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.

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).

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

SMILE, HON release party this Friday!

WASTE RELEASE PARTY!
Join Eight-Stone Press (ESP) for a release party celebrating Waste, the latest theme issue in ESP's long-running, award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., this Friday, July 30, 2010, at Atomic Books in Baltimore. 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

Visit the official event page on Facebook, or for more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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SMILE, HON SEEKING SUBMISSIONS!
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. 13 through Friday, August 13, 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).

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HELP EIGHT-STONE PRESS SUPPORT LOW-INCOME CANCER PATIENTS
It is important to me, as a cancer survivor, to do what I can to help others who have been diagnosed with/are fighting this terrible disease.

Every August since finishing chemotherapy (in September 2007), I have participated in the St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation's "Swim Across the Sound", a daylong relay race that begins in Port Jefferson, NY, crosses Long Island Sound and finishes in Bridgeport, CT. I do not actually swim in the race – the thousands of jellyfish that drifted through the Sound my first year quickly cured me of any such motivation. Rather, I drive one of the boats that escort each team across the water, providing respite, refreshment and shade to the swimmers. Each year, I've been fortunate enough to work with the same team, a dedicated group of young ladies – led by team captain Kimberly Russo – who have now volunteered their efforts for this event for several years running, and I look forward to working with them again for this year's event on Saturday, August 7, 2010.

The particularly cool thing about the St. Vincent's Foundation is that all of the money raised, rather than going to research, directly benefits lower-income cancer patients (whose diagnosis may have left them unable to work, or otherwise hindered their ability to work) by helping them with regular household expenses such as groceries, utility bills, rent or even mortgage payments. To these ends, last year's Swim Across the Sound raised approximately $2.5 million.

Indeed, we are all feeling the effects of these hard economic times. But imagine, for a moment, the unspeakable difficulty of facing a cancer diagnosis on top of those day-to-day challenges. Bearing that in mind, I humbly appeal to you to help our team help the St. Vincent's Foundation in supporting those unfortunate enough to be experiencing that very scenario. Donations may be made here (and remember, no amount is too small).


For more information on any of the above announcements, contact:

For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 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 Release Party & More!

WASTE RELEASE PARTY!
Join Eight-Stone Press (ESP) for a release party celebrating Waste, the latest theme issue in ESP's long-running, award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, July 30, 2010, at Atomic Books in Baltimore. 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

Visit the official event page on Facebook, or for more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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PRAISE FOR SMILE, HON SEX ISSUE!
In related news, former Tower Records distributor Clint Johns praises the sex-soaked Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante! in the brand-new Xerography Debt #27, out now from Leeking Inc. and Microcosm Publishing. Johns calls Flagrante "sophisticated...the authors are almost evenly distributed by sex, and the overall tone is Anais Nin rather than Penthouse Letters. I can't recommend this highly enough." Read his complete review and those for many other fine zines in Xerography Debt #27, now available from Atomic Books, Microcosm and Leeking Inc.

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SMILE, HON SEEKING SUBMISSIONS!
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. 13 through Friday, August 13, 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).

***

HELP EIGHT-STONE PRESS SUPPORT LOW-INCOME CANCER PATIENTS
It is important to me, as a cancer survivor, to do what I can to help others who have been diagnosed with/are fighting this terrible disease.

Every August since finishing chemotherapy (in September 2007), I have participated in the St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation's "Swim Across the Sound", a daylong relay race that begins in Port Jefferson, NY, crosses Long Island Sound and finishes in Bridgeport, CT. I do not actually swim in the race – the thousands of jellyfish that drifted through the Sound my first year quickly cured me of any such motivation. Rather, I drive one of the boats that escort each team across the water, providing respite, refreshment and shade to the swimmers. Each year, I've been fortunate enough to work with the same team, a dedicated group of young ladies – led by team captain Kimberly Russo – who have now volunteered their efforts for this event for several years running, and I look forward to working with them again for this year's event on Saturday, August 7, 2010.

The particularly cool thing about the St. Vincent's Foundation is that all of the money raised, rather than going to research, directly benefits lower-income cancer patients (whose diagnosis may have left them unable to work, or otherwise hindered their ability to work) by helping them with regular household expenses such as groceries, utility bills, rent or even mortgage payments. To these ends, last year's Swim Across the Sound raised approximately $2.5 million.

Indeed, we are all feeling the effects of these hard economic times. But imagine, for a moment, the unspeakable difficulty of facing a cancer diagnosis on top of those day-to-day challenges. Bearing that in mind, I humbly appeal to you to help our team help the St. Vincent's Foundation in supporting those unfortunate enough to be experiencing that very scenario. Donations may be made here (and remember, no amount is too small).


For more information on any of the above announcements, contact:

For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 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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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...

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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Eight-Stone Press Publishes SMILE, HON No. 12

BALTIMORE – Shakedowns, drug busts and old bones in the cellar are but a few nuggets unearthed in the "urban terrarium" of Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! No. 12, edited by William P. Tandy and published by Eight-Stone Press.

In this issue, JEANNIE HEGARTY clears her calendar for a drug bust next door; JOE HIGLER consoles a hometown son-made-good on a tragic anniversary; BEN SHABERMAN fancies himself a 2A contender; fate deals RAHNE ALEXANDER a flush; and LISA SINGER decides Baltimore is as far south as she’s willing to work, plus a whole lot more. Other contributors include:

- KEITH A. BERRY
- SUSAN BEVERLY
- A. AUBREY BODINE
- DAVIDA GYPSY BREIER
- ROB BRULINSKI
- CARYN COYLE
- S.J. FERRANDI
- SIOBHAN FITZPATRICK
- MARTHA GATEWOOD
- E. DOYLE-GILLESPIE
- SHARON GOLDNER
- TRACEY HEDRICK GRAHAM
- ROB HATCH
- J.G. HECK
- NEIL LEVIN
- SARAH JANE MILLER
- DAVIS MORTON
- BENN RAY
- DAN REED
- ELIZABETH FAITH REED
- TIMMY REED
- ALISON SEAY
- JEFFREY SHIPLEY
- JENA SHLOCK
- WILLIAM P. TANDY
- MATT TERZI

A release party featuring author readings, a live performance by the Wild Bonerz, refreshments and more will be held beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, at Cyclops Books and Music, 30 W. North Avenue (at the intersection of Maryland Avenue), Baltimore, Maryland 21201.

From the harbor to the hills, the submission-based 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 – 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 both Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004).

Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! is an Eight-Stone Press production and is distributed by Atomic Books (Baltimore); Cyclops Books (Baltimore); Microcosm Publishing (Bloomington, IN, and Portland, OR); Quimby's (Chicago) and Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse (Baltimore). 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
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/eightstonepress
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wptandy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eightstonepress


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DMFS - "Do You Gotta Disease?"

Mobtown's own Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad ask the burning question, unplugged, at the Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 11 release party on June 17, 2009, at Cyclops Books in Baltimore...

SMILE, HON No. 11 Release Party, Part II

WHO: Eight-Stone Press and Cyclops Books

WHAT: "Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore!" No. 11 Release Party

WHERE: Cyclops Books, Corner of Maryland Ave. and North Ave., Baltimore

WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 7:00 p.m.

WHY: Because Detroit will never be able to take it away from us.

HOW: They're bankrupt.

SMILE, HON No. 11 Release Party

No postings yesterday (Saturday), as I was busy trading up (as well as taking Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! No. 11 to the printer). That said, mark your calendars, as there will be a release party/reading to mark publication of Smile, Hon 11 beginning at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, at Cyclops Books, on the northeast corner of Maryland and North Avenues. More details to follow...