Author: mathdreads

Fabulous marvel

Facetious milestone

Fantabulous magic

The host came prepared for a Festivus celebration in Rouletter style with a personal Bah Humbug on her sweater and then passed out Festivus Miracle candy canes.

The venue was decked out with a seasonal selection of literary delights.

Although only three features were officially on the docket, miracles abounded with more artists arriving just in time to share their work.

STEPHANIE JOHNSON shared her experience about her first GYN appointment.

HOPE RUIZ wrote about her Warrior Weekend, where, among other things, she walked on hot coals.

HAYLEY LUHR searched high and low for the most valuable treasure.

TERESA Y ROBERSON praised the virtues of internet porn birth control for men and the latest penile implant devices.

THOM THE WORLD POET served up an international smorgasbord of festivus miracles.

OPEN MIC ARTISTS

Click on the link below to see the open mic performances of the following artists: STEPHANIE JOHNSON, HOPE RUIZ, TERESA Y. ROBERSON, & THOM THE WORLD POET.

Kicking off 2018, an award-winning movie star hosted the January roulette. 

All the Rouletters shared how they experienced new beginnings.

BRENNAN UTLEY suggested many ways to begin, complete with hyperlinks, which he signaled reading, using finger cymbals.

RYAN GOSSEN created new normals with the in-laws and a toddler.

HOPE RUIZ shocked the host by NOT reading about the three bunnies Santa gifted her.

AUDREY BRAZEEL was anxious to start her new year by just sitting there…when she thrives in chaos.

URSULA PIKE provided vivid examples of why beginnings are wonderful and endings suck.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON celebrated the outing of open-secret sexual predators in Hollywood and other workplace environments.

INVISIBLE THOM shared, among other things, his morning routine of reading astrology and the comics.

OPEN MIC ARTISTS

Please click below to view the performances of the following artists: BRIAN GROSZ, STEPHANIE JOHNSON, BRENNAN UTLEY, HOPE RUIZ, JADE BOVE, R. G. HOOK, RYAN GOSSEN, SHERRY LOWRY, & INVISIBLE THOM

BRIAN GROSZ

STEPHANIE JOHNSON

BRENNAN UTLEY

NICOLE CORTICHIATO

HOPE RUIZ

JADE BOVE

R. G. HOOK

RYAN GOSSEN

SHERRY LOWRY

INVISIBLE THOM

The Rouletters talked dirty at the latest show.

Par for the course, the theme book table just rocked with dirty-talking books!

NICOLE CORTICHIATO shared her dirty-talking quickies: complete with a list of urban dictionary synonyms for “clitoris.”

R. G. HOOK Revealed the three dirty words that made her fall in love.

GUME LAUREL III gave insight into encounters with desires and ridicule.

HOPE RUIZ finally told us about what bunnies do.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON blended sweet-sounding words together with bittersweet ones for her Valentine’s Day tribute.

THOM THE WORLD POET, accompanied by REBECCA ASHE and DANIEL DAVILA, spoke about the beginning of Love in the Garden of Eden and Earth’s mud.

OPEN MIC ARTISTS

Please click on the link to view the performances of the following open mic artists: STEPHANIE JOHNSON, GUME LAUREL III, BATO THE POET, R. G. HOOK, BRIAN GROSZ, HOPE RUIZ, LIABLE WRITER, MAGIC JACK ATX, ARALYN HUGHES, JENNIFER BERLINER, BIG!

STEPHANIE JOHNSON

GUME LAUREL III

DANIEL DAVILA

NICOLE CORICHIATO

R. G. HOOK

BRIAN GROSZ

HOPE RUIZ

LIABLEWRITER

MAGIC JACK ATX

ARALYN HUGHES

JENNIFER BERLINER

THOM THE WORLD POET accompanied by DANIEL DAVILA

Talk Dirty to Me Fan Favorite Winners: GUME LAUREL III & JENNIFER BERLINER

Just like the theme, the Rouletters planned to take a posed picture, but that went sideways.

At least the themed books were organized.

LIABLEWRITER told of her travels to the Discipline Desert, first strumming a tune on her banjolele.

HOPE RUIZ reminisced about crossing multiple bridges to pursue happiness.

BRENNAN UTLEY tapped into the fever pitch between night and dawn at a festival.

ARALYN HUGHES discovered a new world, starting with her corrected vision.

HELEN BUCK revealed the double-edged sword of social media.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON chronicled her memorable moments of crossing international borders when traveling while Black.

THOM THE WORLD POET, accompanied by LIABLEWRITER, poetically contrasted world events, politics, and people like night and day.

OPEN MIC

Click on the link below to view the performances of the following open mic artists: BIRDMAN 313, CASEY GLEN GRAYPOOL, LIABLEWRITER, BRENNAN UTLEY, STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO, TEXWADOR, BRIAN GROSZ, ELLEN BRAVERMAN, DAVID LESTER YOUNG & INVISIBLE THOM.

BIRDMAN 313

CASEY GLEN GRAYPOOL

LIABLEWRITER

BRENNAN UTLEY

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO

TEXWADOR

BRIAN GROSZ

ELLEN BRAVERMAN

DAVID LESTER YOUNG

THOM THE WORLD POET

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Rouletters spoke about drugs and fantasies, and welcomed poets who were in town for the Austin International Poetry Festival.

The host translated a line from her spoken word piece into binary code and featured the number 8 on her dress.

HELEN BUCK noted that drugs are anything that gets you high–in this case, her grandkids.

R.G. HOOK experienced drug flashbacks while cleaning up.

BRENNAN UTLEY recorded surreal conversations, making the audience feel that SOMEONE must be high.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON revealed her fantastic dream where people represented zeroes and ones, reflecting and sharing their values.

THOM THE WORLD POET led the audience in the ABC’s of drugs and addiction.

OPEN MIC ARTISTS

Click the link to see the performances on the following open mic artists: BIRDMAN 313, HELEN BUCK, TREV THE ROAD POET, BRENNAN UTLEY, EL GUAPO, URSULA PIKE, ELLEN BRAVERMAN, DAVID LESTER YOUNG, RG HOOK, & THOM THE WORLD POET.

BIRDMAN 313

HELEN BUCK

TREV THE ROAD POET

BRENNAN UTLEY

EL GUAPO

URSULA PIKE

ELLEN BRAVERMAN

DAVID LESTER YOUNG

R.G. HOOK

THOM THE WORLD POET

The host symbolically took her place in the Black Woman Network.

In honor of Mother’s Day, ABE LOUISE YOUNG concluded a writers’ workshop before the roulette began.

The rouletters touched upon different aspects of minding another’s business.

LIABLEWRITER witnessed, as a voyeur, another’s relationship.

ALLISON JONES weighed the benefits of knowing too much versus being blissfully uninformed.

KELLY J pondered parallel versions of herself on a road more or less traveled.

CARRIE ANN PAULO wished to be in another’s head, then back out again!

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO shared how supporting LGBTQ rights is everybody’s business.

BRENNAN UTLEY told us about what happened when an insomniac just tried to mind his own business.

SPENCER MIRABAL showed how to tend to love ones as a bother and son.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON shed light on the original Internet: The Black Woman Network.

THOM THE WORLD POET minded everyone’s business in the universe of poetry, storytelling and truth-telling.

OPEN MIC

Click on the link below to view the performances of the following open mic artists: DONNA DECHEN BIRDWELL, STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO, KELLY J, BRIAN GROSZ, LIABLEWRITER, SAM TREVINO, BRENNAN UTLEY, RG HOOK, & THOM THE WORLD POET.

DONNA DECHEN BIRDWELL

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO

KELLY CARA

BRIAN GROSZ

LIABLEWRITER

HOPE RUIZ

SAM TREVINO

BRENNAN UTLEY

RG HOOK

NICOLE CORTICHIATO

THOM THE WORLD POET

The Rouletters started the Never-Ending Tomorrow with a photoshoot that had more cameras than usual, which was prophetic since they had a near standing-room only audience. 

Ms. Sandman hosted the event.

NICOLE CORTICHIATO checked off her list of never-ending things, explained among several poems. 

HALEY CAMPBELL detailed the never-ending challenges of health care.

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO gave us a snapshot of her never-ending transitioning journey.

RG HOOK told about the never-ending battle to save her husband’s life.

TERESA Y ROBERSON amused the crowd with her on-going adventures with insomnia, technological upgrades, and lists of checklists.

THOM THE WORLD POET shined a light on the never-ending wheel of prescription drugs, deadens jobs and everything in between.

OPEN MIC

Click on the link to see the performances of the following open mic artists: BIRDMAN 313, URSULA PIKE, BRIAN GROSZ, LIABLEWRITER, KELLY J, RG HOOK, PYKASU KOUBE, ROBERT PORTER & THOM THE WORLD POET.

BIRDMAN 313

URSULA PIKE

BRIAN GROSZ

LIABLEWRITER

KELLY J

RG HOOK

PYKASU KOUBE

ROBERT PORTER

THOM THE WORLD POET

This month’s collection of Austin Writers Roulette books included the host’s first novel, Tribe of One.

The Rouletters came out to share mostly cat adventures.

RG HOOK shared her road trip adventures with a cat through the Mojave desert.

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO sang about transitioning from a man into a woman.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON told about the challenges of hustling like a dog during the day and partying like a cat at night while middle aged.

THOM THE WORLD POET contrasted the differences between dogs and cats, loyal and independent, respectively.

OPEN MIC ARTISTS

Click on the link below to see the performances of the following open mic artists: STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO, BRIAN GROSZ, RG HOOK, HOPE RUIZ, ELLEN BRAVERMAN & THOM THE WORLD POET.

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO

BRIAN GROSZ

RG HOOK

HOPE RUIZ

ELLEN BRAVERMAN

THOM THE WORLD POET

All the “Reasons” books reflected the variety of ways the Rouletters interpreted the theme.

Both long-time and new Rouletters came out for this show…even more than who were on time for the group photo.

RG HOOK stated why one should fall in love.

SPENCER MIRABAL gave advice to his future children about how to fly.

MITCHELL COHEN explored life exploration.

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO shared significant events and people in her life.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON enumerated the reasons not to be poor.

THOM THE WORLD POET accompanied by musicians REBECCA ASHE and DANIEL DAVILA intertwined his spoken word reasons with the clarinet and acoustic guitar.

OPEN MIC

Click on the link below to view the performances of the following open mic artists: STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO, SPENCER MIRABAL, DANIEL DAVILA, BRIAN GROSZ, RG HOOK, MASON MCCLAY, REBECCA ASHE, ELLEN BRAVERMAN, HOPE RUIZ, LIABLEWRITER, RENEE AMOS, THOM THE WORLD POET, REBECCA ASHE & DANIEL DAVILA

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO

SPENCER MIRABAL

DANIEL DAVILA accompanied by REBECCA ASHE

BRIAN GROSZ

RG HOOK

MASON MCCLAY

REBECCA ASHE accompanied by DANIEL DAVILA

ELLEN BRAVERMAN

HOPE RUIZ

LIABLEWRITER

RENEE AMOS

THOM THE WORLD POET accompanied by musicians REBECCA ASHE and DANIEL DAVILA

REBECCA ASHE & DANIEL DAVILA

The host may have been out of tune, but definitely not out of time…

Especially for 10 shillings and 6 pence!

The Rouletters harmonized through their discordant narratives.

SPENCER MIRABAL read a trilogy of out of tune poems.

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO shared questions from the heart.

SHLOMI HARIF spun a discordant tale of two Stevies.

HOPE RUIZ fought against the grain of the dominant narrative.

TERESA Y. ROBERSON discussed a myriad of discordant experiences, including her most recent: complimenting White people on their tans.

INVISIBLE THOM embraced reclaiming the sacred and harmonizing with nature.

OPEN MIC

Click on the link below to enjoy the performances of the following open mic artists: STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO, SPENCER MIRABAL, URSULA PIKE, BRIAN GROSZ, JIM TENNY RENEE AMOS, HOPE RUIZ, SAM TREVINO, MASON MCCLAY, MIKE MATTHEWS, NICOLE METTS, MAX PERRY, & INVISIBLE THOM 

STEPHANIE ELISE FRENO

SPENCER MIRABAL

URSULA PIKE

BRIAN GROSZ

JIM TENNY

RENEE AMOS

HOPE RUIZ

SAM TREVINO

MASON MCCLAY

MIKE MATTHEWS

NICOLE METTS

MAX PERRY

INVISIBLE THOM