BALTIMORE - Literary zine Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is accepting submissions of sex-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for a forthcoming special issue through Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Creative non-fiction is preferred (we're not looking for Penthouse's sloppy seconds here), 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. (Note: Contributors may use their own names, or, for anonymity, adopt a nom de plume, preferably of a raunchy or comical nature, for the purposes of the issue.)

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). Previous "theme" issues have tackled such topics as rats, scars, crime, tattoos, transit and the supernatural.

An Eight-Stone Press production, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! is distributed by Atomic Books (Baltimore); Cyclops Books & Music (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, Maryland 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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BALTIMORE – Long-running punk zine MAXIMUMROCKNROLL calls the latest issue of SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! “one of the best things I’ve read in quite some time” in its September 2009 (#316) issue.

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“In these pages you’ll find no dreary and pretentious poetry, no rants on anarchist activism, and no lackluster interview questions with bands you never heard of before,” reviewer Bob Goldie says of SMILE, HON No. 11.  “But…the whole mood and attitude is ‘punk’ in a non-mainstream sort of way, and the entire effort is completely DIY.  Recommended!”

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In related news, SMILE, HON publisher Eight-Stone Press is accepting submissions of Mobtown-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork for the forthcoming SMILE, HON No. 12 through Saturday, October 31, 2009.  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.

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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.

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An Eight-Stone Press production, SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! is available locally for purchase at Atomic Books (Hampden); Cyclops Books & Music (Station North); and Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse (Mt. Vernon).  For more information, contact:

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William P. Tandy, Editor

Eight-Stone Press

P.O. Box 11064

Baltimore, Maryland 21212

E-mail: Wpt@eightstonepress.com

Website: http://www.eightstonepress.com

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/eightstonepress

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

Twitter: EightStonePress

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BALTIMORE – Eight-Stone Press – publisher of the award-winning SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! series – teams with Cyclops Books to present a SMILE, HON open-mic beginning at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday, May20, at Cyclops’ new location on the northeast corner where North Avenue and Maryland Avenue intersect (note: presentations will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m.).

 

Participants will have approximately five (5) minutes each in which to present their Baltimore-related stories, essays, poetry, photography, music or other artwork, and all work performed will be considered for possible publication in a future issue of SMILE, HON.  For more information or to reserve a time slot, please e-mail wpt@eighstonepress.com.

 

In related news, if you missed SMILE, HON Editor William Patrick Tandy reflecting on his days as a traveling salesman on the May 15, 2009, edition of WYPR’s local arts program “The Signal”, you can now listen to the piece online here: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&sid=14&id=1505590&pid=347.

 

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 – a submission-based slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, and presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine.  SMILE, HON is available for purchase locally at Atomic Books, Cyclops Books and Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse; it is also shelved for interlibrary loan as part of the Baltimore County Public Library’s Zine Collection.  For more information, contact:

 

William Patrick Tandy, Editor

Eight-Stone Press

P.O. Box 11064

Baltimore, Maryland 21212

wpt@eightstonepress.com

http://www.eightstonepress.com

http://www.myspace.com/eightstonepress

Facebook: “William P. Tandy”

Twitter: “EightStonePress”

 

 

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Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William Patrick Tandy stops by this week's edition of WYPR's "The Signal"....

Utne Reader invited Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William Patrick Tandy to guest blog for their website...

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BALTIMORE – Just in time for spring, Eight-Stone Press –
publisher of the award-winning “Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore!” series –
proudly announces the addition of ladies/fitted cuts to its line of “Smile, Hon”
t-shirts!  These sturdy cotton tees –
featuring “Smile Hon Head” logo screened in black ink – are available in white,
gray and carnation pink and come in a variety of sizes.  Get yours today at Atomic Books in Hampden
(also available in unisex sizes:  http://www.atomicbooks.com/search.php?prpp=15&tpl=17&catid=73&searchstring=smile+hon+t-shirt&Submit=GO).

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While you’re at it, pick up a copy of the transit-themed
“Intersections”, the latest issue in the popular “Smile, Hon, You’re in
Baltimore!” series from Eight-Stone Press.  In this issue, Rosalia Scalia
hunts Ducks in Little Italy; Ben A. Shaberman runs for his life; Joe Higler
eludes certain death at the bus stop; J. Gavin Heck goes to Hell; and China
Martens looks for the light at the end of the tunnel, plus a whole lot more:  http://atomicbooks.com/products/-/13235.html.  For more information, contact:

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William P. Tandy, Editor

Eight-Stone Press

http://eightstonepress.com

wpt@eightstonepress.com

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/eightstonepress

Facebook: William P. Tandy

Twitter: EightStonePress

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UTNE's Danielle Maestretti reviews the transit-themed Intersections - the latest issue in the popular Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series from Eight-Stone Press - in this video for "Shelf Life #7".

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MARCH 4, 2009

For Immediate Release

BALTIMORE – Take a freewheeling ride through Charm
City in the transit-themed “Intersections”
(http://eightstonepress.com/hon/intersections.htm),
the latest installment in the popular “Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore!” series published by Eight-Stone
Press.

In this issue, Rosalia Scalia hunts Ducks in Little Italy; Ben
A. Shaberman runs for his life; Joe Higler eludes certain death at the bus stop;
J. Gavin Heck goes to Hell; and China Martens looks for the light at the end of
the tunnel, plus a whole lot more.  Contributors
include:

Rahne Alexander

Joshua “Jonas” Becker

Susan Beverly

A. Aubrey Bodine

Davida Gypsy Breier

Tom Brown

E. Doyle-Gillespie

Cheryl Fair

Rob Hatch

J. Gavin Heck

Joe Higler

Craig Kirchner

China Martens

Sarah Jane Miller

Liam Quigley

Fernando Quijano III

Marjorie Roswell

Rosalia Scalia

Joseph Christopher Schaub

Ben A. Shaberman

Jena Shlock

Lisa D. Singer

Aliza Sollins

William Patrick Tandy

Jennifer Tanko

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.

“[I]ndispensible
reading for anyone who appreciates and loves the city, warts and all.” - BALTIMORE MAGAZINE

“[S]urprisingly
fascinating, consistently absurd, and often weird as hell…Baltimore at its bizarre best.” - BALTIMORE CITY
PAPER

~ A 2007 UTNE Independent Press Award Nominee ~

Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! is an Eight-Stone Press production, available for purchase locally at Atomic Books
(www.atomicbooks.com), Baltimore Chop (www.myspace.com/baltimorechop) and Red
Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse (www.redemmas.org), or for loan as part of the
Baltimore County Public Library’s Zine Collection.  For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor

Eight-Stone Press

P.O. Box  11064

Baltimore, Maryland 21212

wpt@eightstonepress.com

http://www.eightstonepress.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/eightstonepress

Facebook: William P. Tandy

Twitter: EightStonePress


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WHO:  Eight-Stone Press

 

WHAT:  Open-mic "auditions" of Baltimore-related stories, essays or poetry for an upcoming issue of the award-winning SMILE, HON, YOU'RE IN BALTIMORE! series.  (Five-minute max. time limit per presenter.  Non-presenters also welcome and encouraged to attend.)

 

WHERE:  Baltimore Chop Books, Music & Coffee House, 625 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore 21230 (near the stadiums)

 

WHEN:  7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2008

 

WHY:  Because we like to watch.

 

HOW:  Front.  Back.  Top.  Bottom.  Up.  Down.  Left.  Right.  Left.  Right.  B.  A.  Select.  Start.

 

To sign up or for more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com, or visit the Chop online at http://www.myspace.com/baltimorechop.