:: the cast  (in order of appearance)

 

	JAKOB Quiet, studious, and fascinated by pop culture, Jakob moved to Chicago in 2000 to get a Master's degree in American Studies. While in the program, he met Fletcher, who introduced him to Freya. As Book Four opens, the two of them have just moved in together. Jakob entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | | Book Five
	FREYA Freya's now the manager of Tympanum, a record shop in the Lakeview area of Chicago, and she's turned her back on her rough past in favor of a calmer future, represented by her relationship with the bookish Jakob. But as her turbulent former life settles into something like comfort, she finds herself feeling increasingly uncomfortable—a world without chaos sometimes seems like a pale imitation of a real world that she once knew. Freya entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	THOMAS Thomas finances his interest in drone music, mystical arcana, and Chicago's acoustic ecology by working as a waiter down in the Loop. He's currently involved with his former co-worker, Janine. Thomas entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	DENISE Now the assistant manager at Tympanum, Denise is plagued by an acute awareness of the suffering of others. She's developed elaborate strategies to shut off her empathy, just in order to get through the day. She's currently living with her boyfriend, Johnny. Denise entries :: Book One | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	FLETCHER A Ph.D. candidate in Poetry, Fletcher is currently working on a book-length poem entitled Everything. He's currently involved with a woman, Cassandra, who has a child from a previous marriage. Fletcher entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	JANINE A self-described "pervert," Janine's background in gender theory led her to adopt the practices of bisexuality and nonmonogamy. She left academia to work in graphic design in the late 1990s, and is presently a studio manager at a media group. Janine entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four
	LYDIA Lydia spent her adolescence in the Detroit rave culture, but circumstances led her to attend college in Bloomington, Indiana, where she met two geeks, Marvin and Paul, with whom she would later move to Chicago. In 2003 she moved out to live on her own. Lydia entries :: Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	CLARK Aesthetically and politically radical, Clark got her MFA in Poetry at the same time as Fletcher, but she chose not to go on for her Ph.D. At the opening of Book Four she works as an assistant editor at a publishing company. Clark entries :: Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	PAUL Marvin's roommate, Paul is a fan of stuff like the SONY Playstation and Dungeons and Dragons. He's also queer, although his relationships with guys have been few and fleeting. Paul entries :: Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five
	AUSTIN Austin, an experimental guitarist, is currently living in Minneapolis. Austin entries :: Book Two | Book Three
	MARVIN Paul's roommate. He's straight. Marvin entries :: Book Three

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