Eric Bartholomew who
sat in for half of last year’s readings. </div>
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4) TCM reading dates coincide with local events such as the
Chicago Zine Fest in April and Chicago Alternative Comics Expo in June. Look
for us to promote self publishers in celebration of these community festivals. </div>
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And I’m sure there will be more highlights to look forward
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-4496693526915798582015-12-28T15:16:00.000-08:002015-12-28T15:16:02.292-08:00Two Cookie Holiday Reading Unwrapped <div class="MsoNormal">
Its surreal to think that one year ago, Two Cookie Minimum (TCM) was holding its
last reading at the Hungry Brain. We’ve had a great 2015 to follow. Closing our
year, there was one last reading, our December holiday celebration, at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chicago</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Publishers</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Resource</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Center (CHIPRC)</st1:placetype></st1:place>. This was the third <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city>
venue that has hosted the series. Look for more one-off readings there in the
future. The entire event was a blast. We
had beer donated from Revolution Brewing. Everyone thru the door picked a
number for surprise present, things like literary journals, CHIPRC zines, and chachkis like beer cozies and silly putty.
And of course there were cookies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The real highlight like
any TCM is always the lineup. When I form a reading lineup, I hand select
performers that I believe are extraordinary in their medium and that I want others
to appreciate their work. This lineup exceeded those expectations. I was told
by a few series regulars that this was one of the best shows they’ve seen. Its
feelings and remarks like this that keeps me holding the series going. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The night started
out with a reading from Julia Bortcherts. She read at the very first TCM
reading back in July 2010. He story, a work of fiction, centered on a woman’s
failing relationship and how she would have to find a job to pay the bills,
possibly as a dominatrix. Julia’s background as a journalist allows her to
research what makes a good story, which made sense in the story’s attention to detail
about the dominatrix dungeon. Julia always captivates the crowd, pausing for
laughter and pacing her reading, because she’s such a pro (she was a cofounder
and hosted the series Reading Under the Influence about 8 years). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Next up was
zinester Jim Joyce. He’s a fav at CHIPRC. The first public event at CHIPRC was a reading tour Jim put together. He has a very unique performance
style where its not only a reading, but intentionally part stand up. Jim didn’t
read tonight though. Instead he screened a Halloween inspired short film, The
Night of the Blood Zine, that he co-wrote and directed. Being it was Jim, he gave
running commentary during the short, supplementing the already funny DIY nature
of the film. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Celia Perez read
next, sharing a personal story about Buena Noche growing up in <st1:city w:st="on">Miami</st1:city>. It was a touching narrative that
looked back on her father’s dream of roasting a pig for Christmas diner, and
how it unraveled. Like all great zine writers, Celia allows the story to get
very personal as her writing invokes nostalgia and love for times long since
past. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dave Reidy followed,
reading from his newest novel The Voiceover Artist. He noted that when he read
at TCM back in 2013, he read a piece from the book when it was only a draft. This
time, he read a different part, the introduction of the main character in the book.
I hope people check out his book (as he
is one of my favorite short story writers).<o:p></o:p></div>
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To close the night
was one of <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city>’s
best comics artists, Gina Wynbrandt. She was joined by her friend J Pulos. Every
time I’ve seen her read, it brings down the house. This was no different, a
humorous comic about booty calls and the reverie she draws herself a part of.
The imagined journey as a bounty hunter takes the character of herself to a
gentleman’s club, a beach and a swamp, chalk full of sexual encounters and a
ton of naked dudes. Gina might hold a Guinness Book record for drawing the most
number of hard dicks in one comic. It was that good of a reading.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was one of the great
TCM lineups and provided a fun last community gathering of the year. The
memories from 2015 and those over the past 5 years will carry the series into
the next year. Here’s to wishing it’ll measure up to everything we’ve done in
the past.</div>
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year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-50256503573454892222015-11-14T20:24:00.001-08:002015-11-14T20:26:04.461-08:00Two Cookie Minimum Holiday Celebration ends 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The Two Cookie Minimum series had a great
2015, celebrating our fifth anniversary and releasing the retrospective Cookie Crumbs zine, plus finding a new spring/summer home at
the Comfort Station in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Logan
Square</st1:address></st1:street>. To cap things off, Two Cookie will end the year with one
final reading on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday,
December 11, 8pm<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Chicago Publishers Resource Center
858 N. Ashland Ave.</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The lineup includes<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Gina Wynbrandt</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Best American Comics 2015),<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Dave Reidy</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(author of <i>Voiceover Artist</i> on
Curbside Splendor), </span><b style="font-family: Arial;">Celia Perez </b><span style="font-family: "arial";">(</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial";">zinester/librarian), </span><b style="font-family: Arial;">Julia
Borcherts</b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> (</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">freelance writer with work seen in the </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Redeye, Chicago Reader), </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">and <b>Jim Joyce</b> (</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">zinester/teacher)</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">. Hosted as always by Johnny Misfit. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">a wrapped holiday present (which could be anything!?!), </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">free
copies of Cookie Crumbs zine, </span></li>
<li><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "arial";">a drink ticket
for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial;">beer provided by Revolution Brewing</b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> (while supplies last)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">and of course, cookies</span></li>
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Johnny Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962714760630723476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255767754868039304.post-70804651219401920052015-09-09T10:33:00.000-07:002015-09-09T11:40:20.224-07:00Wake me up, September has Ended for TCMThis past Tuesday Sept 8 was the last TCM of the summer. The lineup was solid with a mix of about everything you'd expect at one of our readings: comics, poetry, fiction, a shadow puppet show, zines and of course cookies. The readers all excelled at their craft and the series was grateful they shared their time with all of us. I'd like to recap a bit now about the night and our year at Comfort Station. <br />
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The comics reading of Marnie Galloway shows work so polished and crisp, with a playful creative nonfiction story and a smooth and touching delivery in the reading. What a pro. This is her tattooed arm hard at work moving between panels.<br />
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In the comic Hard Decora by Kamilha Jones, she wonderfully mixed anime over landscape photos (which she mentioned where snapped around Logan Square, what a coincidence). This was the first time she shared this new work with an audience and we were so glad she did!<br />
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Erin Nederbo's short story about carnival season, those pop up neighborhood festivals with kids rides and bad hot dogs, was appropriate for this time of year. Her story captured so well the life of residential South Side Chicago, I always forget she's from northside neighborhood Jeff Park. The fiction was vivid, painting the image of her characters so they
could be memorable after we left, something only great fiction can do.<br />
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It was awesome to welcome back the sisters Summers, Jill Summers and Susie Kirkwood for a shadow puppet show. The accompanying story read was by author Chris Bower (from his new short story collection that was also illustrated by Susie). Our venue was a great location to have such a show. Its always an amazement for our audience to see how this visual storytelling adds another dimension to the story being read.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfojwx1AX7KoGUB6RBijU9wKMs_grj0PFaNK8KIEnaytDYeKAPzKnoixoRSpTLnkUtx3RTCXkcOFrkPxJiaIQedmaRaw4S1_p81Ky9PVT4sfyW5BIeFOoEzZ6Nhyphenhyphen42IRsyg9RyY1ZooVAf/s1600/Eric+alex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfojwx1AX7KoGUB6RBijU9wKMs_grj0PFaNK8KIEnaytDYeKAPzKnoixoRSpTLnkUtx3RTCXkcOFrkPxJiaIQedmaRaw4S1_p81Ky9PVT4sfyW5BIeFOoEzZ6Nhyphenhyphen42IRsyg9RyY1ZooVAf/s320/Eric+alex.jpg" width="178" /></a>It was also special to invite long-time TCM supporter Collin Brennan to read. He plans to move to LA this fall and this was my way offer thanks and goodbye at the same time. His poems played with form: a letter addressed to Tragedy; a poem about love and loss with Chicago at its center; a personal recollection of his father and the frailty of life. We'll miss him, but know he'll be back. Or maybe he'll host his own series in LA?<br />
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Another treat, besides the cookies, was to have not one, but two hands working to document the reading through illustration. Our resident artist Alex Nall was joined by last month's fill-in Eric Bartholomew. Both have their own style and eye for capturing the scene. We'll collect their works for next year's Cookie Crumbs zine. Can't wait to see this work!<br />
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As I close out the year, I not only wanted to detail and thank this month's readers, but all those who made our 2015 happen. It was so good to have our regulars follow us to our new venue people like our artists Alex and Eric. It was a treat to welcome all the readers and attendees from LUMPS zine who I invited as readers this year, adding new faces and sharing their talents. And its always comforting to know members of the zine, comics, and indie lit community follow us: Violet Fox, Matt Davis, Neil Brideau, Julie Koslowski, Ben Spies, Collin Brennan, Jon Drawdoer, Gina LoBianco, Kerri Gannon, Elizabeth Harper, Todd Herskovitz, Dan Pogo, Ed Blair, Noami Huffman, and others I am forgetting to mention. Most have read at the series and its great to see that support. Thanks for my family support: my sister Sarah for making homemade vegan cookies and my wife Jill for performing, attending and kicking my ass to have good lineups. And thanks to everyone how has been part of the audience. You all are what makes this series thrive. Now into our 5th year, you all help sustains us. So thank you all. <br />
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Lastly, TCM was so thankful for the Comfort Station, letting us call their space home this summer. Thanks to Raul from their Comfort Films program who was our lead, introducing the space each month and making sure we had all the tech under control. TCM has been fortunate that every venue we've called home has been so welcoming as well as historic to the city. We look forward to coming back to the Comfort Station for another year next spring. Things look good and I'll share spring 2016 information later this fall when all the scheduling is worked out. Until then, our sponsor CHIPRC will host an end of year reading in December. More to come on that.<br />
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Again, thanks for 2015. Be back soon.<br />
Best,<br />
Johnny Misfit<br />
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Two Cookie
Minimum ends its summer <strong>Tuesday September 8<sup>th</sup></strong> as its our last reading at the Comfort Station in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Logan Square for the season.</st1:address></st1:street> Ending summer on a
good note, this month’s lineup will showcase various styles of storytelling
from visual to poetic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers include: </div>
<strong>Marnie Galloway</strong>,
comics artist and organizer of CAKE.<br />
<strong>Kamilha Jones</strong>,
illustrator at Hard Decora and contributor to LUMPS zine. <br />
<strong>Collin Brennan</strong>,
music journalist, zinester and poet. <br />
<strong>Erin Nederbo</strong>,
co-founder of Encylcopizzeria and host of Reading Under the Influence. <br />
<strong>Chris Bower</strong>, author
of Little Boy Needs Ride will be accompanied by a shadow puppet show from <strong>Jill
Summers and Susie Kirkwood</strong>.<br />
Hosted by
Johnny Misfit.<br />
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There will be
free cookies per usual. <br />
<strong>Comfort Station </strong><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><strong>2579 N Milwaukee Ave</strong>. Doors <strong>8pm</strong>, reading to follow after mingling and cookie eating. </st1:address></st1:street>The series is
sponsored by<b><a href="http://chiprc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"> Chicago Publishers Resource Center</span></span></a></b>,
located in <st1:placename w:st="on">West</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Town</st1:placetype>
at 858 N. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ashland</st1:city></st1:place>.
CHIPRC’s mission promotes the local publishing community. Donations will be
accepted at the door benefiting CHIPRC.<br />
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<o:p>What does this mean for the future of Two Cookie? We will be seeking some </o:p>pop-up readings this winter. As for next spring 2016, we'll be looking to be back with monthly dates. Check back in for any info. We appreciate your support through the years! See you next week for this reading. </div>
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