Some of the best people & things around:

Litmus Collective
Inspired words by badass authors.

Azra Anna Kearns
My brilliant daughter is an ACTRESS!!!

Having A Whiskey Coke With You
The most beautiful people, reading series, and zine in the world.

The Buzzard's Banquet
On hiatus after 16 shows, this literary feast will soon fly again!

Spillers
"Short Fiction & Tall Drinks" spill quarterly at Crescent Ballroom.

Franklin Park Reading Series
As good as it gets.

Brazenhead Books
NYC's best kept secret – not 'cause it's kept, because it's the BEST!

The Post-Apocalyptic Poets of Deep Brooklyn
A chapter in the ever-open book of artistic community.

Carrier Pigeon
Breathtaking marriage of words and images in print.

Sanitation Squad 
"Heady metal" that SHREDS!

Switchblade Sound
The best recording studio in Arizona.

Michael Kim
As good as art direction and design can get.

Ian Sidden
Opera singer, actor, man of the mind.

Tamara Porras
Takes pictures worth 100x1,000 words.

Mustache
Exceptionally unique marketing by good people.

Gwynn Galitzer
Visionary designer, and the artist behind this website.

Lucas Hunt
Feral "Gentleman Poet," literary agent, and friend.

Scott Cheshire
A legendary storyteller.

Sean H. Doyle
Brother of the Phoenix Valley, Brooklyn, and words.

Safety Town Tragedies
Timur Mukhodinov humbles us all.

Helen Phillips
Few have influenced & inspired me more.

Mishka Shubaly
Stories & music that knock you on your ass.

Mike Young
Words were made for him to bend.

T. Kira Madden
She's amazing.

Jon L Peacock 
Actor, writer, and dear friend.

The Cloud Merchant
Hallucinogenic words from Ryan "Skrabby" Skrabalak.

Todd Colby
Humanity in a man.

Dolan Morgan
His tales turn brains to taffy.

Vic Ruggiero
One of the best songwriters alive today.

Phil Klay
Graciously humble National Book Award Winner.