from William Hughes

On May 26, 2010, co-hosts Deborah Rudacille and John Barry presented the initial nonfiction readings for “The New Mercury.” The event was held in Baltimore, MD, at the Jordan Faye Contemporary/BE, with a thank you to Ms. Jordan Faye Block.The readers were: Tim Kreider, a celebrated political cartoonist and writer. Check out Mr. Kreider’s web site here: thepaincomics.com/ He read a story from H.L. Mencken, “The Incomprehensible Buzz Saw; and, then from his own piece, “Seeing Is Believing.” Author and writer, Antero Pietila, read from his book, “Not In My Neighborhood.” Finally, Laura Wexler is an educator and author. She read from her story, “Separate Storm.” Ms. Wexler is the author of “Fire in a Canebrake.” A native of Catonsville, MD, she is also known for hosting “The Stoop.” Go to stoopstorytelling.com/ to find out more about this highly praised venture. The CityLit Project, (Gregg Wilhem, director), is sponsoring the series. For more background, go to: thenewmercuryreadings.com/