A Great Big Lump of Coal: good words @ Good World's (Anti-)Holiday Reading and Party December 14, 2008

From good words @ Good World reading series curator Rosie Schaap:

good words @ Good World continues December 14 with A GREAT BIG LUMP OF COAL, A VERY SPECIAL (ANTI) HOLIDAY READING AND PARTY featuring three fantastic writers making return appearances -- like our very own ghosts of good words' past. Stories from:

MAX BLAGG
is co-editor of Bald Ego, a magazine of literature and art. His writing has been published in numerous magazines including Bomb, Interview, and Open City. His recent publications include Ticket Out, a collection of stories, and a limited edition from Cave Canem Press in Oaxaca, Mexico, a collaboration with the artist Jack Pierson entitled Don't Look Back.

KRISTIN MCGONIGLE
was print editor of the literary magazine Pindeldyboz. Her super-smart and very funny stories have appeared in publications including LIT and Eyeshot.

MAUD NEWTON
is best known for her weblog, MaudNewton.com. Her writing has been published in Narrative, Eyeshot, Story South, and Pindeldyboz, and in the anthology When I Was a Loser. Her book reviews and opinion pieces have appeared in many magazines and newspapers.