Eight-Stone Press publishes SMILE, HON, YOU'RE IN BALTIMORE! No. 16

BALTIMORE, Md. – Blood diamonds and blood relatives are among the gems unearthed in Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! No. 16, the latest installment in the award-winning series published by Eight-Stone Press.

In this 60-page issue, Earl Crown plunges the bowels of the city’s art scene; Cecilia M. Strakna lets her roots show; Keith A. Berry scopes out society’s next fix; and D.R. Belz plots his upcoming Pulitzer, plus a whole lot more.  Contributors include:

-          - Marie Abate

-          - Rafael Alvarez

-          - D.R. Belz

-          - Keith A. Berry

-          - A. Aubrey Bodine

-          - Davida Gypsy Breier

-          - Rufus Cletus-Clacktus

-          - Caryn Coyle

-          - Earl Crown

-          - Barbara DeCesare

-          - Jessica Lynn Dotson

-          - E. Doyle-Gillespie

-          - Anthony C. Hayes

-          - J. Gavin Heck

-          - Ian Hochberg

-          - Bill Hughes

-          - Woody Lissauer

-          - Kat Malone

-          - Kumari McKie

-          - Steve Roberts

-          - Dean Bartoli Smith

-          - Sarah Smith

-          - Cecilia M. Strakna

-          - William P. Tandy

From the harbor to the hills, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! collects the tales of those on whom Mobtown has left her indelible mark. Polished, professional essays; barroom sermons delivered from the sanctity of a favorite stool; the poet's fleeting sentiment, captured in both word and snapshot – Smile, Hon offers a slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine. A two-time Utne Reader Independent Press Award nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004). In spring 2011, Eight-Stone Press published a special “hon” edition, exploring the term’s significance in Baltimore’s identity, past and present; other theme issues have tackled such topics as alleyways, waste, rats, scars, tattoos, crime and transit.

Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is an Eight-Stone Press production and is distributed by Atomic Books (Baltimore, MD); City Lights Books (San Francisco, CA); Cyclops Books (Baltimore, MD); Microcosm Publishing (Bloomington, IN, and Portland, OR); Quimby's (Chicago, IL); Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse (Baltimore, MD); and Ukazoo Books (Towson, MD). For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor

Eight-Stone Press

P.O. Box 11064

Baltimore, MD 21212

E-mail: wpt@eightstonepress.com

Website: http://www.eightstonepress.com

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