Megan Stielstra's Blog

• This Sunday, September 24th at 7:30, I’ll be reading for Sunday Salon at the Charleston with L.C. Fiore and David Treuer, which is so exciting because A. I'm reading Treuer's book right now! and B. L.C. Fiore was a finalist for WBEZ's Stories on Stage! and C. I'm a huge drooling fan of Chicago's Make Magazine, which hosts Sunday Salon and D. I love love love The Charleston (insert long soliloquy about Wicker Park/Bucktown hang-outs that have kept their integrity over the years which ends with, "And in conclusion, YAAAAAAY The Charleston!").

• After that, I’ll run over to Webster’s Wine Bar to read for 2nd Story around 9:30—

Hey, Megan? What exactly is this 2nd Story you’re always talking about?

I’m so glad you asked! You can check out a little video of the experience here or read about us on Center Stage Chicago here—

• On Wednesday, October 4th at 7:00 I’ll be reading for Reading Under the Influence at Sheffield’s. This series runs the first Wednesday of every month and y'all should absolutely check it out ... each event runs on a theme and this time around it's Love/Hate, which I've certainly got some two cents about, and they tell me I'll have to do some shots before and after I read, which makes me a little nervous insofar as my apparent lack of periods and commas and punctuation in general, thanks Selby/Virginia Woolf/Faulkner/Elizabeth Crane and all you pioneers who gave me permission to ramble, so, in a nutshell, we'll just see how this goes!