aforementioned october 12 2016 11 29 am leave a comment by ap featured last friday oct 7 we carissa halston and randolph pfaff ; cofounders editors and publishers of aforementioned productions were in a car accident . the car was a rental we were going to a friend s wedding and while we have collision insurance we don t have liability insurance . neither of us have been to the hospital though we both sustained minor injuries . but one of the reasons we didn t go to the er is we honestly can t afford it . we pay for our insurance entirely on our own that is not through an employer . and we pay for aforementioned the same way . with the exception of preorders we pay for everything on our own . we ve worked for free for eleven years and we ve lost money every year . we produced 24 online issues of apt in the first five years and five years of weekly content after that . five years of literary firsts . nine books over six years . hundreds of writers work edited proofread designed packaged published hosted curated . for free . we know we re not alone in this . we know how it goes non profits are labors of love . the problem is we suddenly can t afford ours . and the fact is we are aforementioned . if we run into a financial problem it makes it nearly impossible to continue funding ap . since starting in 2005 we ve never asked for financial assistance . we ve never had a fundraiser . we ve always paid for whatever we needed on our own . over and above donating thousands of free hours we ve paid for web hosting printing books paying apt contributors shipping materials and shipping costs business cards advertisements book release parties attending trade conferences exhibiting at book fairs travel and lodging for both etc. at this point we ve invested tens of thousands of dollars into ap . and despite that investment it s still really difficult even asking for help . we wouldn t do it if we thought we could avoid it . but right now we need your support . we need help paying for the projects we ve committed to producing in the next three months . namely a very large expense we re producing a limited run of white rabbit red rabbit at oberon in november . the show will cost more than 4500 to produce . we re also publishing krysten hill s monumental debut how her spirit got out in december . and in january we re putting out the seventh print annual of apt . these are expenses we had accounted for until last friday . to be clear these projects are going to happen regardless of how much money we raise but the truth is that future projects are in jeopardy because of the car accident . we don t want aforementioned s successes to be contingent on our financial situation . we re looking into possible ways to secure financial stability once we get out of this rough patch but in the meantime if you have the means to help out we d really appreciate your support . how can i help if you re in the boston area the best way you can support us is by buying a ticket to see white rabbit red rabbit . the show is running nov 14 nov 15 and nov 16 . tickets are 20 30 . and if you need a reason to see the show just check out the press and the cast . how can i help if i m not in boston if you re not in boston or can t make the show you can still support us in four ways 1 you can send us a tax deductible donation via gofundme no matter how small honestly we appreciate every donation . and if you re really committed to helping us out you can even set up a recurring payment . 2 you can preorder krysten hill s urgent necessary debut how her spirit got out which jill mcdonough praised these poems are a middle finger tucked into the hip pocket of your favorite dress . 3 you can subscribe to apt three years for just 30 and issue 7 is shaping up to be great with work by joanna ruocco sonja condit gregory crosby and more 4 you can buy back issues of apt or any of our critically acclaimed award winning books i don t have a lot of time . can you just give me the short version if you ve ever enjoyed any of our books or a story or poem or essay at apt if you ve ever attended a literary firsts reading or one of our book release parties if you ve ever come to one of our events and had a really great time we hope you ll support us now that we need it most . and if you ve already ordered a book or bought a ticket to wrrr thank you . we couldn t continue running ap without your help . with immense gratitude carissa halston and randolph pfaff co founders editors aforementioned productions posted in apt events how her spirit got out news theatre white rabbit red rabbit presale for how her spirit got out october 5 2016 10 15 am leave a comment by ap we ve been hard at work prepping krysten hill s debut chapbook how her spirit got out for publication this december . and we re thrilled to say the book is now available for preorder how her spirit got out is a lively urgent song . answering the writers whose voices raised her hill calls on sylvia plath audre lorde and zora neale hurston to help her navigate the complicated landscape of selfhood . hill s speaker wise and direct open yet elusive also sings for the women who brought her up her aunt her grandmother and her mother . these spirits who ve guided her life and taught her through example how black women persevere have given her the means to bear witness to an age of racial violence . with intensity audacity and a darkly comic wit hill grapples with the question of how to fight a city that knows you re unarmed rendering each poem as a weapon and a shield and using both for self defense . and some praise from the amazing jill mcdonough necessary and powerful . these poems are a middle finger tucked in the hip pocket of your favorite dress . and as always for our presales we ve got options and incentives for every budget bundles that include broadsides additional books like issues of apt and chapbooks by gillian devereux and michael lynch and copies of hhsgo with variant jewel tone covers ; poems written specifically for you ; and just in case you happen to be deeply committed to literary investments you can also take a literary tour with krysten to sylvia plath s birthplace audre lorde s archive and the zora neale hurston house . but most important krysten s book comes with each incentive . so check out the presale and order your copy today this book is going to leave you breathless . posted in how her spirit got out krysten hill news cover reveal krysten hill s how her spirit got out september 30 2016 6 01 am leave a comment by ap summertime is lovely at the ap office . being near boston puts us close to the beach and we take advantage of that . but honestly aforementioned is more of an autumn winter . you can tell from our schedule we tend to shine in the cooler months . we have some really exciting projects ahead in november we re producing white rabbit red rabbit tickets are on sale now and in december we re publishing krysten hill s debut chapbook how her spirit got out . we ve been working with krysten for years as a contributor at apt a reader at literary firsts and now on hhsgo so we ve been so happy to see her work grow during that time . and now that we get to shine it up and present it to all of you carissa may have gotten a bit carried away in designing the cover . or shall we say covers keep your eyes peeled for presale news for how you can get your own copy maybe one in each color more details soon posted in uncategorized tickets now on sale for white rabbit red rabbit september 12 2016 1 30 pm leave a comment by ap our limited engagement of nassim soleimanpour s white rabbit red rabbit is just two months away join us at oberon november 14 16 to discover this dazzling transcendent piece of alive and kicking theatre . reserve your seats today posted in theatre white rabbit red rabbit tagged carissa halston jen taschereau oberon sam cha white rabbit red rabbit white rabbit red rabbit at oberon september 9 2016 4 11 pm leave a comment by ap last month we said we were working on a new staged aforementioned production . and now we can finally announce it this november we re producing a limited run of white rabbit red rabbit an experimental work by iranian playwright nassim soleimanpour . the show has no set no director and no rehearsals . it features a rotating cast of actors who encounter the play in a sealed envelope . they ve never seen it performed . they ll never perform it again . they read it for the first and last time aloud for the audience . so please join us at oberon in november when carissa halston jen taschereau and sam cha will take the stage and help us discover the play no one is allowed to talk about . for more information on the cast and tickets visit our white rabbit red rabbit page . posted in theatre white rabbit red rabbit tagged carissa halston jen taschereau nassim soleimanpour oberon sam cha white rabbit red rabbit how her spirit got out liam day at bbf and a staged aforementioned production august 2 2016 11 47 pm leave a comment by ap friends it s finally summer we re reading as much as we can working on apt 7 which is going to be astounding fiction by joanna ruocco and sonja condit ; poetry by doug paul case and gregory crosby and planning a slew of upcoming projects among them krysten hill s debut poetry collection how her spirit got out this is going to be such an important book . as our eic carissa halston mentioned recently at entropy magazine hill questions all the ways black women s bodies are commodified used and disregarded . there s a great amount of urgency in her work not only for its political relevance but because she renders each poem as a weapon or a shield and uses both for self defense . it ll be on shelves this december pre sale coming soon liam day at the boston book festival afforded permanence was a finalist for the massachusetts book award in poetry last year so we re so proud to have him representing ap and ap and the massachusetts poetry fest at the boston book festival this year liam will be reading in copley square on saturday october 15 . keep your eyes peeled for the official schedule at the bbf site . an exciting nearly announced theatrical event we re so excited to produce a limited run of an experimental play but we have to wait a bit longer before we can officially announce it . but we want to give you a glimpse so here