Erin J. Watson is a queer Southern person living in Chicago. Her poems have appeared in Entropy Magazine and the chapbooks No Experiences and Breathtaken. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the Volta Blog, Story Club Magazine, and Tinyletter Forwards. She makes zines, rides bikes, and co-hosts the Tuesday Funk reading series, which you can find in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on the first Tuesday of each month.
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The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs’ in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by a cover of the storyteller’s choosing, performed by our house band: The First Time Three.
The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Executive producer is Bobby Evers. Assistant producer is Celina Dietzel. Podcast produced by Jim Mulvaney.