This book originated as a novel by an accomplished editor, critic, and translator of poetry. It was to be called The Translator's Apology. But…
Mary Kerr moved to San Francisco in the 1960s, specifically to North Beach, where she met a number of artists and poets in the…
Armistead Maupin got teary-eyed Thursday night. It was right before stepping into the Swedish American Hall, where he'd be the extra special guest at…
What do a barista, a substitute teacher, and a nude model have in common? If you could hear what they were really thinking, you'd…
For 10 days in May, San Francisco will be overtaken by whores. There are other ways to interpret it, but that's certainly a valid…
On Saturday night the monthly reading series Writers With Drinks celebrates its 10th anniversary. That's a very big deal for a number of reasons….
Some of us, in the heat of a break-up in our 20s, may have deleted the electronic folder that held all of our writing…
