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Tim Chapman

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Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago Police Department and writing instructor at Malcolm X College. He holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His short fiction (award-winning and otherwise) has been collected under the title “Kiddieland and other misfortunes.” He is the author of the Sean McKinney novels “A Trace of Gold” and “The Blue Silence.” His middle-grade novels “The Outcasts” and “The Song of the Bees” will be released Spring of 2026. When he’s not writing he’s editing the journal Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove, teaching martial arts or painting pretty pictures. Visit him at www.thrillingtales.com and on social media @realTimChapman. ...more

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Joe Faust: A 10-Minute Play

Recently the GreenMan theatre troupe had a call for 10-minute play submissions. The call opened and closed on December 6th. I submitted on December 7th. Soooo, you won’t see it performed, but you can read it here.

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An outdoor cafe in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Two men, Nick and Gabe, are talking over coffee and sandwiches. They are in their thirties or forties and dressed in work-ca

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Working in the 21st Century by Mark Larson
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Dancers, artists, military personel, farmers, accountants, people from all walks of life open up to Mark Larson about their work, their relationship to their work, and how it shapes their lives. Like his previous book, “Ensemble,” it’s fascinating re ...more
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Ensemble by Mark Larson
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I started reading "Ensemble" to find insights about the careers of the actors I've seen in live theatre, films, and television shows: Rondi Reed, Laurie Metcalf, Alan Arkin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Mahoney, etc, but after I finished skimming to fin ...more
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Romeo and Juliet Keep Their Eyes on the Prize by Richard Engling
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Engling has created a world just as complex and intense as any of Shakespeare's with as much wit and plenty of humor. Hapless director Dwayne Finnegan tries to wrangle a troupe who exhibit all the infighting, self-promoting, diva-esque behaviors one ...more
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Saving Myles by Carl Vonderau
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"Saving Myles" keeps the adrenaline pumping as the Bosworth family is threatened by kidnappers, killers, and narco-criminals. Just when you think they've narrowly avoided disaster, another danger looms. Shifting family dynamics keep them (and us) off ...more
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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