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Lauren Alwan

Lauren lives in the SF East Bay, writes short fiction and has published work in the Alaska Quarterly Review, StoryQuarterly and other journals. She teaches creative writing in San Francisco, and is a regular contributor at The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog.
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    Lauren Alwan

    The Last Book I Loved: Orphans

    The last book I loved was Charles D’Ambrosio’s essay collection, Orphans—but in fact, I loved the book before I read it. Smitten with the small format, I plucked it from a bookstore shelf, coveting the somber jacket painting (by designer…