SMILE, HON release party tomorrow night!

Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 15 is back from the printer. It's a big bastard - 72 pages worth. And so long as I don't staple my fingers together again between now and tomorrow night, the show will go on...

SMILE, HON release party this Friday!

At long last, the much-anticipated Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 15 has gone to the printer. You can pre-order the issue on the Eight-Stone Press website. Or, better yet, pick up a copy this Friday night (1/27/12) at Atomic Books, when Smile, Hon teams up with best-selling travel guide The Dark Side of Disney for a joint release party of epically uncomfortable proportions! This free event begins at 7:00 p.m.

Eight-Stone Press publishes SMILE, HON, YOU'RE IN BALTIMORE! No. 14

BALTIMORE, Md. – Painted screens, Winter dreams and death in Little Italy ink the pages of Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! No. 14, the latest installment in the award-winning series published by Eight-Stone Press.

In this expanded, 68-page issue, Rahne Alexander leads “a horticulture;” Earl Crown gets caught with his hand in the piranha tank; Fernando Quijano III prays in the temple of the moon; Lisa Wiseman takes it off; and Dan Reed recalls his first murder, plus a whole lot more. Contributors include:

- Rahne Alexander

- Rafael Alvarez

- Susan Beverly

- Davida Gypsy Breier

- JD Buckner

- Jenny Campbell

- Caryn Coyle

- Earl Crown

- E. Doyle-Gillespie

- Matthew Falk

- S.J. Ferrandi

- Julie Fisher

- Martha Gatewood

- Sharon Goldner

- Heck

- Alex Hewett

- Ian Hochberg

- Bill Hughes

- Alex Koplow

- Sommer Marsden

- Fernando Quijano III

- Benn Ray

- Dan Reed

- Timmy Reed

- Steve Roberts

- Rosalia Scalia

- Jena Shlock

- Stacy Spaulding

- Honora Sully

- William P. Tandy

- Matthew C. Terzi

- Lisa Wiseman

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 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

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wptandy

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eightstonepress

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SMILE, HON packs the house!

BALTIMORE, Md. – More than 50 people turned out at Atomic Books in Hampden on the evening of Friday, December 3, 2010, to celebrate the release of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 13, the latest issue in the award-winning series published by Eight-Stone Press.

Those in attendance enjoyed festive refreshments as issue contributors E. Doyle-Gillespie, Sharon Goldner, Heck, Alex Hewett, Bill Hughes, Jonas Kyle-Sidell, Sarah Jane Miller, Benn Ray and Jeffrey L. Shipley read their work aloud. Smile, Hon Editor, Publisher and contributing writer William P. Tandy hosted the event.

VIDEO (Courtesy of Bill Hughes)

The “Lucky # Thirteeen” Issue of Eight-Stone Press Presented at a Release Party, held at Atomic Books, in Hampden, Hon. from William Hughes on Vimeo.

PHOTOS (Courtesy of Bill Hughes)

PHOTOS (Courtesy of Davida Gypsy Breier)

In related news, Smile, Hon is accepting submissions of ostensibly Baltimore-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for its upcoming fourteenth installment through December 15, 2010. To submit work, or for more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com, or contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, MD 21212
http://www.eightstonepress.com
http://eightstonepress.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/wptandy
http://www.twitter.com/eightstonepress

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SMILE, HON release party this Friday!

BALTIMORE, Md. - Join Atomic Books and Eight-Stone Press in celebrating the publication of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 13, the latest issue in the award-winning series, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. this Friday, December 3, 2010, at Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. This free event will feature light refreshments, and issue contributors will be on hand to share their unique tales of life in Baltimore. For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

In related news, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is accepting submissions of your Mobtown-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for the forthcoming Smile, Hon No. 14 through Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Creative non-fiction is preferred, though all submissions will be considered. Articles (100 – 2,000 words) are preferably received via e-mail (wpt@eightstonepress.com) as attached Word documents. Image files should be approximately 5" x 7", 300+ dpi (.JPG or .TIF format). All contributors will receive a byline/artist credit for their work as well as two (2) complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears.

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 Independent Press Award Nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004).

An Eight-Stone Press production, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is available locally for purchase at Atomic Books (Baltimore, MD); City Lights Books (San Francisco, CA) Cyclops Books & Music (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).

Horror fanzine TALES OF BLOOD AND ROSES now seeking submissions

BALTIMORE, Md. - Frequent Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! contributor Jeffrey L. Shipley announces a call for submissions in the vein of "love gone wrong" for the forthcoming debut issue of horror fanzine Tales of Blood and Roses. Send your horror/thriller-related stories, poems, photography or other artwork to TalesofBloodandRoses@yahoo.com, or visit www.talesofbloodandroses.com for more information.

In related news, look for Shipley's short story "Nancy is Waiting" in the brand-new Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 13, published by Eight-Stone Press.

Having a wonderfully dirty time!

Thanks to everyone who attended the official Waste release party, held Friday, July 30, 2010, at Atomic Books in Baltimore!

Though I never got an official head-count, I'd qualify the evening as an unmitigated success as the store was packed, offering standing-room only, by the time the readings got underway. Contributing authors who read their work included Lisa Wiseman ("In Defense of Getting Wasted"); Fernando Quijano III ("Pissed On"); Sharon Goldner ("From the Estrogen Files"); Timmy Reed ("A List of Unappreciated Whatever"); Ben Shaberman ("Homage to Colonoscopy"); Sarah Jane Miller (reading the absent Matthew C. Terzi's "Oh, the Places You'll Poo!"); as well as myself ("Talkin' Trash").

Documentarian Bill Hughes was on hand to record the evening via photographs and video:

“Waste” Presented at Release Party at Atomic Books (Hon) from William Hughes on Vimeo.

The release party subsequently received a nice write-up at Baltimore Brew, as well.

Thanks again to all involved for a wonderfully dirty time!


WPT

WASTE Release Party!

BALTIMORE, Md. - That's right - the long-awaited release party for Waste, the latest theme issue in the award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series, has finally been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, July 30, 2010, at Atomic Books. The evening's festivities will include readings by:

- SHARON GOLDNER
- SARAH JANE MILLER
- FERNANDO QUIJANO III
- TIMMY REED
- BEN SHABERMAN
- WILLIAM P. TANDY
- LISA WISEMAN

So mark your calendars! More details as they become available...

Eight-Stone Press at the BMA this Saturday!

BALTIMORE, Md. - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy mans the Eight-Stone Press table from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Fox Court, as part of the DIY Marketplace component of the Baltimore Fair for Contemporary Prints & New Editions. Pick up the latest issue in the series, the raunchy Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante!, back issues, Smile, Hon t-shirts and more! Other local print/publishing forces on hand will include Leeking Inc. (zine-review zine Xerography Debt, horror zine Rigor Mortis); Atomic Books; Ben Claassen III; Closed Captioned Comics; Narrow House; Red Emma's; Shattered Wig Press; Squidfire; The Holster; Jordan Jeffries and Gary Kachadourian.

From the harbor to the hills, the award-winning 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 Independent Press Award nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004). For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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Back Door Man

Thanks to the 60 or 70-odd (or should I say 60 or 70 odd) people who attended the release party for Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante! last Friday night at Atomic Books. Stellar showing of readers and listeners alike. Thank you to everyone who came to the reading, as well as special thanks to Atomic for hosting the event.

"IndieBookMan" Brad Grochowski had this to say of the evening:

[W]hat struck me was that we were listening to good, imaginative writing by good imaginative writers that, oh by the way, just happened to be about sex. This was a treat and is thanks to both Tandy for his editorial control, as well as the community of writers he has pulled around him. That you can have a whole evening of sex writing without a moment of cheap smutty erotica, I think, is a sign of good writers. [Read Grochowski's complete review here.]

And of course, afterward, the bartender of a local watering hole telling his patrons that they don't have to go home but that they can't go out the front door because the police have designated the street outside a crime scene for a block in either direction was simply icing on the cake.

Keep feeling around and you'll eventually find it...

Get between the sheets with Atomic Books and local imprint Eight-Stone Press (ESP) in celebration of the sex-themed Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante!, the latest installment of ESP’s award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series, with a release party!

Enjoy refreshments while mingling with depraved contributors (including Rafael Alvarez, William P. Tandy, Caryn Coyle, Timmy Reed and more) who will regale the listening audience with their sordid tales. And while you’re at it, pick up a copy of the issue while browsing Baltimore’s original independent, alternative book store!

And in the spirit of things, this event will also be an Atomic Swinger's mixer. Atomic Swingers is a Facebook Group of Atomic Books friends/fans who are single. So if you're not single, be sure to tell your single friends.

SMILE, HON, YOU'RE IN FLAGRANTE! Release Party
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2010
Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Road, Baltimore
http://www.atomicbooks.com

SMILE, HON, YOU'RE IN BALTIMORE! "Sex Issue" Release Party

BALTIMORE - Get between the sheets with Atomic Books and local imprint Eight-Stone Press (ESP’s) in celebration of the sex-themed Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante!, the latest installment of ESP’s award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series, with a release party from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2010, at Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Road, in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood.

Enjoy refreshments while mingling with depraved contributors (including Rafael Alvarez, William P. Tandy, Caryn Coyle, Timmy Reed and more) who will regale the listening audience with their sordid tales. And while you’re at it, pick up a copy of the issue while browsing Baltimore’s original independent, alternative bookstore! And in the spirit of things, this event will also be an Atomic Swingers mixer; Atomic Swingers is a Facebook Group of Atomic Books friends/fans who are single. So if you're not single, be sure to tell your single friends. [NOTE: This event was postponed from the original date of February 11.]

Bondage, embarrassment and accident-induced impotence are but a handful of the sexual situations that arise in SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN FLAGRANTE!, the latest theme in a series that has previously tackled such topics as scars, rats, crime and tattoos. In this issue, JENNA STROKER gives the neighbors a show; RAFAEL ALVAREZ checks into Room 829; ANAL ROBERTS gets Hammerjacked; MISSY KATZ gives foot; and LOLITA HONEYBUSH enjoys a mid-coitus siesta, plus a whole lot more. For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, MD 21212
wpt@eightstonepress.com
http://www.eightstonepress.com
http://www.facebook.com/wptandy
http://www.twitter.com/eightstonepress


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BtheSite.com Launches SMILE, HON Contributor's New Weekly Strip

Be sure to check out regular Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! contributor Benn Ray's new strip, "Said What?: Overheards", every Thursday at bthesite.com...

Congratulations to...

...the following individuals/entities for making Baltimore Magazine's 2009 "Best of Baltimore" list:

BEST FESTIVAL - CityLit Festival (thanks also to Baltimore Magazine for the nice little shout-out to, among others, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore!). Except for the year I had cancer, I've tabled at CityLit Fest every year since its inception, and it only gets better with time. Congrats also to CityLit Executive Director Gregg Wilhelm for being named one of four of the Baltimore art world's MVPs.

POP ART - Vinylmore. The good folks at Atomic Books (including frequent Smile, Hon contributor Benn Ray) are behind this annual exhibition that "include winking allusions to art history and pop culture."

For the complete list of this year's "Best of Baltimore", pick up the August issue of Baltimore Magazine.

Slip Between the Covers...

...of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 11, now available at Atomic Books, Cyclops Books, Red Emma's, or wherever fine submission-based, digest-sized lit-zines ostensibly focused on life in Baltimore are sold!