{"id":495,"date":"2015-07-26T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T18:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/?p=495"},"modified":"2015-08-31T10:13:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:13:56","slug":"wordfest-moves-to-2nd-tuesdays-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wordfest-moves-to-2nd-tuesdays-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"WordFest moves to 2nd Tuesdays in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next WordFest gathering will be on Tuesday, September 8, launching a new season by moving the monthly event to second Tuesdays.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SteveAnderson-Author.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-496\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SteveAnderson-Author-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"SteveAnderson+Author\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SteveAnderson-Author-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SteveAnderson-Author.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Anderson <\/strong>is a Portland writer, the author of the novels, <strong><em>Liberated: A Novel of Germany, 1945<\/em><\/strong>, and <strong><em>Under False Flags<\/em><\/strong>, as well as narrative nonfiction, short stories and screenplays.<\/p>\n<p>A Fulbright Fellow who studied in Munich, Steve is also a literary translator of crime and mystery fiction by German novelists Alexander Hartung, Marcus Huennebeck, and others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-Other-Oregon-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-497\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-Other-Oregon-cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The+Other+Oregon+cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-Other-Oregon-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/The-Other-Oregon-cover.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He will be reading from his most recent novel, <strong><em>The Other Oregon<\/em><\/strong>, what he calls \u201cCascadia noir,\u201d about a former journalist who is asked by the FBI to find a friend from his youth who may be involved in a dangerous militia movement in rural Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Melanee-Evans-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Melanee-Evans-cropped-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"Melanee Evans-cropped\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Melanee-Evans-cropped-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Melanee-Evans-cropped.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melanee Evans<\/strong> will be reading a number of short pieces from her poetry and creative nonfiction that reflects her passion for beauty, wellness and the power of a quiet mind.<\/p>\n<p>A Certified Transformative Coach, she traveled much of last year with professionals from twenty-five countries to study the principles behind human consciousness. Melanee is a regular contributor to <em>The Columbia River Reader<\/em> and is writing a book about her experience as a reunited adoptee raised in a transracial family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/4-2014-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/4-2014-2-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"4-2014 (2)\" width=\"216\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/4-2014-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/4-2014-2-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>Alan Rose<\/strong>, who coordinates WordFest, will be reading \u201cOn the Art of Dying (Instructions Included),\u201d a chapter from the novel he is currently writing about the AIDS epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>Alan is the author of two novels, <strong><em>The Legacy of Emily Hargraves <\/em><\/strong>(2007), a paranormal mystery, and <strong><em>Tales of Tokyo <\/em><\/strong>(2010), a modern quest tale set in contemporary Japan, and of a novella, <strong><em>The Unforgiven<\/em><\/strong>, published by Bold Strokes Books in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There will be an open mic period following the presentations.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly gathering of readers and writers meet the second Tuesday of each month, 6:00-8:00 PM, at Cassava, 1333 Broadway in Longview. The events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/935883_565758236803712_227947471_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/935883_565758236803712_227947471_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"935883_565758236803712_227947471_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/935883_565758236803712_227947471_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/935883_565758236803712_227947471_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Cassava<\/strong> offers a dinner menu for those who wish to enjoy a meal with the readings, as well as local wines and brews.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next WordFest gathering will be on Tuesday, September 8, launching a new season by moving the monthly event to second Tuesdays. &nbsp; Steve Anderson is a Portland writer, the author of the novels, Liberated: A Novel of Germany, 1945,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wordfest-moves-to-2nd-tuesdays-in-september\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WordFest moves to 2nd Tuesdays in September<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upcoming-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":520,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}