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Founded July 2026
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Purslane: For ten thousand years, humans and purslane have grown together. It's a superfood that corporations can't control, because it lives in your backyard.

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Just like the stories we tell . . .

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Current offerings

Grasshoppers, Crawdads, and Dirty Girls

Holey Jars, Holy Playboys, and a Mohawk Maiden in a Cadillac Car

a fairytale - sweet, rough and raunchy - about growing up in 1970s Chicago

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A Mother's Play

The Story of Angel Casey

a close personal look at a local Chicago legend. Angel Casey never backed down and never compromised her values.

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Musca Domestica

As Through a Glass Darkly

inspired by Kafka's "Metamorphosis," this tale of two boys from Chicago goes places Franz would never imagine.

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Friends of Purslane

People and organizations we love, with whom we've exchanged help, knowledge and inspiration. 

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We hope you'll pay them a visit.

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ArtNight Chicago

A monthly variety show featuring an eclectic mix of local talent

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WC Turck's Big Shoulders podcast

A podcast by WC Turck of the Chicago Writers' Association featuring true tales of Chicago past

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Ronn Dorsey

Composer and synthesizer enthusiast

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