Literature
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Third place, Visual Art - 'Life Versus Death'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Judge's comment: This simple diptych is layered with meaning reinforced by employing color and texture. The hands hold single flowers at varying stages of life, conceptu...
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Third place, Prose - 'The Last Sunrise'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - The sun rose for the final time. Myron wasn't the only one who knew this. Other astronomers had worked it out, but few believed their calculations at first, and later, n...
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Second place, Poetry - 'Two Erasers'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - I never wrote in pen. It was always a perfectly sharpened pencil, and two erasers, just in case. A fear gripped to me, that there would be a mistake I couldn't fix, a ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Luncheon in South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - I lunch among strangers gathered to the sound of splashing, collapsing water spears not quite drowning the sirens, motors on Michigan Avenue. Prone upon the pool edge, ...
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Third place, Poetry - 'The Oracle'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - When my belly was stretched and rounded with you at nearly full-term, a tanned and bearded Greek man with sparkling white teeth would approach, kneel down and press in....
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First place, Visual Art - 'The Husk'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Judge's comment: This haunting figure evokes strong emotions while raising questions about the fragility of our bodies and alluding to a dystopian narrative. The artist ...
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Honorable mention, Prose — 'Masquerade'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - “Higher! Push me higher!” Elissa's shrill eight-year-old voice cut through the damp morning air. She shrieked as she flew back and forth on a wooden swing. Behind her, h...
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Review: 'In on the Joke' showcases trailblazing women comics
Apr 06, 2022 7:00 am - 'œIn on the Joke: The Original Queens of Stand-Up Comedy'ť by Shawn Levy (Doubleday) The first women stand-up comics broke down barriers and paved the way for a multitud...
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Review: Lost and found in Ocean Vuong's 'Time Is a Mother'
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Lisle Library District joins with local libraries to host actor and author Nick OffermanApr 05, 2022 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, April 27, bestselling author and comedic actor Nick Offerman will be joined in conversation virtually with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. It will begin at 7 p...