{"id":665,"date":"2016-11-23T16:36:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T23:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/?p=665"},"modified":"2016-12-11T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T21:33:35","slug":"december-wordfest-gets-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/december-wordfest-gets-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"December WordFest gets weird"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"city_of_weird\"<\/a>In recent years Forest Avenue Press, a small, independent publisher in Portland has brought out a number of noteworthy books by talented authors, like Dan Berne\u2019s Gods of Second Chances<\/em><\/strong>, and Ellen Urbani\u2019s Landfall<\/em><\/strong>. In October, it published an anthology of thirty \u201cotherworldly tales\u201d based in Portland.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, December 13, the editor of City of Weird<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0anthology and several of the writers who contributed stories will read at WordFest.<\/p>\n

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\nGigi Little<\/strong>, marketing coordinator for Powell\u2019s Books and graphic designer for Forest Avenue Press, edited the anthology and will introduce the stories and readers. Her own essays and short stories have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines, including Portland Noir<\/em>, Spent<\/em>, and Nailed Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\nBrian Reid<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0was weaned on the acerbic dry humor and innate story-telling of the Scottish highlands. His childhood in Australia colors his writing with a love of the ridiculous and a dedication to irreverence. Brian worked with the Federal Reserve Bank for almost twenty years before moving to Oregon to pursue his dream of writing fiction.<\/p>\n

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\nKirsten Larson<\/strong> is a contributing editor at Nailed Magazine<\/em> and an instructor at Portland State University. Her essays and stories appear in The Huffington Post<\/em>, Nailed Magazine<\/em>, Manifest-Station<\/em>, and several literary journals.<\/p>\n

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\nB. Frayn Masters<\/strong> is the author of a short story collection, Pants All Night.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Her work has appeared in Airplane Reading<\/em>, Hobart<\/em>, MonkeyBicycle 6<\/em>, and other publications. She is also Executive Producer and Host of the Back Fence PDX storytelling series.<\/p>\n

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\"jason-squamata\"<\/a>Jason Squamata<\/strong> is a Portland-based writer of dream diaries, graphic novels, and confessional essays. His work has appeared in Stealing Time <\/em>magazine, Propeller<\/em>, and Hypno Komix.<\/em><\/p>\n

The monthly gathering of readers and writers meets 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

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\"935883_565758236803712_227947471_n\"<\/a>Cassava offers a dinner menu for those who wish to enjoy a meal with the readings, as well as local wines and brews.<\/p>\n

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Read my\u00a0review of the book<\/a>\u00a0that appeared in the November-December issue\u00a0The Columbia River Reader<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

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In recent years Forest Avenue Press, a small, independent publisher in Portland has brought out a number of noteworthy books by talented authors, like Dan Berne\u2019s Gods of Second Chances, and Ellen Urbani\u2019s Landfall. In October, it published an anthology…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more December WordFest gets weird<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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