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The Hour That Stretches

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

From the Facebook event: Just in time for the Season of the Witch, the Hour That Stretches returns to Ford Food and Drink with a scorching lineup of new and vet performers: Science Fiction author Y.T. Cheng, trance-channeled for this appearance by Portland author and poet Alice Love! Scholar, poet, monologist, novelist and new friend of the Hour, F.I. Goldhaber! Humorist, LitFic author and raconteur Kelley Baker! And here to read from his new Eraserhead Press work of Dystopian Science Fiction Horror CRISIS BOY, Wonderland Award-winning author and performative powerhouse Garrett Cook! 7-10 PM. ALL AGES. SAFE SPACE FOR ALL. FREE BY DONATION. 2505 SE 11TH AVENUE, SAME BUILDING AS THE FORD GALLERY

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CLASH Books Portland Book Festival Offsite Reading

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

From the Facebook event: Join CLASH Books for an all star lineup of Portland’s finest at the brand new Rose City Book Pub! Come for the drinks & stay for the lit! Books by the authors will be for sale. FEATURING JENNIFER ROBIN OPHELIA DARKLY ANNA SUAREZ DANGER SLATER GARRETT COOK CHRISTOPH PAUL JEFF BURK CHARLES AUSTIN MUIR KEVIN SAMPSELL KEVIN MALONEY JIM AGPALZA KATHRYN LOUSE NATHAN CARSON CONSTANCE ANNE FITZGERALD LEZA CANTORAL BIOS Jennifer Robin is the author Death Confetti (2016). Her short works have been published in Five2One, PLAZM, King Shot Press, and Ladybox Books. Robin's 2019 FUNGASM release, EARTHQUAKES IN CANDYLAND is a work of journalism in which she sings a song of soul gamblers in the age of disaster capitalism. Ophelia…

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CLASH Books Offsite AWP Reading

East Side Delicatessen 1109 SE Madison St., Portland, OR, United States

CLASH Books gathers it's finest writers for an extravaganza of literature on Friday March 29th during the annual AWP lit festival in Portland, OR. Enjoy performances of poetry, fiction & nonfiction from some of the most exciting new & powerful voices on the scene. There will be books, there will be beer & there will be 6'' sandwiches for $7. What more could you want! LET'S GET LIT READERS Brandi Homan Anna Suarez Monique Quintana Jennifer Robin Kim Vodicka Lindsay Lerman Francesco Levato Chris Campanioni Big Bruiser Dope Boy Katy Michelle Quinn Megan Coe Autumn Christian Shy Watson Kevin Maloney NOah Cicero Kenning JP García Devora Gray Julia Laxer Garrett Cook Brian Alan Ellis Leza Cantoral Nathan Carson

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The Hour That Stretches: Season Of The Witch, 2019

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Wonderland Award-winning Bizarro/Noir/Horror author Garrett Cook. Hour newcomer and serious poet Meghan Bell. And from the unholy bowels of the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival's roster and guest list: Poet, scholar and humorist Dan Clore. Cosmic Horror author and Hour newcomer Jason Squamata. And...me, with a new commission piece spawned by a former WEIRD TALES editor. The Hour is now quarterly, so Halloween comes a month early. Come get scared. We're good at it. FORD FOOD AND DRINK. 2505 SE 11TH AVE. SUN. SEPT 29. 7-9:40 PM. FREE BY DONATION. NOMINALLY ALL-AGES.

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