Bad Shoe Issue 4 Release this Tuesday!

Come celebrate the release of Bad Shoe #4!

Authors include Erin Goss, Anna Ross, Julia Gordon-Bramer, Colleen McKee, and many more. Artwork for this issue is by Mary Phillips. Her work is fantastic; here's a little preview:







Our authors will read their selections from the book, and local band The Jump Starts will close out the evening with some good ole rock-n-roll.


Foam (@ Cherokee and Jefferson) is hosting us, which means coffee, beer, pizza and snacks at the bar!

We'll see you at 7 PM, on Tuesday, December 7th.

Saint Louis Kick Ass Awards This Sunday!

Please join us this Sunday at the Kick Ass Awards to celebrate Bad Shoe and the other 2010 winners. This is our first award and Ellen and I are quite pleased that it is profane. We can't wait to get our horse-ass-karate-guy trophy. Joe's Cafe is an amazing place: the scenery alone will be worth the trip!



Sunday, November 7, 7:00 p.m.
Joe’s Cafe, 6014 Kingsbury, 63112
Free, BYO, limited seating, doors at 6:00 p.m.

About the Kick Ass Awards:

The Kick Ass Awards was begun in January of 2004, in Austin, TX, and was founded by writer Spike Gillespie. It was adapted for St. Louis that fall by Thomas Crone and Stefene Russell. In the next two years, KAA winners Andrea Avery, Brandyn Jones and Ann Haubrich have joined the core group of organizers for the event, which is held in interesting St. Louis venues every fall/early winter. Between 2005-08, the effort was part of the late culture and literature magazine 52nd City.

While it’s not an official not-for-profit entity, it is a completely grassroots, self-funded effort. All winners are determined by an ad hoc series of discussions during the latter portion of each year, with winners determined as individuals, businesses, organizations and projects that contribute to the health and vitality of the St. Louis region, especially the City of St. Louis. We have also aimed to recognize those who’ve gone without public notice for their work; in some cases, we’ve identified those who’ve gone on to much-greater, continued acclaim in the area, at early stage in their existence or residence in St. Louis. Each year, at least one Mystery Award is given out to a member of the audience, selected that night.