Shorties - A Reading Series - December 2025

A roving reading series for any genre, brought in the form of an open mic. A nomadic home for those with a love of prose, poetry, stage, and song.

For December, we are thrilled to welcome the author of MISSY, Raghav Rao, as our featured reader! A little about the author:

Raghav Rao is the author of MISSY (Penguin Random House - India and UK and Triquarterly Books, North America). He teaches Creative Writing at The University of Chicago. He grew up in Southern India, Los Angeles, and London. He enjoys bird-watching, playing squash, and riding his bicycle. You can read his newsletter on information saturation at raghavrao.substack.com or follow him on Instagram at @raghavrao_writes.

Readers, please arrive at 7 PM or before to signup for a reading slot. Eacher reader will have 5 minutes. If you hit 5 minutes, you'll be played off by harmonica.

Signup at 7 PM
Reading at 7:20 PM

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