Where the Sidewalks Are Paved with Ads

William Shunn
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What in the world happened to New York while we were gone? There are huge banner advertisements hanging over staircases in the subways and billboards affixed flat to the pavement on street corners. Is the city trying to make up for lost Olympic revenue?

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William Shunn
William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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Liars’ League NYC Presents Accident & Emergency
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

At this long-running series, original short stories are read by professional actors.

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By: William Shunn
Liars’ League NYC Presents Accident & Emergency
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Hear My New Short Story Tonight at Liars’ League NYC!

If you’re in or near Manhattan tonight, I hope you’ll drop by KGB Bar to hear fiction by me and a few other excellent writers, in support of an excellent cause . . . Wednesday, October 2: 7:00-9:00 pm Liars’ League NYC presents Accident & Emergency KGB Bar, 85

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Write This Down: A Creative Nonfiction Reading Series
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Monday, September 30, 2019

At the “Back to School” edition of this new creative nonfiction series in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, Bill will read “Words and Phrases You Must Never Use in Utah,” a personal essay about his time as a novice cusser at the Clarion Workshop.

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Write This Down: A New Creative Nonfiction Reading Series in Brooklyn
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Hear Me Read Tonight at Write This Down in Brooklyn!

If you’re in or near Brooklyn tonight, I hope you’ll drop by Branded Saloon to hear personal essays by me and some other excellent writers and storytellers . . . Monday, September 30: 7:30-10:30 pm Write This Down: A Creative Nonfiction Reading Series Branded Saloon, 603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn

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By: William Shunn

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