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Chaya Bhuvaneswar & Genevieve Hudson

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

From Mother Foucault's Website: Join Chaya Bhuvaneswar Saturday, September 29 for a reading from her forthcoming short story collection White Dancing Elephants (Dzanc, 2018). Chaya reads with Genevieve Hudson, author of Pretend We Live Here (Future Tense, 2018) In luminous, vivid, searingly honest prose, the stories in White Dancing Elephants center on the experiences of diverse women of color—cunning, bold, and resolute—facing sexual harassment and racial violence, as well as the violence women inflict upon each other. Combining the speculative elements and wry psychological realism beloved by readers of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Margaret Atwood, Danzy Senna and Sandra Cisneros, this collection introduces Chaya Bhuvaneswar as an original and memorable new voice. CHAYA BHUVANESWAR is a practicing physician and writer whose work has appeared in Narrative Magazine, Tin House, Michigan…

A Time You Changed Course

Spartan Shop 1210 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Freya Project is coming to Portland on Thursday, March 28th for an evening of readings by headline-making female authors including T Kira Madden (author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls) and Aja Gabel (author of The Ensemble) to support the Women’s Justice Project. The Freya Project, a 501(c)3, is a fundraising reading series unify and lift up women and non-binary people. At each fundraising readings, five women share personal essays on topics relevant to their experience. 100% of your ticket will support the Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Women’s Justice Project. Inspiration for you and support for a nonprofit in need — a win/win. Hosted by Leah Dieterich Readings by Chelsea Bieker, Aja Gabel, Genevieve Hudson, T Kira Madden & Kimberly King Parsons Chelsea…

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