Upcoming Performances - EL-fest

I will be hosting an event November 3, and performing November 25 and November 27, at EL-fest in Portland. The Enteractive Language Festival calendar is now available on the 2 Gyrlz website.

2GQ presents "Regarding Language," a very special night of readings, performances, and word games at the Heathman Hotel Tea Room on First Thursday, November 3. Dress exquisitely! For details, click here.

In addition to hosting "Re:Lang," I'll be performing a performance piece called "Tongue," part of the Candy Blue series about bipolar disorder, at The Language of Con$umeri$m. I'll also play music as part of the alpha wave-inducing orchestra in Brain Waves Speaking the Language of Slumber.

Katrina Benefit Reading Oct 16

I'll be reading at the writers' Katrina Benefit on Sunday, October 16th, at the ACME in Portland (SE 8th and Main). I should go on sometime in the 3:15-4:30 slot. Details TK.

I'm in the new Gargoyle...

The latest installment of DC-based literary journal Gargoyle is a gorgeous, mammoth anthology of some 500 pages. My story "Mary's Egg" is published therein. The book features newly-discovered unpublished work by Kathy Acker along with poetry and fiction from Lidia Yuknavitch, Rick Moody, Lance Olsen, Trevor Dodge, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kevin Sampsell, and many others. Available from
amazon.com.

Soapstone Residency Announcement

I'm delighted to report that Soapstone, a residency retreat for women writers, has selected me for a residency in 2006. Thank you, Soapstone!