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The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. All full of interview. And Suhem.

The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. We have new story The Interview by old friend Eric Suhem, which we are way excited about, and, (almost) as always, photo action from Adam Lawrence, music curation from Jason Behrends and Chicago fundraiser prose love from Pete Anderson. We hope you enjoy this edition and we appreciate all shout-outs and links. Finally, please note, we are hoping more of you will submit comix, and music, novel excerpts, and art, and video, yes, video, and combinations there of. And most finally, Tebow time, really, more, maybe, what? 

Did we mention that this is so happening on February 4th? Good. Because it is. And it is awesomeness.

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Other People. The Roxane Gay. Hit that. It? Something.

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Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions. The Press Release.

It's true. There is Press Release. Enjoy.

My Father's House can now be found at Quimby's. And having a book at Quimby's will never, ever, never get old to us. It can't. It's way too cool and we wanted it way too much for way too long. There, said it. Done.

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"Tanzer has a way of describing innocent sexual tension like nobody I've ever read." So Different Now gets some Goodreads love. And likes it. A lot.

Goodreads is being very good to us this week and we are most appreciative indeed. We are also thrilled to see people are digging into So Different Now and much appreciate the Caleb J. Ross' most generous words. Big thanks man and drinks on us, for sure, soon, somewhere, here, maybe, yes? Sweet. And now for some excerpt.

"Tanzer has a way of describing innocent sexual tension like nobody I've ever read. If this were an autobiography, I would think of Tanzer as a guy who has a lot of female friends, is physically attracted to them, but must maintain that he is not in order to keep his marriage together."

"Like a modern Carver." Repetitions Patterns gets some Goodreads love. And likes it. A lot.

Quite liking it. It being the most kind Carveresque comparisons for Repetition Patterns at the Goodreads from Alexis C. Meanwhile, big thanks to the Alexis C. and drinks on us for sure, somewhere, some time. Cool? Cool. 

"The frenzied pace of this highly entertaining story sucks the reader into this passion filled romp-of-a-story." The Terminator of Love receives some Goodreads love. And likes it. A lot.

Quite thrilled we are to see The Terminator of Love received some Goodreads love from the Brenda Brown Browne. Big thanks that and drinks on us, for sure, whenever, and wherever we next meet. Now how about some excerpt? Word.

"Should be required reading for all women considering dating and marriage. I was enlightened by the writer's willingness to expose the male psyche in all it's lustiness and vulnerability. The frenzied pace of this highly entertaining story sucks the reader into this passion filled romp-of-a-story. I could have saved myself years of angst and therapy if I only knew! I highly recommend it to everyone!" 

There is Mendicant Bookworks trailer. And it is sublime.

red lightbulbs six. So much goodness your knees will buckle and you will weep tears of joy and gratitude.

So hit it. Here. Goodness.