Yes, alongside too many awesome literary publications, Untoward will be putting our vocal splendor on display. In this event, we will be represented by resident intern-in-training Mason Todd Johnson Ochocinco. I’ll be there, too, though, cheering him on and hopefully being decidedly untoward in the process. It ought to be something to see, and even in the event we don’t win, people will know our name, because we’ll be asked to stop eventually and repeatedly.

There’s a lot of fun stuff this week to know about and to do. Technically, the culmination of the events listed for this week is an event that is happening next week, Sunday the 14th of August — not to blow your mind chronologically. It’s P. Fanatics: Circle Jerk.

You should go to this because it’s in Chicago, the greatest city in the world, and because what else is it you’re so dead set on doing? Monday night? Really? You can’t even watch the Bulls lose because that isn’t happening till tomorrow? The Bulls losing? (Can anyone tell how depressed I am about that? i.e., re: Bulls losses?) Whaaa

It’s conceivably possible that you did not make it to last Thursday night’s P. Fanatics show, Hair! It is possible. And while you should have been there, we don’t want that to mean you’re not entitled to a look-see at the nifty Zine Mason Johnson and Natalie Hurtenbach put together for the sake of what is really great and fun to look at.

Last night brought with it the continuation of a really great reading series hosted by THE2NDHAND and its colorful, uncouth representative, Harold Ray (who may or may not bear a striking resemblance to THE2NDHAND co-editor and all around good-guy, Jacob Knabb).