THE2NDHAND is a free quarterly broadsheet and weekly online magazine featuring new short writing from working authors across the US. The broadsheet enjoys distribution of approx. 2500–3000 copies in several metropolitan regions via independent bookstores and affiliate organizations, and accompanies a recurrent live reading series in Chicago, Birmingham, and various other cities. Since 2000, we've fostered an inclusive mix of seasoned practitioners, insurgent up-and-comers, and rabid audiences with a perennial indie-lit favorite.

We're distributed widely in Chicago and Birmingham, AL, and in select spots in New York City, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Charlotte NC, Atlanta, Austin, New Orleans, Cleveland, Cincinatti, Pittsburgh, Madison WI, Bloomington IN, and other locales with assistance from the following friends: Faith Zink, Cassie Sneider, Blake Butler, Emerson Dameron, J.B. Mulholland, Razorcake, Tobias Carroll of The Scowl, Andrew Davis, Gregory Ellis, Loop Distro, Niccola Piccola in New Orleans, The Left Hand, Jason Jordan of DecomP, the great Mickey Hess, and Featherproof Books. See below for a list of reliable drop spots. We run on volunteer power, generally. If we're not in your area and you would like to help out, please send an e-mail to Todd Dills or C.T. Ballentine and let us know.

Otherwise, a lifetime subscription for readers in the US can be had for a donation of $30 or more. Checks can be made out to Todd Dills and mailed to:
THE2NDHAND
c/o Todd Dills
1430 Roberts Ave.
Nashville, TN 37206

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THE2NDHAND is
EDITOR/PUBLISHER: Todd Dills
EDITOR (audio and Chicago operations): C.T. Ballentine
RESIDENT ARTIST: Rob Funderburk
FAQ EDITOR: Mickey Hess

SOMEWHAT RELIABLE THE2NDHAND OUTLETS:

BIRMINGHAM
Speakeasy
Metro Bistro
Urban Standard
Bare Hands Gallery
Rojo
The Bottle Tree
Starbucks (20th Street, UAB)
Starbucks (Five Points)
Charlemagne Records
Renaissance Records
Five Points Grill
The Garage
Naked Art
Crestwood Coffee Company
Reed Books
Little Professor Book Center (Homewood)
Alabama BookSmith

TUSCALOOSA, AL
Capture Studio-Cafe
One Night Only

NEW ORLEANS
Iron Rail Bookshop (Marigny)
Cafe Flora
Coffea
Sound Cafe

CHICAGO: (roughly by neighborhood)
Myopic Books
Quimby's Books
The Charleston Bar
The Handlebar
Alliance Bakery
Rainbo (Damen)
Atomix Cafe
Mercury Cafe
Swim Cafe
Bite Café
Empty Bottle
New World Resource Center
California Clipper
Humboldt Pie
Streetside Café

Evanston, IL
Comix Revolution

New York
Bluestocking Books
McNally Jackson
Spoonbill & Sugartown Sound Fix

Seattle
Bailey/Coy Books

Portland, OR
Reading Frenzy

San Francisco
Books, Inc. (Market St.)

Cleveland:
Mac's Backs Paperbacks (Cleveland Heights)

Chapel Hill, NC:
Internationalist Bookstore

Durham, NC
MarVell Event Center

Charlotte, NC:
Lunchbox Records

Toronto
No Media Kings