Dyke Nights: Chicago Lesbian Spaces Then and Now is a two-part thesis project that tells the story of lesbian meeting places in Chicago over time, including research and creative nonfiction.

Dyke Nights: Chicago Lesbian Spaces Then and Now

Note: My younger sister was beautifully named Emma and came to mind when I first wrote this poem for a prompt about a place that doesn’t exist anymore. Hence a piece about a long-forgotten Krispy Kreme location where a family inside joke originated.

Kate Soupiset

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