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That's tomorrow, people. If you happen to be in Chicago, I have a photo in the publication and it will be on display at the party. Here's what's going down:

A one night only of presentations, readings, and a party for In Preparation. The publication, by the writing program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was inaugurated in Spring 2008. This is a night of celebrating the 5th issue, where printing work from 25 emerging and mid-career artists and writers, all of equally heterogeneous form, medium, and approach will be represented.

Featured are the works of Garret Durant, Dain Oh, Evan Conley, Arend de Gruyter-Helfer, Emma Furman, Ben Bertin, Andrew Gamble, Eric Kaepplinger, Mink Smithsonian, Benjamin Love, Dan Kugler, Robb Todd, Alyssa Martinez, Alexandra Lukens, Juho Heikkinen, B. Ingrid Olson, Peter O’Leary, Mikhail D. Poloskin, Tyler David Sherman, Raychill Winterton, Rebecca Cooling-Mallard, Molly Shea, Matthew Sairio, Wendy Spacek and Robin Juan, and surprise contributors from the past!

In Preparation is published under the financial auspices of the BFA Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The editors are A. Martinez and Mark Schettler. Issued both in print and online. Issues will be available for a suggested donation of one dollar.

There is a really wonderful person named Taylor Durden who puts together a lit space on the Interwebs called Thirst for Fire. She is pretty wonderful. Check out what she created here. There's also this to checkout, if you are so inclined.

A long-time friend with a love for all nerdy things beer has foolishly agreed to publish some of my typins about beer at his blog, Beer Nerds. Thanks for yet another platform to make a fool of myself, Jose Luis.

Here's my first review of a very fine beer: Miller High Life.