Nope, that’s not a typo (even though Google keeps trying to correct my spelling when I attempt to search the term). It’s a brand new reading series here in Chicago that “exists to pay homage to the longstanding relationship writers have with their drink, in the city known for its tradition in slam poetry and speakeasies,” and it’s making its debut this Thursday, June 30th at 5:00 pm at Lincoln Hall. The idea is that writers will show up, socialize, drink, write (pen and paper provided), and ultimately share the short short stories they come up with on the spot in a reading at the end of the evening, a reading which I will be helping to judge.
I’m not saying I’ll give you extra points if you compete while dressed as a flapper, but I’m also not saying I won’t.