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Last night’s Salon of Shame was the best so far. When I first read about Sarah B’s Cringe events in New York, I knew I wanted something similar in Seattle. Since no such thing existed, I shrugged and supposed I’d try starting one. I wanted a place to read my old diaries! It would be [...]

Hey! Next week’s Salon of Shame is an Editor’s Pick event in the May issue of Seattle Magazine. That’s pretty cool! If you’re in town, you should totally come to next week’s Salon. It promises to be a doozy.

Written circa 1988.
Seagull, seagull
Flying so high
Take me with you
Up to the sky!
I want to be just like you
A sea-going bird.
And I want to fly with you
On wings of pretty silver
To the ends
Of the earth
It’s almost bad enough for the Salon of Shame. But not quite.

Perhaps this is un-humble of me, but god I love the Salon of Shame. I’m really glad I decided to steal the idea from Sarah B., because the SoS nights always make me laugh harder than just about anything else. And this month’s event was extra funny. My favorite reading of the night was a [...]

Oh-ho-ho! It’s time for the next round of deliciously shameful pleasure. The first Salon of Shame in November was such a hit (standing room only!) that we’re doing it again. Will I see you there? Please say yes! It’s fun to be ashamed!
Here’s more information:
The idea is simple: we read embarrassing things in front of [...]

ariel kicking off salon of shame!, originally uploaded by joygantic.
DAMN, that was so much fun. I heartily recommend that everyone try hosting an embarrassing diary reading in their hometown. It’s truly a sight to behold, simultaneously cathartic and hilarious. Thanks to everyone who came, and every who read! I’ll definitely be hosting another Salon [...]

Inspired by Sarah B’s “Cringe” events in New York, I’ve rallied the troupes here in Seattle for an evening of embarrassing journal-reading that we’re calling The Salon of Shame.
It’s happening next week, and all of you local readers should come on down and say hello. You can drink and laugh at the over-the-top earnestness and [...]

Last night we had our first closed-door reading in preparation for the Seattle version of Cringe, which we have to call something else (and Mortified is already taken!). Here’s the idea in a nutshell: people read embarrassing selections from old diaries in front of an audience.
It was fucking awesome. Highlights included readings about the Iran [...]