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After Five Years, Chicago Literati Says Goodbye

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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the closing of Chicago Literati. I have had […]

Chicago Literati August 28, 2018 News

At the Pen Strokes of Midnight by Reggie Legend

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 “At the Pen Strokes of Midnight” a.k.a. “Churning the Midnight Oil”               […]

Chicago Literati February 14, 2018 Poetry

One Sleepless Night at the White House by John Murphy

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[Late at night in the President’s bedroom; Trump is having difficulty falling asleep] TRUMP’S HAIR: Donnie?…Donnie?… DONALD TRUMP: […]

Chicago Literati December 20, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Megalomaniac Hospitality Rider by Matt Saleh

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The following is the hospitality rider for my 2018 World Tour. My name is Justin Abbracciabene. You may […]

Chicago Literati December 19, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Mustards: A Summer Song by Keith A. Raymond, MD

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Coffee, Ajaccio Corsica, a summer morning, light streaming from behind Gautier on turquoise water pointing him toward the […]

Chicago Literati December 19, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

The Online Auction by Phillip Smith

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For Sale: 45 boxes of comics, approximately 250 per box. Buy It Now Price: $50 Yep, geeks, you […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Fiction, The Daily Flash

The Sailboat by Eric Luthi

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The old man opened his eyes and saw the exposed oak beams above him. He cut them years […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Safe Enough by Shanna Yetman

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Pop. Your son’s stroller hits a rock. It’s 3 p.m. It was 3 p.m. then, too. You’re late […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Something like Iceland by Calder G. Lorenz

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Have you ever tried to count the stars when the sun is shining and the sky is blue […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

The Mayor of Third Grade by Mike Wilson

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“Am I a Republican or a Democrat?” Katie asked, as if it were an inherited trait, like blue […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

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