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...moreLiterary events taking place virtually this week!
...morePaul Madonna discusses the hustle of being a successful comic artist and his newest book, CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE ANGELS.
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreMonday 7/17: Jesus Ramirez-Valles discusses and signs Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. 90×90 presents: Wirecutter. Celebrate the release of PAPERS with poets Bridgette Bianca, Amanda Wang, and Rebecca Lee, and artist Ana Chaidez. 8 p.m. at Cielo Galleries/Studios.
...moreWednesday 5/3: James Nolan (Flight Risk: Memoirs of a New Orleans Bad Boy) reads at City Lights. Free, 7 p.m., City Lights Bookstore. Paul Madonna presents his newest work, On to the Next Dream. Free, 7:30 p.m., Booksmith.
...moreWe are excited to offer a preview of artwork from Paul Madonna’s new book, On to the Next Dream, alongside an interview with our current Comics Editor, Brandon Hicks, and an exclusive excerpt.
...moreWe’ve gathered up our favorite gifting ideas this holiday season and put them together into one handy list!
...more“What gets me,” the man said, “is how you complain about the landlords forcing you out, then come over here thinking you can just move right in.”
...moreBack home I found my front door plastered with nine more eviction notices. Did my landlord think I couldn’t read?
...moreI’d been here since 7 the evening before, in response to an ad for a two-bedroom, and was, as far as I could tell, 83rd in line.
...moreI left the house feeling dizzy—I mean, one-point-eight million dollars for a box? How was I supposed to afford that?
...moreImagine you’re on an airplane. It’s a long flight. International, crossing an ocean. It can be to anywhere, you decide. Pick some place good.
...moreLosing my home was bad enough, but this was my studio too. My livelihood.
...moreOut of the corner of my eye I could see her glancing my way, then she leaned close and barked, “Usurper.”
...moreNo matter which direction you choose/In 5 years you’ll be happy you did.
...moreBeing an artist doesn’t mean you get to be lazy. It means you’re an entrepreneur, and that you can’t wait for anyone to tell you what to do.
...moreThere was some thing he needed, but he couldn’t figure out what.
...morePlease tell me things.
...moreIn hard times, beauty can seems frivolous…
...moreEnjoy another great piece by Paul Madonna!
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