Water Street Writers

Water Street Writers: Calling all writers and lovers of literature! Join us Sunday, October 25th, for the next Water Street Writers Event. Featuring Sam Farler who will be reading from his memoirs, Patrick Parks has a new short story for us, Jamie Weaver will also be reading from her memoir, and E.L.Rae will be reading from her debut novel. There’s an Open Mic after the program too! Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 5:30pm at Water Street Studios. Join us Sunday, October 25th, for our next Water Street Writers event! Featuring the talents of Sam Farler, Patrick Parks, Jamie Weaver, and E.L. Rae!! Open Mic after the program too! Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 5:30pm at the gorgeous Water Street Studios in Batavia. ... Sam Farler writes memoir on the impact of growing up with a mentally ill mother. He explores disturbances in the development of the sense of self, in how humans perceive each other, and in the dance of relationships. He has been writing short stories since 2002, completed a first memoir in 2024, and is currently workshopping a second and third. His first publishing credit is the short story “Savior of the World” in Tilt: Off-Kilter Stories for a Topsy-Turvy World, published in September 2026. Sam served as project manager for Tilt, which is the 80th anniversary anthology of Off-Campus Writers’ Workshop. He volunteers teaching coping skills for adult children of parents with borderline personality disorder through BPD Alliance and helps facilitate the BPD Alliance Writing Circle. Sam lives in St. Charles, Illinois with his wife Ute. Patrick Parks is author of a novel, Tucumcari, and has had fiction, poetry, reviews and interviews appear in a number of places, most recently, Exacting Clam, Painted Bride Quarterly, Barrelhouse, The Writing Disorder, TYPO: The International Journal of Prototypes, Change Seven, Ocotillo Review, Bridge Eight, Full Stop, Southeast Review, Six Sentences, The Millions, Another Chicago Magazine, Heavy Feather…