I’m comfortably asocial – a hermit in the middle of Seattle – a pessimist if I’m not careful, a feminist, a black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty and drive. -Octavia Butler
Performed by Loraine Kanervisto for Dharma Bums at The Can Can, Seattle. If you climb to the tops of Mount Hood, Shasta, and the Three Sisters, there are large, wooden chests left on the summits by a mountaineering club. Lift their heavy, creaky lids and you’ll find massive books filled with the signatures of people who climbed all the way, who pushed out further into what few of us know....
Catherine Smyka and I wrote up some coverage of the APRIL festival, which focused on independent literature for an entire week in … March. From drag queen romps involving Oliver Twist to readings by Sherman Alexie, you can read all about it at Seattle Out and About! Lit nerds, if you missed APRIL this time around, make sure to catch it next year! APRIL Festival 2013 – Seattle Out and About
Guess who will be reading her work at The Can Can? Come see me and join the burlesque hijinks on Sunday, April 7! If you’re on Facebook, check out the event page. <3
Hey y’all, I’m gonna be taking Re-Mything over at the Bent Writing Institute in February, on Wednesday evenings. Anyone want to join me? http://www.bentwriting.com/classes