Flash Fiction Issue call for entries | Art in Chicago

[READER]( November 9, 2018 [Tell us a (really really really short) story]( The Reader’s final issue of the year will be devoted to flash fiction. Submissions are due November 16th at midnight CST to flashfiction@chicagoreader.com. Limit one entry per writer. Please note that we will not read entries of over 500 words. [Read More]( [Art in Chicago may not be able to distill 150 years of history into one volume, but it sure looks good trying]( Anyone involved in that history may be distracted by the gaps and omissions. [Read More]( [Sometimes the cast of the Cuckoo's Theatre Project's Moby Dick! The Musical hits the right campy notes]( But a too-small storefront and singers who can't do the original score justice crush the humor. [Read More]( [Girl in the Spider’s Web uses past trauma as an excuse for further violence]( The movie version of the first post-Stieg Larsson Lisbeth Salander novel forgets that its heroine is more than a victim. [Read More]( [Cook County judicial elections stir up unusual public scrutiny]( At least two Cook County judges are at risk of losing their seats. Why is that so rare? [Read More]( [Tips for men who want to make walking, biking, and transit a little less crummy for women]( "If a woman has headphones on, she doesn't want to talk to anyone unless the train is literally on fire." [Read More]( [The Reader’s election predictions—going where the New York Times is too scared to venture]( Ben Joravsky offers predictions for the 2018 midterm elections—including those for both houses of Congress. [Read More]( [Third Coast Percussion tackle a Philip Glass commission—and the ‘great composer’ problem]( The Chicago quartet’s premiere of the minimalist giant’s first piece for percussion ensemble could help them do even more for diverse emerging voices. [Read More]( [Mike Madigan's constituents unfazed by campaign rhetoric against their guy]( But they also had little enthusiasm for everyone else on the local ballot. [Read More]( Trouble reading? [View this message as a webpage](. This e-mail has been sent to {EMAIL} All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [Sign up]( for Chicago Reader Newsletters. [Privacy Policy]( • [Terms of Use]( • [Manage E-mail Preferences]( • [Unsubscribe]( © 2018 Chicago Reader, 30 N Racine Ave. Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60607