tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80269166199869434872024-03-05T12:23:35.108-08:00Fourteen Hills BlogFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-21439538059990943442015-06-22T14:10:00.000-07:002016-08-30T23:36:24.840-07:00Book Review: Siamak Vossoughi’s "Better Than War"<br />
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<span class="s1">Siamak Vossoughi’s debut collection of short stories, <i>Better Than War</i>, is more than simply a finely crafted, exceptional book: it is a living, breathing, emotional connection. Winner of the 2014 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, Vossoughi’s book begins with a Pearl Jam quote and a story ostensibly about shoes that delves into the politics and social reality of famine and war, and ends with a story about a book that is no ordinary book. Each story is tightly written with an almost austere use of language that is reminiscent of Jean Rhys; Vossoughi appears to have carefully crafted each story down to the word—there is intent found on every page that beautifully manages to maintain readability. The starkness of language allows the reader to easily jump right into the interconnected world of each story, yet the dynamism of thought and complexity of ideas disallows for an easy take away. Vossoughi is challenging us to think, to search for truths that may not even exist, but that isn’t about to stop him from inviting us on this journey. He is welcoming, yet passionately honest.</span></div>
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<span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi" data-scaytid="6">Vossoughi</span> is Iranian American and much of his book speaks to what it means to be Iranian American without attempting to define the experience, or to universalize it. There is a socio-political undertone (both blatant and subtle) throughout the stories that serves to remind the reader that there is more at stake than what is on the surface. In the first story, “Shoes,” which focuses on revolution and famine, <span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi" data-scaytid="7">Vossoughi</span> echoes Edward Said’s “Exile begets exile” in writing about the principles of respect, in family and at work. The binaries of success versus failure and hope versus despair—and the dichotomies at work in the creation/manifestation of revolution and/or war—remain on an individual level within the stories as the reader is confronted with the lives of an array of characters and sees the beauty, the confusion, the heart, the loss, the wonderment, the exploration. Yet it is the questions raised, the thoughts and hearts and minds of these characters that intersect with the broader issues of war, famine, the everyday, politics, and even sports, that create a lasting impression.</div>
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Each story stands on its own, yet is best read in order, allowing the characters’ to build on each other, to search for meaning alongside them, rather than simply just gazing upon them. <span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi" data-scaytid="8">Vossoughi</span> is a writer with a lot to say, a voice we should listen to, because we might just learn something about what it means to live in a world where war is so commonplace, yet rarely takes place on American soil.</div>
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There is an intense level of awareness in <span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi’s" data-scaytid="9">Vossoughi’s</span> writing of what can be at stake; in “The Broken Finger,” a piece of <span data-scayt_word="metafiction" data-scaytid="33">metafiction</span>, he turns an extremely literal story into the importance of listening, without being prescriptive: “…a man my father knew in the Shah’s prison in Iran…was having his finger pulled back by one of his jailers when he said, ‘If you pull it back any farther, it will break.’ They pulled it, and it broke. ‘You see now,’ he said. ‘I told you it would break.’ ” He explores who we do—and who we should—listen to, and how important what the unheard have to say is. This exploration is reinforced in the final story in the collection, “The Book That Was Too Good to Read,” by reminding the reader that <span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi" data-scaytid="10">Vossoughi</span> is writing beyond the page. In “The Street,” he mines the depths of what makes a place, in a manner reminiscent of Jamaica Kincaid’s <i>A Small Place</i>, and asks, “Is there love and beauty and sorrow in the world?”</div>
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In “The Movie Quitters,” the story revolves around an uncle asking, “ ‘I’m tired of being moved to tears by American movies. When are Americans going to be moved to tears by Iranian movies?’ ” In a time where one of the most crucial questions that has been asked this year—when is America going to love Black people as much as Black culture?—<span data-scayt_word="Vossoughi" data-scaytid="11">Vossoughi</span> gets to the heart of the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange by discussing something that appears innocuous—going to the movies—but is ultimately another example of an unequal power dynamic. This theme runs throughout the collection—in “The Theater of War,” he quietly reminds us of not only the folly of remaining ignorant, insular, and self-focused, but why many of the stories focus on children’s exploration of their identity and of the world: “…because the ones in front of him were kids, they were less likely to think that something was being taken from them when they learned about somewhere else.”</div>
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In the titular story, the story is told once-removed of an Iranian boy who waited to ask an American girl on a date until he knew if there would be war. The conversation between the two boys about whether or not he should ask the girl out on a date is a masterful exploration of the impact of even the idea of war and hatred and how to find connection and hope, how to be “better than war.”</div>
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Not to be missed: “In the Library” focuses on two boys reading about a woman in Iran being sentenced to death by stoning who are torn between their dream of going to an American dance with a girl and the importance of reading the newspaper the right way (which is paralleled in “Sunday in the Park”). “The two boys believed that they would want to know what was happening in Iran even if they weren’t Iranian. It was because the dance was half the story. The other half was the world.”</div>
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There are stories about shoes, running, movies, childhood games and school dances, a baseball game, a broken easel, cars, a girls’ basketball team, etc.—these are stories about everyday and extraordinary life, about war, about hope, and about heart. These are stories about people, about individuals, about places, about communities, about dreams and dreaming. These are stories about “why it’s always different when a black girl calls herself a princess from when a white girl does it.” These are stories where harmful dichotomies are destroyed—where a girls’ basketball team can be quiet while yelling and where it is okay to cry or to stop crying. Where everyone has a right to exist. These are stories that will stay with you, long after you have finished the last page.</div>
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Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-73596698230888751072015-05-17T23:23:00.000-07:002016-08-30T23:35:28.231-07:00Interview: Rebecca Foust<div style="background-color: white; float: left; font-family: "EB Garamond"; text-align: justify;">
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<strong style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://rebeccafoust.com/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rebecca Foust</a></strong> was the <a href="http://frostplace.org/dpirapps/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2014 Dartmouth Poet in Residence at The Frost Place</a> and is the recipient of a fellowship from the <a href="http://www.macdowellcolony.org/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span data-scayt_word="MacDowell" data-scaytid="1">MacDowell</span> Colony</a>. Her fifth book, <strong><em>Paradise Drive</em></strong>, won the <a href="http://www.press53.com/Award_for_Poetry.html" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2015 Press 53 Award for Poetry</a>. In reference to the linked narrative, Thomas <span data-scayt_word="Lux" data-scaytid="2">Lux</span> says, “There is great music in these poems, and sonnet after sonnet is masterful. Not since<span data-scayt_word="Berryman’s" data-scaytid="5">Berryman’s</span> Henry have I been so engaged by a persona . . .” Fourteen Hills Press Staff Editor <span data-scayt_word="Renée" data-scaytid="8">Renée</span> Hamlin was excited to interview Rebecca Foust regarding her newest book and her creative process.</div>
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Fourteen Hills (<span data-scayt_word="14H" data-scaytid="9">14H</span>): You’ve said you put the poems in your upcoming book, <em>Paradise Drive</em>, through hundreds of revisions, and you mentioned a similar process in a 2010 interview, with some poems being put away for a year or more. Now, five years later, has your revision process changed?</div>
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Rebecca Foust (<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="10">RF</span>): I think it’s still the same. I find revising vastly easier than original creation, and it’s kind of my fallback when I’m not feeling creative, to pull something out and revise it. And—knock on wood—I’ve never experienced “writer’s block” because I always have drafts of things that I can go back to, so when I’m not feeling creative, or new things aren’t coming to me, I just go back to my files and pull something out and start playing around with it. It happens two ways: either the poem comes out whole the first time and then I do slight revisions, often for years, or sometimes I just get a fragment, and sometimes it takes years for a poem to even come together as a poem, where I can revise it as a poem.</div>
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The other thing that sometimes happens, very occasionally, is a poem will come to me completely whole; it’s almost like taking dictation. Those poems I just write as fast as I can to get them down, and when you write poems like that, you always think they’re great when you’ve first written them because you’re in this flush of creation, and those in particular I like to put away before I come back to them; you’re supposed to write drunk and revise sober, so I like to come back to those when I’m not in that “flush,” and see what I think then. So I would say that my process is still pretty much the same. You know, something inspires you, you get it, capture it, so you don’t lose it, and I find if you don’t write those things down immediately, they’re gone.</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="14H" data-scaytid="11">14H</span>: The way you have described inspiration is so lovely—the river above us and us raising our nets to catch the ideas that are floating by. You also acknowledge the difficulty of always being open and ready for those ideas. What ideas would you give to other writers, perhaps ones just starting to tap into their poetic potential, that might help them to keep their nets “at the ready”?</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="13">RF</span>: Oh, I forgot about that image. I like that image, because I feel that when you’re writing poetry you’re discovering things, not really inventing things, that poetry is a way of accessing some inexpressible and not necessarily coherent truth. Bits and pieces of it float by and if your net is out you can catch them. The first thing would be to maintain an openness, and whichever side of the brain that’s creative is easily overpowered by the side that’s not. If you have too much stress in your life, if you’re working super hard, if you have kids, if you have issues, problems, whatever, the brain is full of noise. A brain that’s full is not a brain that’s open to reception. What I’ve learned is that you have to empty yourself to step in. What are some techniques for doing that? Well, last year was the first year I ever went on a writing residency. Not everyone has the luxury—these residencies are paid for, but not everyone has the time. But if you do, that’s the first thing I would say to do: go to a residency. They open vast vistas of space and time where you can empty yourself and remove all those layers and thoughts that surround us when we deal with everyday life. If you can’t do that, there are other ways. I know a poet in Pennsylvania who goes on a retreat once a year by locking herself in her bedroom. She does it in the summer when she’s not teaching. There’s a bathroom there and a separate entrance and she puts a little fridge in there, and a hot plate, and she has worked it out that she is “on retreat”; there’s no phone ringing and no one knocking at the door unless they’re dying. She manages to put a book out every other year doing that.</div>
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You have to create space in your own life. Some people use meditation. Some people get up in the morning before their family is awake. My method is to stay up way later than everyone else. I love to stay up late at night. I could never indulge that when I worked full time and when I had small children, because I had to be up so early in the morning. But I start working typically at eleven at night, and often write until the sun comes up. I don’t need a lot of sleep, so I’ll sleep for a few hours and then get back up, and I can do that for a couple of days at a time. </div>
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In those hours, everything stops. Email stops, the phone doesn’t ring, it gets really quiet . . . I find those hours the most creative. I also take walks. I try to walk every other day, and when I walk, I walk with a <span data-scayt_word="notecard" data-scaytid="15">notecard</span> and a pen in my back pocket. I have found that just going outside and lying down on the grass is a great way to clear my head. I keep a to-do list, and on my list it actually says, “Sit down on the grass!”</div>
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RF: A whole day can go by in just a flurry of answering emails and you won’t have given yourself any of that space. So I think the secret to getting inspiration is to create space. The other secret is to live, experience life widely, which is one of the reasons I don’t mind that I didn’t start writing until very late in life, because I really lived a life before I started writing. I think a lot of people decide they want to be writers when they’re young and it’s easy to get sucked into the world and do nothing but live, breathe, and speak about writing. But if you do that, you cut yourself off from experience, and where are you going to get your content? I think the third thing is to read really, really widely, because if you read widely, you experience life, and it gives you great ideas. And I’m not just talking about poetry. Kay Ryan used to read prose—at least, I read somewhere that before she even got out of bed in the morning, she would reach over to her night table and get a book of essays, and read an essay before rising, and sometimes compose a poem before rising. I often get ideas from prose, from novels, and from other kinds of reading. So I think the three things are: create space in your life by clearing out all that clutter and chatter that fills our modern brain; and second, to read very, very widely; and to live, make sure you’re having experiences.</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="14H" data-scaytid="20">14H</span>: You have mentioned Louis Simpson and Sharon Olds were two poets you read very widely when you were getting back into poetry. Were there any others that caught your attention?</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="22">RF</span>: I think a really influential book for me when I was in my third semester of grad school was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carnegie-Mellon-Classic-Contemporary-Series/dp/0887483941" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>The Whole Truth</em></a> by James Cummins. He’s a new formalist, and <em>The Whole Truth</em> is a book of sestinas based on the Perry Mason series in a very tongue-in-cheek way. His protagonist is Perry Mason, but it’s a bipolar, lunatic Perry Mason, and the sestinas really hang together. It could be a movie. It certainly is a story. The characters are drawn from Perry Mason, but what he does with them is incredibly creative and funny and interesting. I remember reading it and thinking, “Oh my god.” He takes a form, and he makes it alive. And I read a lot of books by James Cummins, but <em>The Whole Truth</em> was a book that was really influential, and I read a lot of poetry that was trying to tell a story, and I’m not talking about the narrative poem: I’m talking about books. I read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Golden-Gate-Vikram-Seth/dp/0679734570" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>The Golden Gate</em></a> by <span data-scayt_word="Vikram" data-scaytid="25">Vikram</span> Seth, I read<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eugene-Onegin-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199538646/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431905727&sr=1-1&keywords=Eugene+Onegin" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>Eugene <span data-scayt_word="Onegin" data-scaytid="26">Onegin</span></em></a> [<span data-scayt_word="Aleksandr" data-scaytid="27">Aleksandr</span> <span data-scayt_word="Pushkin" data-scaytid="28">Pushkin</span>]. And then I read <span data-scayt_word="Berryman’s" data-scaytid="24">Berryman’s</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Songs-Poems-John-Berryman-ebook/dp/B00LKRBG14/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431905817&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Dream+Songs" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>The Dream Songs</em></a>, and <span data-scayt_word="Berryman" data-scaytid="30">Berryman</span> was a huge influence. Those aren’t sonnets, per se, each one of those is eighteen lines long but they are very similar to sonnets and how sonnets work. They have a beginning, a middle and an end, a turn, and each one is a thing unto itself, but they’re connected in a strange way. There are characters that continue—Henry, and the other voices—that just go through all the poems, and that’s one way they’re connected. That’s what led to <em>Paradise Drive</em>, when I was in grad school.</div>
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And the other thing is, I’m a really committed supporter of buying poetry books and subscribing to journals. I have a massive collection of journals, look at all these journals I have here. I subscribe to at least a dozen or probably more journals. They pile through the mailbox all the time, and it’s really hard to get through them all. I try to at least scan them, and if I see a poet that I like or a poet that I know I try to at least read that poem. That’s one way of keeping up with contemporary reading, subscribing to good journals and trying to read them. There are so many journals now, and I try to support them, especially if they've supported me, and I can't keep up with them all, but I try.</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="36">RF</span>: For one thing, it's history, right? It's a poetic history. And I think we're learning in today’s incredible information exchange . . . I think we’re finally starting to understand relativity as tied to human events. What we’ve learned is “history,” no matter how hard it tries, can't present the “truth.” It's always filtered through perspective. So these things that are presented to us as “history,” it turns out, are lies. I mean, they’re worse than inaccurate, they’re actually lies because they present only one fragment of one perspective of what actually happened. Things like mythology are constructed, larger truths, with less specific attention to facts and more attention to . . . the bigger picture, maybe? And giving credence to feeling. I think the importance of mythology in terms of poetry, and any art, is it’s a way of apprehending truth . . . I don't know if it's more accurate, but it’s not as inaccurate as learning truth through conventional means, the scientific method or history books. And I think for some people mythology provides a belief structure, and it's certainly enriching or . . . when you’re trying to write, you read myth, because it’s so resonant and teaches you about levels of language and metaphor and symbol. It gives you great ideas and there are great plots in myth, great chapters. But I think it’s important to construct your own mythologies, too.</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="40">RF</span>: Well, I think it’s important to go further than the source of what you’re reading and . . . I think I said before that it feels like poetry is not so much inventing as it is discovering what’s there, and there’s so much there left to be discovered. So I like poetry that reaches, and I'm happiest with my own poetry when it reaches for something. Maybe when I say “constructing mythology” I'm also talking about constructing voice or poetry that is somehow distinctive. It's really, really important to have read and explored what people call “the canon,” but it’s also really important to transcend that with your own work. And maybe that’s what I mean by “constructing mythology.” So in <em>All That Gorgeous Pitiless Song</em>, I’ve lived through some of these events, and some of these characters are real, like in the poem about the child who died. I felt something. It hit me . . . what was he? The kid who was the child of a drunk and kind of a hillbilly and not your traditional hero, and yet, to me he was like <span data-scayt_word="Icarus" data-scaytid="43">Icarus</span>. So that’s what I mean about making it your own, and extending in some way.</div>
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<span data-scayt_word="RF" data-scaytid="46">RF</span>: They're extremely different, and you’re right that this book, <em>All That Gorgeous Pitiless Song</em>, is filled with the landscape of western Pennsylvania. My other book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-Seed-Poetry-About-Natural/dp/1893670473" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>God, Seed</em></a>, has a bit of Pennsylvania landscape, but it really has a lot of California, and one reason this book has California landscape in it is because it’s a collaboration with an artist who, like me, was born on the East Coast but, also like me, migrated to California pretty early in life. And her art is very heavily influenced by nature in California. Because I was riffing off her art to write these poems, there’s a lot of California in this book. And then, <em>Paradise Drive</em> is in Marin County, and, it’s a more people-oriented book, in some ways it’s a comedy of errors, it’s a social satire; there’s an awful lot of interiors in this book. But the first poem and at least one of the poems in the last section are straight-up nature poems about California. The landscapes are obviously very different: Pennsylvania has seasons, California has less defined seasons. The seasons where I grew up were extreme because it was in the mountains, so in the winter we had snow higher than my head, and in the summer we didn’t have air conditioning, and we couldn’t sleep at night because it was so hot; we’d go swimming in the pond at night just to cool off, run the garden hose on our heads.</div>
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When spring came it was an explosion. You remember that feeling when spring came? You don’t really get that in California, it just kind of wafts in. You know that poem by Philip Levine called “Keats in California”? It's a wonderful poem, and to me it captures something very seductive about living in a climate that doesn't challenge you. There's something about it I don't totally trust—kind of like being in the land of the lotus eaters. And he captures that very beautifully. The whole poem sucks you in with the incredibly rich gorgeousness of nature in California, and the last line is basically, “And that's what will break your heart.” Or break you. And I feel that sometimes. I mean . . . as an northeasterner, kind of a Yankee, I have this spirit of “challenge is good for you, you <span data-scayt_word="gotta" data-scaytid="48">gotta</span> get out there, fight the world, and not let anything stop you.” Sometimes I miss that, sometimes I miss that challenge.</div>
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Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-38331297139680169512015-05-12T23:34:00.000-07:002016-08-30T23:34:27.228-07:00Revisiting 21.1: Matthew Zapruder’s “Penultimate Poem”<div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">
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In <a href="https://matthewzapruder.wordpress.com/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Matthew </a><span data-scayt_word="Zapruder’s" data-scaytid="2"><a href="https://matthewzapruder.wordpress.com/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zapruder</a>’s</span> “Penultimate Poem” from fragile intimacy develops through final moments. To enter the poem, the speaker asks “us to walk one more time very slowly” to “see the ghost ship / sail off the lake and into the <span data-scayt_word="clouds.”" data-scaytid="1">clouds.”</span> Rather than invoking a universal voice from the “us” of the poem, Zapruder frames the subject with a desire for shared experience. As edges shift slightly from one line to the next, the words appear to linger on fenceless cliffs. <span data-scayt_word="Zapruder’s" data-scaytid="5">Zapruder’s</span> <span data-scayt_word="unpunctuated" data-scaytid="11">unpunctuated</span> lines coexist with delicate images, all of which seem to be at risk in movement. At the core of the poem, transparent materials equalize small and large objects. Large windows become “glass cases the figurines / inside them so carefully <span data-scayt_word="painted.”" data-scaytid="9">painted.” </span>Vulnerability spreads through the objects of the speaker’s wistful thoughts. The charm and melancholy of the poem exists in detailed descriptions with the backdrop of “the miraculous / unremarkable sky over the <span data-scayt_word="harbor.”" data-scaytid="13">harbor.”</span> Using ships as bookends for the penultimate journey, the poem continually moves through delicate states of being.</div>
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Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-87464306066812348482015-04-21T23:41:00.000-07:002016-08-30T23:42:54.963-07:00Where We Write<div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
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Each column confirmed in its own way what anyone who’s tried to make a regular practice of writing learns: writing will happen somewhere as long as you put in the effort. I didn’t get much active writing done on the couch this morning, but once I got outside for a run I found myself stopping every half-mile or so to tap a line into my phone. Later, in the shower, as ideas continued to rain down, I thought of a good friend who, in the homestretch of writing her first cookbook, realized she wrote better “in the back of my head.” “You know,” she said, “when I’m not pushing everything into the front of my brain, focusing on it too hard.” Because she was doing the work—the thinking, the planning, the preparation—her brain had material to play with once she relaxed her focus.</div>
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Some writers write at a desk, some on planes, some in notebooks, some on computer screens. My friend writes in the back of her head. I write while running or showering (or, more regularly, in crowded coffee shops, on my computer). And I ‘write’ while surfing around <em>The Rumpus</em>, reading about where other writers write. What about you? Where do you write?</div>
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Check out the latest installment of "<a href="http://therumpus.net/2015/03/where-i-write-29-ten-werecantos/" style="color: #308cff; font-family: "EB Garamond", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Where I Write</a>" at <em>The Rumpus</em>.</div>
Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-55592719170182907852011-02-03T21:04:00.000-08:002011-02-03T21:06:27.815-08:00Exciting changes are taking place here at Fourteen Hills<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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Have you noticed? <i>Fourteen Hills</i> is looking real high-tech these days! We're leaping into the digital age by preparing to accept submissions online. That's right, we're getting closer to becoming a smoother-running, green, paperless machine. <br />
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In the meantime, we're all hard at work on the next issue, 17.2, scheduled to be released later this spring, so thanks for your submissions, and keep them coming! <br />
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To our loyal subscribers, expect to receive your copy of the magazine soon (and for those of you who'd like to become a subscriber, click <a href="http://14hills.net/subscribe.html">here</a>). As you can see, we're busy getting copies of the latest issue ready to send.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Keep your eyes peeled for all the updates on the horizon and thanks for your continued support!</span></span>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-75132449700126062112010-12-23T16:48:00.000-08:002010-12-23T16:49:13.523-08:00Notes From The 17.1 Release Party; Buy The New Issue; Happy HolidaysIn the style of <i>Fourteen Hills</i> contributor Noah Gershman’s <i>Brunch</i> -- in which his poem details a grocery list of very interesting characters who accompany him during a meal -- let’s recap what the Dec. 16 release party entailed:<br />
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If you were there, you felt it and heard it. If you weren't, please<a href="http://litseen.com/2010/12/20/new-release-fourteen-hills-17-1/"> check out Litseen's full coverage of the event</a>, including video of our fabulous readers Adam Johnson, Maxine Chernoff, Molly Prentiss, Stephen Elliott, Myron Michael, Jason Bayani, Noah Gershman, and Kasper Hauser.<br />
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-Chani Mooring, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-90973969179881127362010-12-16T10:50:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:09:24.651-08:00Why Is Everyone Talking About Brian Boitano? (Maybe Because He's Part Of Our New Issue, Available For The First Time Tonight)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><a href="http://www.brianboitano.com/">Brian Boitano</a> is an American figure skater, cook, and overall nice guy. He is the 1988 Olympic Champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985-1988 US National Champion Figure Skater. More recently, Mr. Boitano has been inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. <br />
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Off the ice, Mr. Boitano is a culinary mastermind – wielding a saucepan and spatula with the same excitement, charm, and skill we have all come to love. Mr. Boitano even hosts a cooking show on the Food Network called <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/what-would-brian-boitano-make/index.html"><i>What Would Brian Boitano Make?</i></a> (Sundays at 1pm).<br />
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By now, you are probably wondering why a literary magazine, staffed by creative writing graduate students at San Francisco State University, would blog about Brian Boitano. After all, the two have nothing to do with one another; <i>Fourteen Hills</i> is an internationally renowned literary magazine and Brian Boitano is an Olympic champion. Nary the two should meet, let alone be spoken of in the same breath. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pick yours up tonight!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unless, of course, there’s a story involved. <br />
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The newest issue of <i>Fourteen Hills</i> includes Michael Reid Busk’s story <i>The Eighties, A Brief Primer.</i> This short story is a fictional romp through the decade, made all the better with just one sentence: “<b>In 1989, Brian Boitano was elected President of the Eighties</b>.” With that, we are tossed into a parallel universe where Mr. Boitano saves America from disgruntled postmen propaganda, promotes healthy life-style choices, and brings out the figure skater in us all. <br />
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But that’s not all. Oh no. Not by a long shot (or a perfectly executed triple axel). <br />
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</tbody></table>Mr. Boitano has graciously donated an autographed copy of his book, <i>Boitano's Edge: Inside The Real World Of Figure Skating</i>, to the <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/12/shakespeare-tattoos-and-finely-cured.html">list of raffle prizes</a> available at tonight's release party (join us at <a href="http://www.coffeebar-usa.com/CB_HOME.html">Coffee Bar</a> at 7pm for your chance to win).<br />
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Mr. Boitano’s generosity doesn't end there. He has taken time out of his busy schedule to send us a video greeting. Behold: <br />
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So, please <a href="http://14hills.net/events.html">join us TONIGHT</a> for all the fun and excitement that only the combination of Brian Boitano and a new release of <i>Fourteen Hills</i> can bring.<br />
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Long live the President of the Eighties!<br />
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-Rose Booker, staff member, <i>Fourteen Hills</i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-10105373243478082352010-12-14T14:48:00.000-08:002010-12-14T14:49:38.442-08:00Shakespeare, Tattoos, And Finely Cured Meats: Win These Raffle Prizes At Our Release Party On 12/16When <i>Fourteen Hills</i> releases issue 17.1, our goal is to get the whole community involved. Our party will not only have amazing readers, it will also feature a long list of fantastic raffle prizes from Bay Area stores. You could win movie and theater tickets, books, burritos, tattoo art, brow waxing, and a night out at the club. Pretty swell, for the low, low price of $2/ticket.<br />
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Here is a list of some of the raffle prizes that could be yours at <a href="http://14hills.net/events.html">Coffee Bar on Thursday, Dec. 16</a>. All proceeds help support our non-profit journal. Huge thanks and gratitude to these fine businesses (and patrons like you) that keep independent literature alive.<br />
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<blockquote><b>Entertainment & Movies</b></blockquote><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours, for the price of a raffle ticket.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>Two Tickets to California Shakespeare Theater</b><br />
Two free tickets for one performance of the <a href="http://www.calshakes.org/v4/home.html">California Shakespeare Theater's 2011 Season</a> which starts May 3, 2011 and includes: <i>Titus Andronicus, The Verona Project, Candida,</i> and <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>. Cal Shakes' home, the magnificent Bruns Amphitheater, is one of the most beautiful and unique settings imaginable to experience live theater. This is an amazing opportunity to experience live theater the way it should be.<br />
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<b>$25 giftcard to Regal Cinemas</b><br />
This prize is good for two. Take that certain someone to enjoy a classic night out at the movie theater. <a href="http://www.regmovies.com/">Regal Cinemas</a> is the largest movie theater company in the world and its theaters can be found here in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco at the Stonestown mall. Visit the theater to check out the latest arthouse flick du jour including film festival darlings from Danny Boyle, Daniel Afredson, Sofia Coppola, and the like. Stonestown Twin Theater is located at 501 Buckingham Way, San Francisco CA 94132. Enjoy your movie.<br />
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<blockquote><b>Eats & Drinks & Sweets</b></blockquote><br />
<b>$40 Gift Certificate to 222 Hyde </b><br />
This prize will get two through the door to enjoy complimentary drinks. Located in the Tenderloin, <a href="http://222hyde.com/">222 Hyde</a> has a clean yet bass-booming sound system—they recently won best sound system in the SF Weekly's “Best of San Francisco 2010” poll—perfectly suited to the club's always-exciting rotation of local, national, and international DJs. Full bar and amazing made-to-order thin-crust pizzas on the main floor, DJ dancing in the basement. Located at 222 Hyde Street at Turk. Easy to get to from Civic Center. (415) 345-8222.<br />
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<b>$30 Gift Certificate to Nopalito Mexican Cuisine</b><br />
<a href="http://www.nopalitosf.com/">Nopalito</a> is a gourmet Mexican restaurant that celebrates the traditional cookery of Mexico while utilizing local organic and sustainable ingredients. This charming little restaurant is located at 306 Broderick Street (between Oak & Fell) in San Francisco, 415-437-0303.<b> </b><br />
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<b>$25 Gift Certificate to The Monks Kettle</b><br />
Enjoy great food and well-crafted beer -- over 250 beers to choose from -- at this Mission district hotspot. <a href="http://www.monkskettle.com/">The Monk's Kettle</a> serves a rare vintage of beers that have been aging in their climate-controlled cellar. Located at 3141 16th Street, San Francisco, 415-865-9523.<br />
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This small butcher shop & deli serves delicious meats along with produce and specialty gourmet items that are organic and handpicked just for you. Visit <a href="http://www.avedanos.com/">Avedano's Holly Park Market</a> at 235 Cortland Street, San Francisco. <br />
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<b>$20 Gift Certificate to Hudson Bay Café</b><br />
Great neighborhood just down from the California College of the Arts in Oakland: good place to work with WiFi, food, wine, or good, strong coffee. Atmosphere is effervescent with a variety of ages. Sidewalk tables in sunny or shady sections, and good street viewing from inside. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/hudson-bay-cafe-oakland">Hudson Bay Café</a> is located at 5401 College Avenue in Oakland, 510-658-0214.<br />
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We all love pie and this lil’ corner café, bakery, and gathering spot is located in the Mission District of San Francisco, nestled between busy streets and vibrant communities. <a href="http://missionpie.com/">Mission Pie</a> has an atmosphere for writers to gather. Because they only use produce from local farms, their menu changes seasonally and offers exceptional baked goods along with fair trade tea and coffee. Located at 2901 Mission Street (25th & Mission), 415-282-4PIE<br />
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<blockquote><b>Gifts for your body</b></blockquote><br />
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One of Northern California’s premiere tattoo artists, Chris Evans, is awaiting one lucky individual to have either a two hour session or $200 dollar piece of artwork permanently placed on their body. Chris is a talented artist that is willing to create what you can only imagine. <a href="http://sacramento.citysearch.com/profile/32669445/sacramento_ca/body_bazzare.html">Body Bazarre</a> is located at 5847 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento Ca. 916-705-8903<br />
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</tbody></table><b>$30 Gift Certificate to The Brow Lounge</b><br />
A variety of eye enhancements and facial waxings that have you looking good! Not only do the technicians do good work, they are enthusiastic supporters of the arts, and some are artists themselves! <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-brow-lounge-oakland">The Brow Lounge</a> is located 5916 College Ave. Oakland, Ca. (north of the Rockridge BART Station)<br />
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<blockquote><b>Outlets for the imagination</b></blockquote><br />
<b>$50 Prize Pack of Three Omnibucket Books </b><br />
You will receive <i>The Book of CLAV, Eleventy Billion Miles Away, </i>and <i>God's Acre: The Ravens & the Rhyme</i>. They're not art books. They're not coffee table books. They're not a comic books or even graphic novels. They're not a children's books, that's for sure. They're not popup books, and they certainly aren't just plain old books. They're a different kind of book. <a href="http://drupal.omnibucket.com/">Omnibucket books</a>.<br />
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<b>$25 Gift certificate to Dog Eared Books</b><br />
Reflective of the Mission district itself, <a href="http://www.dogearedbooks.com/dogeared/index.php">Dog Eared Books</a> is the largest and most eclectic of their three stores — you'll find anarchist magazines next to <i>Vanity Fair,</i> Nina Simone cds next to Joy Division and Michelle Tea poetry next to Chaucer. Located at 900 Valencia Street in San Francisco.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>$20 Gift Certificate to Amoeba</b><br />
<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/">Amoeba Music</a> is the “world’s largest independent record store” for new and used CD’s & DVD. They also have posters, T-shirts, and just about everything. They are located at 1855 Haight Street in San Francisco & 2455 Telegraph in Berkeley.<br />
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<b>There are many, many more raffle prizes to be given away, so don’t miss out.</b><br />
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We look forward to seeing you this Thursday night at 7 pm to celebrate the San Francisco literary community with food, drinks, and great entertainment. <br />
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If you have yet to purchase a raffle ticket, not to worry, you can purchase tickets at the door. A big thanks to all of our local contributors, writers, readers, and artists for helping<i> Fourteen Hills</i> and the rest of the independent literary community. (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153990664645308">RSVP on Facebook</a>.)<br />
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Looking forward to seeing you there.<br />
-Jason Johnson, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-28962396184646199122010-12-13T14:29:00.000-08:002010-12-13T14:29:04.580-08:00Sketch Comedy Plus Filmmaker-Poetry: Two More Featured Readers At Our Party On 12/16The <i>Fourteen Hills</i> release party is only FOUR DAYS AWAY! Please <a href="http://14hills.net/events.html">join us at Coffee Bar this Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7 pm</a>. Attendees will be treated with readings by hilarious comedy group Kasper Hauser and poet/filmmaker Noah Gershman. (If you missed our countdown of other featured readers, you can get up to speed <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/12/north-korea-hip-hop-and-homeless-men.html">here</a> and <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-3-of-8-fabulous-readers.html">here</a>.)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWKScFvfbIFLUAD3jwokkSzMVpIMf_yR3Fo27URKRDV69KzXk7Olo75zhAXEhehyphenhyphen8TAevvUiDEyLShlxkTy1sMY1UAx1fZAZiaHMtXLqa3dgqACt4M9v43u8nCzJWKTjIDrJIgl3kdiU/s1600/khauser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWKScFvfbIFLUAD3jwokkSzMVpIMf_yR3Fo27URKRDV69KzXk7Olo75zhAXEhehyphenhyphen8TAevvUiDEyLShlxkTy1sMY1UAx1fZAZiaHMtXLqa3dgqACt4M9v43u8nCzJWKTjIDrJIgl3kdiU/s320/khauser.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.kasperhauser.com/"><b>Kasper Hauser</b></a> is a San Francisco-based comedy quadruplet consisting of Dan Klein, James Reichmuth, John Reichmuth, and Rob Baedeker. They’ve been making quite a name for themselves, having written for Comedy Central and HBO, and now appearing within the pages of <i>Fourteen Hills </i>Issue 17.1. (Get a sneak preview of their act by <a href="http://www.kasperhauser.com/podcasts">listening to their podcasts</a>.)<br />
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Their talent doesn’t stop at writing. The group boasts a hearty resume of live performances, having competed in and won various comedy contests around the bay, including the Universal Comedy Orgasm and Big Bang Holy Championship. <br />
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So come on out to <a href="http://www.coffeebar-usa.com/CB_HOME.html">Coffee Bar</a>. There will be tons of great, fabulous, random, exciting, and entertaining raffle prizes, as well as drinks, readings, laughing and all sorts of other tomfoolery. <br />
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-Phillip Van Sant, staff member, <i>Fourteen Hills</i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-25162826685369908012010-12-08T10:04:00.000-08:002010-12-08T10:04:42.516-08:00North Korea, Hip-Hop, and Homeless Men: A Look at 3 More Readers Who Will Perform on 12/16It's December, and we all know what this month is about: going to mad parties, letting it all hang out, and then guiltily planning New Year's resolutions afterward. Fortunately, here at <i>Fourteen Hills</i> we will help you out with all of the above, minus the guilt. Come to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153990664645308">our release party</a> on <b>Thursday, December 16, at <a href="http://www.coffeebar-usa.com/CB_HOME.html">Coffee Bar in the Mission</a></b> to hear some guest readers so incredible, they will make you want to get to your writing desk/recording equipment/sketch pad immediately to lay down some serious inspirations for the new year. But you can't leave too soon, because we will be partying and getting literary like crazy. <br />
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If you want to feel inspired early (and maybe really jealous) check out some of the super talented contributors that will be reading at our release party:<br />
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Winner of the <a href="http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/adam-johnson-award-111209.html">Whiting Writers’ Award</a>, the <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/04/wander-into-uncharted-amazements-with.html">Gina Berriault Award</a>, and an NEA Fellowship, he is the author of a short story collection <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/books/reviews/5983/"><i>Emporium</i></a> (2002), and the novel <i><a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/parasites_like_us.html">Parasites Like Us</a> </i>(2003), which won the California Book Award. His fiction has appeared in <i>Esquire, Harper’s, The Paris Review, Tin House</i>, and <i>Best American Short Stories.</i> <br />
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The excerpt that appears in <i>Fourteen Hills 17.1</i> is from his recently completed novel, tentatively titled <i>The Orphan Master’s Son</i>. Set in a modern North Korea, and partially narrated by a “propaganda loudspeaker,” <i>The Orphan Master’s Son</i> promises to be quirky, poignant, insightful, and tender all at the same time. If you are as intrigued as I am, you can <a href="http://electricliterature.com/blog/2010/09/03/excerpt-%E2%80%9Cfor-the-love-of-juche%E2%80%9D-by-adam-johnson/">read an excerpt</a>. <br />
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In addition to being a writer (his chapbook <i>Scatter Plot</i> is forthcoming), Michael is also a recording artist and a writing teacher. He is the proprietor of Rondeau Records, which produces “Poetry for Hip-Hop, literature, and music of the highest quality.” Under the name Money The Mystro, he records his own songs which you can check out on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/moneymystro">Myspace</a> and on <a href="http://myronmichael.org/">his website</a>. He also has <a href="http://myronmichael.org/blog/">a blog</a> with more insightful words, and even pictures of spiders.<br />
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She has been published in <i><a href="http://www.lapetitezine.org/Molly.Prentiss.htm">La Petit Zine</a>, Miracle Monacle, Plaid Review, The City Reader, </i>and elsewhere. Her story appearing in <i>Fourteen Hills 17.1</i> is about, as she says, “a homeless guy who hums into a jar and sleeps with other people's girlfriends.” It is even more amazing than it sounds. <a href="http://www.mollyprentiss.blogspot.com/">Check out her blog</a> to see more of her writing, her illustrations, and her really adorable handwriting.<br />
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-Stephanie Doeing, staff member, <i>Fourteen Hills</i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-73715173057055545032010-12-03T17:57:00.000-08:002010-12-03T17:57:14.363-08:00Introducing 3 Of 8 Fabulous Readers Ready to Enthrall You At Our Release Party on 12/16What follows are a few brief descriptions of writers who will be gracing us with their presence at one of this winter's finest literary events in San Francisco: <b><a href="http://14hills.net/events.html">the Fourteen Hills Release Party for Issue 17.1</a>.</b> It’s on <b>Thursday, December 16</b>, at <b>Coffee Bar</b> in the Mission. (You can <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153990664645308">RSVP right now</a> on Facebook.) We will be profiling all of our special guest readers, and when you come to the party, you'll be able to <a href="http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781889292502/fourteen-hills-vol-17-no-1.aspx?rf=1">pick up a copy</a> and read their work for yourself.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBk6AqQWqL7pL1eAbUoPXOX7IzlurKJVel-_zSp9sgqQYRSza9ge-rs4itlXUOjsoDavHTRztOynUW8CQjLScYbAfVrk37mmC_26U2PUECZmknk6BNmtwAcqf7v9XfoeMYYkYpGEfZvA/s1600/jbayani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBk6AqQWqL7pL1eAbUoPXOX7IzlurKJVel-_zSp9sgqQYRSza9ge-rs4itlXUOjsoDavHTRztOynUW8CQjLScYbAfVrk37mmC_26U2PUECZmknk6BNmtwAcqf7v9XfoeMYYkYpGEfZvA/s1600/jbayani.jpg" /></a></div><b>READER #1:</b> <a href="http://www.redroom.com/author/jason-bayani"><b>Jason Bayani</b> </a>is someone to hear and see. When performance and writing mix, the terms "spoken word" and "slam poetry" often get thrown around, and names like Jason Bayani appear floating on the roster. Bayani is a Filipino from our side of town -- a <a href="http://www.sfsu.edu/">San Francisco State University </a>graduate. He later received his MFA at St. Mary's College in Moraga. His accolades include published pieces of poetry in the 2005 National Poetry Slam Anthology, membership to seven National Poetry Slam teams, an appointment as the 2010 IWPS representative for Oakland, and the 100th episode winner of <a href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/">Literary Death Match</a>. <br />
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He is also among a group of three Asian American poets known as <a href="http://www.weareproletariatbronze.com/">Proletariat Bronze</a> who have risen from the Bay Area and gained national recognition. As much as poetry is part of their method and medium, they also see public enrichment as an intrinsic facet of their lot as poets in society. They are self-described "working-class romantics." <br />
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These include her novel,<i> American Heaven</i> and a book of short stories, <i>Some of Her Friends That Year,</i> which were both finalists for the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award. In fact, you can see a long list of the awards she has received here. Along with her husband, poet Paul Hoover, she is the editor for a long-standing literary journal, <a href="http://www.newamericanwriting.com/"><i>New American Writing</i></a>. <br />
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Her writing and work is often in conversation with other writers and places, using it to investigate and grow through the exploration of engaging material. In <a href="http://12or20questions.blogspot.com/2008/01/12-or-20-questions-with-maxine-chernoff.html%20">a recent interview</a> she stated, "We are living in perilous times, and I hope that my writing is exploring and addressing some of these perils." <br />
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You might also know him from <a href="http://therumpus.net/">The Rumpus</a> (he's the editor) or you might know him for his books which include his acclaimed memoir, <i>The Adderall Diaries </i>and novel, <i>Happy Baby.</i> Much of his thematic content revolves around the process and shape his own life has taken. He unabashedly coats his life under a thick fictive varnish. In his essay, <a href="http://therumpus.net/2009/08/why-i-write-2/">Why I Write</a>, he describes the way he entered into writing, "My fiction was just reality-PLUS, a slightly more intense version of the world I lived in."<br />
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Elliott was a <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/creativewriting/stegner.html">Wallace Stegner Fellow</a> at Stanford University and he is now a member of the <a href="http://www.sfgrotto.org/">San Francisco Writer's Grotto</a>. His work has been published in <i>Esquire, the New York Times, GQ, Best American Non-Required Reading </i>2005 and 2007<i>, Best American Erotica</i>, and <i>Best Sex Writing </i>2006. <br />
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Stay tuned for more details on our other featured readers (and more reasons to come out and celebrate with us on December 16 at <a href="http://www.coffeebar-usa.com/CB_HOME.html">Coffee Bar</a>). <br />
-Erica Eller, staff member, <i>Fourteen Hills</i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-15094824569243616492010-11-11T18:04:00.000-08:002010-11-11T18:06:43.865-08:00"Everything Faces All Ways At Once" Release Party Recap, Now With Video!<object height="295" style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mtzIsyGmNG8/hqdefault.jpg);" width="470"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtzIsyGmNG8?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtzIsyGmNG8?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="470"></embed></object><br />
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The book is amazing. For those of us who went to the book release before seeing its contents, we were blown away. <a href="http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781889292243/everything-faces-all-ways-at-once.aspx?rf=1">Buy one today</a>. Yoko Ono herself added visual cleavage to the event space (her sexy posters hung on the walls everywhere). It also made for a funny, anecdotal conversation-topic throughout the evening. <br />
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The warm-up readers included none other than <b>DWL</b> (<a href="http://www.dwlichtenberg.com/">D.W. Lichtenberg</a>) and <b>PO</b> (<a href="http://peterorner.net/">Peter Orner</a>). How did Zulema get these famous authors to come and join her, and why? DWL was last year's <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/michael_rubin_book_award_archives.html">Michael Rubin Book Award Winner</a> for his book of poetry, <i><a href="http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781889292212/the-ancient-book-of-hip.aspx">The Ancient Book of Hip</a>.</i> PO has been not only a creative writing mentor of ZRS's at San Francisco State University, he was written in, as a character-of-sorts to several of the "dreams" in ZRS's book, EFAWAO. He is also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618128735/sr=8-1/qid=1148398866/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-2748587-6925759?%5Fencoding=UTF8"><i>Esther Stories</i></a> and <i><a href="http://peterorner.net/works.htm">The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo</a>.</i><br />
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Here are video excerpts of their warm-up readings:<br />
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ZRS's book, <b>EFAWAO</b> is filled with Fictions and Dreams (F&Ds). This might make you inquire, what isn't made of these things? Well, for example, a sandwich is not only made of F&Ds, it is also made of two similar outer parts containing an inner part. This book keeps to the realm of F&Ds. One of her stories included a visual cue to incorporate a pun that appeared in the text: "Impaired" vs. "Im-PEAR-ed." This particular "fiction" involved a pear-truck driver.<br />
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Because I know I'm leaving a lot to the imagination, I've included a few video excerpts to help you see how exceptional the work really is:<br />
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ZRS had many of her friends and family members in the audience, including people who have greatly missed her presence in the community of San Francisco since she moved to Canada.<br />
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Next on our calendar is the release party for <i>Fourteen Hills</i> Vol. 17, Issue 1. <b>Save the date of December 16</b>, and join us at <a href="http://www.coffeebar-usa.com/">Coffee Bar</a> at 7 pm. There will be comedy. There will be drinks and readings. There may even be <b>Brian Boitano</b>. You won’t want to miss it.<br />
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-Erica Eller, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-89605085146509340032010-11-04T11:18:00.000-07:002010-11-04T11:19:57.203-07:00Space Gallery + Book Release + Two Fabulous Readers + Yoko Ono (?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkoy1S6dzx4ojrllfaL18bvVbdFAFd9F2yirrsNtCVLg-LXnmMQ4sCcqYakMejbzug9FOvh4Nc-YOfzpPVJA-JAPRn7QKH58z6G_qPaPKIXU9XXIG8D_vG4mrh1SxY9Eac4mz9cXxL7c/s1600/bookcover_print.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkoy1S6dzx4ojrllfaL18bvVbdFAFd9F2yirrsNtCVLg-LXnmMQ4sCcqYakMejbzug9FOvh4Nc-YOfzpPVJA-JAPRn7QKH58z6G_qPaPKIXU9XXIG8D_vG4mrh1SxY9Eac4mz9cXxL7c/s200/bookcover_print.jpg" width="142" /></a></div>It’s November 4, and <i>Fourteen Hills</i> is throwing a righteous party. The celebration is in honor of <a href="http://zulemareneesummerfield.weebly.com/">Zulema Renee Summerfield</a>’s new book <b><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once</i></b>. Every year, one promising writer from San Francisco State University is chosen for the <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/michael_rubin_book_award_archives.html">Michael Rubin First Book Award</a>, published by <i>Fourteen Hills</i> Press. This year the honor goes to a collection that resists all labels other than "awesome."<br />
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If you happen to be on the fence about coming to the Space Gallery tonight (for any inadequate excuses like the onset of winter encouraging your already hermit-like, antisocial tendencies) there are an overwhelming number of reasons you should motivate.<br />
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First of all, <b>you get a copy of a remarkable book</b> and get to support an emerging writer’s success, which is win/win. Zulema describes her award-winning work as “a collection of flash fiction and dreams.”<br />
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"One minute they're sporting monocles...and the next they're drunk and rowdy and throwing patio furniture off the roof...but in this and all things, they seek the nature of truth" quotes <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/10/look-at-terese-svoboda-2010-michael.html">contest judge Terese Svoboda</a>. <b><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once </i>is an utterly fresh, unpredictable tour de force.</b><br />
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Then there’s the venue, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/space-gallery-san-francisco">the Space Gallery</a>. If you have been, you need no further explanation. If not, do not miss this opportunity to <b>check out a landmark of San Francisco culture</b>. There is plenty of room, a bar downstairs, and the perfect space to host literary events and parties. Last year we held the release party here for D.W. Lichtenberg’s debut collection <a href="http://www.dwlichtenberg.com/hip/index.htm"><i>The Ancient Book of Hip</i></a>. Needless to say, everyone had a great time, and copies of Lichtenberg’s sold-out collection are now a much coveted, hard-to-come-by commodity. <br />
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Last, and certainly not least, the aforementioned <a href="http://www.dwlichtenberg.com/">D.W. Lichtenberg</a> (2009 Michael Rubin Book Award winner) will be <b>making a guest appearance </b>at tonight’s event. D.W., or Dan as we know him, is the current managing editor of <a href="http://lapetitezine.org/"><i>La Petite Zine</i></a> and is “excited to pass the torch to Zulema.”<br />
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Interesting, fun, and good-looking people, exploring the power of positive thinking, will gather tonight at the Space Gallery. Who knows, maybe even Yoko will drop by. <br />
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Space Gallery. 1141 Polk St. 7pm. Join us. <a href="http://on.fb.me/bnNVYr">RSVP on Facebook</a>.<br />
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-Kelly McNerney, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-29806043587714521292010-11-01T17:01:00.000-07:002010-11-01T19:23:29.380-07:0010 Questions for Zulema Renee Summerfield, the 2010 Michael Rubin Book Award WinnerAlthough she recently moved to Vancouver, author <a href="http://zulemareneesummerfield.weebly.com/">Zulema Renee Summerfield</a> will be back in San Francisco this Thursday Nov. 4 to celebrate the release of her debut collection, <i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once</i>. Join us at 7 pm at the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/space-gallery-san-francisco">Space Gallery on Polk Street</a> to pick up a copy of her book and hear selections from this new work from <i>Fourteen Hills</i> Press.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aWlxZAzmfjQAVTEqM4nHl9EFm-XEyMVKtc5-uKZSVkmCrFjFhIM9zwAJMy6bYPXkY0MRn3i4caFp9YalvItTnWJEmU-6ogWyUvx4a_aCLaqJDJLl7cgpIzAiXgar_17M8okSQyOXKzg/s1600/zulema_pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aWlxZAzmfjQAVTEqM4nHl9EFm-XEyMVKtc5-uKZSVkmCrFjFhIM9zwAJMy6bYPXkY0MRn3i4caFp9YalvItTnWJEmU-6ogWyUvx4a_aCLaqJDJLl7cgpIzAiXgar_17M8okSQyOXKzg/s320/zulema_pic.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>To prepare for the big event, we asked Zulema a few questions about her past, her dreams, and the realities of being a Canadian. Enjoy.<br />
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<b>1. How did you get your fantastic name?</b> <br />
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Ninth-grade Spanish class, baby! The teacher was handing out Spanish names and I said "What do you have that starts with a 'Z'?" I used it as a nickname for a long time and after a while it just kind of stuck. I actually prefer it over my legal name now. <br />
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<b>2. Where did you grow up?</b><br />
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I grew up in good ol' Redlands, California. A nice little town. My parents split up when I was young, and I quickly gained a whole slew of new family members -- step-folk and siblings. I wrote my first story when I was fourteen, about a girl who lives on a planet with no rain. Her only recourse in this dry land is to listen to her rainstick. Pretty lame. I think I stole the idea from Ray Bradbury. So thank you, Ray Bradbury. Thank you. <br />
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<b>3. Tell us about your manuscript, the 2010 Michael Rubin Book Award winner.</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781889292243/everything-faces-all-ways-at-once.aspx?rf=1"><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once: Fictions and Dreams</i></a> came in fits and starts over the past two or three years. I took a flash fiction course with Barbara Tomash as an undergrad at SF State and it changed my life. (If it's being offered and you can take it, do so! I promise you will love it.) The fiction pieces span back to the start of my graduate career and range in tone and theme. <br />
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In terms of the dreams, a few years back I read a story by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Bolano">Roberto Bolano</a> in the <i>New Yorker</i>. It was the first time I had read a dream sequence that was written as a dream -- the syntax and tone and shifts in narrative precisely matched the experience of dreaming, and I wanted to try that. So many dream stories read as flat and boring. I wanted to try to write my dreams as I had dreamt them. I hope I succeeded. Now that my book is being published, I feel honored, humbled, and completely stoked out of my mind. It's a lovely feeling. <br />
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<b>4. What’s the difference between fictions and dreams?</b><br />
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The difference is everything, and nothing at all.<br />
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<b>5. If you had to describe your book in four words, what would those words be and why? </b><br />
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"Yoko Ono blurbed it!" I'm trying to get Yoko Ono to call and offer to blurb my book. (<a href="http://zulemareneesummerfield.weebly.com/yoko-ono-called.html">Read more about it here</a>.)<br />
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<b>6. Tell me about Rene Magritte and your relationship to him. </b><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte">Rene Magritte</a> and I went to prom together. He tried to get in my pants. <br />
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That's a total lie. <br />
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I've always been fascinated, intrigued, and completely floored by Magritte's work. Those paintings where the figure is facing away from the viewer? Freakin' brilliant. His "Perspective" coffin paintings are hilarious and poignant. I love stuff like that -- art that is clever in a not-irritating way, stuff that makes you laugh and think. (I'm looking at you here, Yoko.)<br />
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Here's a true story: Years ago, I had a dream that I was at an outdoor wedding party. There was a pond in the yard, and in the pond were a group of birds made entirely of leaves. Live birds, made of leaves. At the time, I'd never seen Magritte's <i>The Natural Graces,</i> but a few weeks later I went to a showing of his work at the SF MOMA, and guess what was hanging on the wall? Cheesey as it is to say, there's been a connection for me to his work for a long time, a connection I can't always explain. And I would have gone to prom with him, if only he'd asked. <br />
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All of the dreams are real dreams I had. Most of them were narratives; some (like "dream of when we were the same") were sentences that I dreamt. The rattlesnakes dream was scary (thank you for asking) while I was dreaming it -- but then, as often happens, you wake up and you realize that scary equals hilarious, so the goal was to try to get that down. <br />
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My favorite one is "dream of change we can believe in." I'm going to send a copy to Barack Obama and hope he writes back. That kid in the dream, Ricky Ramos, he's a real guy, my first "true love" -- I dream about him all the time. I'm still trying to figure out a way to write to him without sounding creepy: "Hey, remember me? I dream about you all the time." Of course, it's not really him, just the idea of him. He's just a metaphor for something else floating around in my head. Poor guy... <br />
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<b>8. What are you working on now? </b><br />
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I'm writing a YA novel about grief (fun for all ages!), and also working on revising/editing a whole slew of short fiction and creative non-fiction pieces. I'm also trying to get Yoko Ono to call. Did I say that? I want Yoko Ono to call. <br />
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<b>9. Do you feel like a Canadian yet? When will you know you’re a real Canadian? </b><br />
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When I'm nicer and own hockey equipment. <br />
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<b>10. Imagine: Yoko Ono is calling you right now, but you’re on the other line and can’t answer her call. How does it feel? </b><br />
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There's no way in hell I would not answer Yoko Ono's call. This question is ridiculous. <br />
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<b>11. Bonus question! Terese Svoboda says your work "has a point and it's fixed like this in space, but also it's shifting … to pierce right through your skeptical, unbelieving, tender human heart." How did you achieve this feat? As fellow writers and fans, any tips or hints you can give would be much appreciated.</b><br />
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Gosh, tips? Write, write, write, write, write, and then write some more. Read anything and everything. Read it slow. Read it again. Also, if you're a student at SF State, take full advantage of your time there. The halls are swarming with inspired, brilliant, incredibly talented people. They will change your life if you let them.<br />
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Thanks, Zulema. We’re counting down the hours until Thursday.<br />
-Leanne Milway, managing editor, <i>Fourteen Hills </i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-13982283632007517142010-10-29T16:31:00.000-07:002010-10-29T16:31:51.882-07:00A Look at Terese Svoboda, the 2010 Michael Rubin Book Award Judge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW48Gn6cJFT3gQF83K5Dx5pCy1a3OsJZ2hfR0-yhfO-wEwFnXnAHT4hyxVm4y4orKsYpoxmQoW8Q1N75R5unZsbAPZ1aVdyGqVEOqYRp7q5HWxrTZYuqDBk1TxyVOfW9V6z_Aef873u_Q/s1600/svoboda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW48Gn6cJFT3gQF83K5Dx5pCy1a3OsJZ2hfR0-yhfO-wEwFnXnAHT4hyxVm4y4orKsYpoxmQoW8Q1N75R5unZsbAPZ1aVdyGqVEOqYRp7q5HWxrTZYuqDBk1TxyVOfW9V6z_Aef873u_Q/s200/svoboda.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://www.teresesvoboda.com/">Terese Svoboda</a>, this year’s judge of the <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/michael_rubin_book_award_submission_guidelines.html">Michael Rubin Book Award</a>, is the author of several award-winning literary feats including (but not limited to) <i><a href="http://www.teresesvoboda.com/piratetalk/reviews.html">Pirate Talk or Mermalade</a>, </i><i>Laughing Africa, Cannibal</i>, and <i>Black Glasses like Clark Kent</i>.<br />
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<i>Laughing Africa</i> won the Iowa Poetry Prize and was featured in the <i>New York Times Book Review.</i> <i>Cannibal</i> won the Bobst Prize and the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writer’s Award. It was also one of the top 10 books of the year by <i>Spin</i> magazine. <i>Black Glasses like Clark Kent</i> won the Graywold Nonfiction Prize.<br />
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She is the eldest of nine children, born in a small town to a family of farmers. Before receiving her MFA from Columbia, Svoboda filmed dance in the Cook Islands and traveled to Sudan, living with the Nuer people. Her experience there has colored much of her more recent works, such as <i>Cannibal. </i><a href="http://www.teresesvoboda.com/personal.html">Read more about her life on her website</a>.<br />
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As for the truth, Svoboda believes “the author has a responsibility to write toward understanding. We have enough confusion in life, why increase it? Confusion is not the same as complexity. Exposing the truth hidden under all the layers of complexity is a very good goal.”<br />
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To get the limited-edition book Svoboda says "takes fiction apart with the hammer of poetry, forcing her astonished readers to 'defy all expectation...'", <b>join us at the Space Gallery on Thursday Nov. 4</b> to celebrate the release of <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/10/2010-michael-rubin-book-award-winner.html"><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once</i></a> by Zulema Renee Summerfield. It will be epic.<br />
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-Rose Booker, staff member, <i>Fourteen Hills</i>Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-29874443277926274312010-10-19T17:35:00.000-07:002010-10-19T17:47:29.644-07:002010 Michael Rubin Book Award Winner: “Everything Faces All Ways at Once” by Zulema Renee Summerfield<blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTG2gQIPrMYrjmgyaIy0IwWaI1QsFu9X0hvC9LNxD3667JKtbAEIC3YsgaJ-dVSYIeNf3Rus_4CEoqI5KXKpJUop3JfPhRCRTCPKJkMbol2gv_nfrHgieGgM2unC2a4Ht5-p7R6-MpAs/s1600/bookcover_300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTG2gQIPrMYrjmgyaIy0IwWaI1QsFu9X0hvC9LNxD3667JKtbAEIC3YsgaJ-dVSYIeNf3Rus_4CEoqI5KXKpJUop3JfPhRCRTCPKJkMbol2gv_nfrHgieGgM2unC2a4Ht5-p7R6-MpAs/s200/bookcover_300.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once</i> by Zulema Renee Summerfield takes fiction apart with the hammer of poetry, forcing her astonished readers to "defy all expectation," as she suggests in the title story. "One minute they're sporting monocles…and the next they're drunk and rowdy and throwing patio furniture off the roof…but in this and all things, they seek the nature of truth." Summerfield "has a point and it's fixed like this ...in space, but also it's shifting…to pierce right through your skeptical, unbelieving, tender human heart." These shifts are seismic, always revelatory, and truly amazing. <br />
–contest judge and acclaimed writer, <a href="http://www.teresesvoboda.com/">Terese Svoboda</a></blockquote><br />
Join us on Nov. 4, 2010, as we celebrate the release of Summerfield’s "revelatory" debut novel. You won’t want to miss seeing this up-and-coming author at the beginning of her career. Stay tuned for our interview with her, as well as more details on the sure-to-be-rocking release party.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once </i>Release Party<i><br />
</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thursday, November 4, 2010 </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>7pm</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.spacegallerysf.com/">Space Gallery</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1141 Polk Street </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>San Francisco, CA</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(415) 377-3325</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>$12 donation (includes a copy of the book)</b></div><br />
<a href="http://www.zulemasummerfield.com/">Zulema Renee Summerfield</a> is originally from Redlands, CA. Her writing has appeared in <i>Transfer Magazine, Sand Canyon Review, Chaffey Review, We Still Like</i>, and <i>580 Split</i>. She won the 2008 Clark/Gross Novel-in-Progress Contest as well as honorable mention in the 2009 Zoetrope Allstory Fiction Contest (judged by Yiyun Li). She received her MFA from San Francisco State University, and now lives "all over the place" with her husband, The Incredible Hulk, and their two cats. <br />
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Each year, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> Press publishes the winner of <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2009/12/michael-rubin-book-award-predicts-great.html">The Michael Rubin Book Award</a>. Alternating years between poetry and fiction, manuscripts are gathered in an open competition and read by an independent judge. The winner must be a student enrolled at San Francisco State University whose work shows exceptional accomplishment and promise. The 2010 Michael Rubin Book was selected by writer <a href="http://www.teresesvoboda.com/">Terese Svoboda</a>.Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-57044345159703143072010-10-14T18:55:00.000-07:002010-10-14T21:01:40.283-07:00With Lit Crawl Done, We Look To The Future<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A few days have passed, but we're still excited by how much fun we had at <a href="http://litquake.org/home/litcrawl">Lit Crawl</a> on Oct 9. The readers were fabulous, the streets were overflowing with lit-lovers, and <i>Fourteen Hills</i> and <i>Eleven Eleven</i> had a great time at Muddy's Coffee House during Phase III of the event. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeannine Hall Gailey</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://webbish6.com/">Jeannine Hall Gailey</a> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">Vol 16.2</a>) regaled us with pieces from her new collection, <b><i>She Returns to the Floating World</i></b>, due next year. She had several copies of her most recent book, <b><i>Becoming the Villainess</i></b>, on hand and generously signed copies. We also saw her cutting a rug at the Lit Crawl after-party at the Blue Macaw.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren Hamlin</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>Lauren Hamlin</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">Vol 16.2</a>) read from her entry to a McSweeney's columnist search, and was the only reader of the night who jumped on the impromptu stage at the front of the shop. She's also a finalist for the Headlands Center for the Arts residency.<br />
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Our next event will be at 7pm on Nov. 4 at the <a href="http://www.spacegallerysf.com/">Space Gallery</a> (1141 Polk Street, San Francisco). Join us as we celebrate the release of <b><i>Everything Faces All Ways at Once</i></b>, the 2010 Michael Rubin Book Award winner, by <a href="http://zulemareneesummerfield.weebly.com/">Zulema Renee Summerfield</a>. Stay tuned, we have tons of details about the author, the book, and the party, still to come.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crowd at Muddy's</td></tr>
</tbody></table>In the spirit of updating you on all things <i>Fourteen Hills</i>, we should mention that we published <i>Paloma</i> in Fall 2009, and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/books/review/Lear-t.html?ref=books">it was mentioned</a> in the recent <i>New York Times Sunday Book Review</i>. Yes! Read <a href="http://www.patriciaengel.com/">Patricia Engel</a>'s "arresting" debut collection <i>Vida</i> or pick up <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_1.html">Vol 16.1</a> to read it where it first appeared.<br />
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If you have any news or events about recent or forthcoming <i>Fourteen Hills' </i>contributors, please <a href="mailto:hills@sfsu.edu">let us know</a>.Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-14072834204767448582010-10-06T10:48:00.000-07:002010-10-06T13:18:26.592-07:00Fourteen Hills Contributors Take To The Stage(s) At Litquake 2010Hello fans of <i>Fourteen Hills: The San Francisco State University Review</i>. We already know you’re planning on <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/09/takin-it-to-streets-join-us-for.html">joining us for Lit Crawl Phase III</a> on October 9 at 8:30pm. But did you realize how many authors previously published in <i>Fourteen Hills</i> are also appearing at Litquake 2010?<br />
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Here's a rundown, with dates, time, and place. You can also order back issues featuring these amazing writers on <a href="http://14hills.net/archives_menu.html">14hills.net</a>.<br />
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<blockquote>October 2, 2010</blockquote><b>Juan Felipe Herrera</b>, (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/2_2.html"><i>Fourteen Hills</i> Vol 2.2</a>) and <b>Michelle Tea</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/11_1.html">Vol 11.1</a>) appear at Litquake’s <a href="http://litquake.org/events/barbary-coast_ferlinghetti">Barbary Coast Awards 2010</a>. <br />
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<blockquote>October 3, 2010</blockquote><b>Kim Addonizino</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/10_1.html">Vol 10.1</a>) reads at the <a href="http://litquake.org/events/cla">The CLA All Stars</a>: 25 Years of San Jose’s Center for the Literary Arts; California Historical Society, 678 Mission St. <br />
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<blockquote>October 4, 2010 </blockquote><b>Shanthi Sekaran</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">Vol 16.2</a>) appears at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/new-writers">Authors Reveal All & How to Navigate the New World of Publishing;</a> Foundation Center, 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. <br />
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<b>Dodie Bellamy</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/4_1.html">Vol 4.1</a>) appears at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/original-shorts">Original Shorts: Bottoms Up</a>, 7pm. Heart Wine Bar, 1270 Valencia St.<br />
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<blockquote>October 5, 2010</blockquote><b>Darren J. de Leon</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/3_1.html">Vol 3.1</a>) performs at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/feast-of-words">Feast of Words: A Storytelling Potluck;</a> 7pm at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan St.<br />
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SFSU Creative Writing faculty member, <b>Peter Orner</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/10_1.html">Vol 10.1</a> and <i>New Standards: The First Decade of Fiction at Fourteen Hills</i>) reads at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/mcsweeneys-fall-harvest">McSweeney’s Fall Harvest</a>.<br />
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<b>Tao Lin</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/12_2.html">Vol 12.2</a>) is at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/the-radar-reading-series-litquake-edition">The RADAR Reading Series</a>: Litquake Edition! 6pm. San Francisco Public Library’s Latino Reading Room, Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street.<br />
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<blockquote>October 6, 2010 </blockquote><b>Stephen Elliot</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/10_1.html">Vol 10.1</a> and <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/anthologies_archives.html"><i>New Standards</i></a>) will be at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/bawdy-storytelling">Bawdy Storytelling</a>; The Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission Street, Admission $10.<br />
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<blockquote>October 7, 2010</blockquote><b>Yiyun Li</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_1.html">Vol 16.1</a>) will be at <a href="http://litquake.org/events/stories-on-stage">Stories on Stage</a>; Berkeley Repertory Theater, Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley, 7:30 pm. $25 at the door.<br />
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<blockquote>Saturday, October 9, 2010</blockquote><a href="http://litquake.org/events/lit-crawl-phase-1">Lit Crawl Phase I</a><br />
6 to 7pm<br />
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<b>Peter Orner</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/10_1.html">Vol 10.1</a>) appears at Babylon Salon Reading at Mina Dresden Gallery, 312 Valencia St.<br />
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<b>Alice LaPlante</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">Vol 16.2</a>) appears at Where There Are Words Presents Artzone 461 Gallery, 461 Valencia St.<br />
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<b>Karen Carissimo</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/13_1.html">Vol 13.1</a>) will appear at ZYZZYVA presents LitQuiz; Elixir, 3200 16th St. <br />
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<b>Kelly Luce</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/12_1.html">Vol 12.1</a>) appears at San Pablo Arts District Presents Lip Service West: True Stories; Casanova Lounge, 527 Valencia St.<br />
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<a href="http://litquake.org/events/lit-crawl-2">Lit Crawl Phase II</a><br />
7:15 to 8:15pm<br />
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<b>Amy Glasenapp,</b> who served as fiction editor and interviewed Yiyun Li (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_1.html">Vol 16.1</a>) is at Anger Management & Revenge Reading Series; Elbo Room Downstairs, 647 Valencia St. <br />
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<b>Yiyun Li</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_1.html">Vol 16.1</a> contributor and a 2010 MacArthur Foundation Genius Award winner) appears at The Threepenny Review Presents: Six Stellar Writers Reading an Entertaining Mix of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry; Bruno’s, 2389 Mission St.<br />
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<b>Rebecca Foust</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/14_2.html">Vol 14.2</a>) is at Warren Wilson MFA Presents at Bianca Starr, 3552 20th St.<br />
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<b>Glori Simmons</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/10_2.html">Vol 10.2</a>) appears at Airing Our Dirty Laundry: Ladies Night at the Laundromat Wash Quarters, 985 Valencia St.<br />
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<b>D.W. Lichtenberg</b>’s <a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/c_2009_the_ancient_book_of_hip.html"><i>The Ancient Book of Hip</i></a> was published by <i>Fourteen Hills Press</i>. The collection, an imprint of San Francisco State University's creative writing department, received the 2009 Michael Rubin Book Award. D.W. reads at Indie Press Revue, The Marsh Café, 1062 Valencia St.<br />
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<a href="http://litquake.org/events/lit-crawl-3">Lit Crawl, Phase III</a><br />
8:30 to 9:30 pm<br />
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THE place to be for Phase III! Don't miss<i> Fourteen Hills Press</i> and <i>Eleven Eleven</i> Present: Voices That Carry; Muddy’s Coffee House, 1304 Valencia St. Hear from <b>Jeannine Hall Gailey</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">16.2</a>), <b>Lauren Hamlin</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">16.2</a>), <b>Zara Raab</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/16_2.html">16.2</a>), <b>Aurora Brackett</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/11_2.html">11.2</a>), <b>Catherine Meng</b> (<a href="http://14hills.net/pages/back_issues/12_2.html">12.2</a>), and <b>Loren Rhoads</b>.<br />
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Wow that’s a book bag overflowing with <i>Fourteen Hills</i> goodness. Please consider “liking” <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/FourteenHills?ref=ts"><i>Fourteen Hills</i> on Facebook</a> and following us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/14hills">Twitter</a>.<br />
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Have a swell Litquake!<br />
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-Matthew DeCoster, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-67091070169076838352010-09-30T21:26:00.000-07:002010-09-30T21:38:54.051-07:00“Takin’ It To The Streets…” Join Fourteen Hills at Litquake's Lit Crawl on Saturday October 9Starving, hysterical, naked, dragging yourself through the streets for an angry fix? Well then, fans of text on the page or off the tongue, take note: Munich may have its Oktoberfest, but that’s when San Francisco mixes suds with words to shake the streets and alleys during <a href="http://litquake.org/">LitQuake</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table></div>Originally hatched as “Litstock” over beers at the Edinburgh Castle pub in 1999, the idea ballooned and in 2002 was redubbed “LitQuake.” Well past time for tour books and city guides to meet their civic obligation to warn overflow crowds to leave their socks at home, since they’ll just be knocked off anyway during the week of live readings between October 1st and 9th. Highlights include the “Dawn of the Read” opening-night poetry party, mid-day “Off the Richter Scale Readings,” a snack-time “Kidquake,” and a chance to raise a glass of wine at “<a href="http://litquake.org/events/flight-of-poets">Flight of Poets</a>” (co-curated by our editor-in-chief Hollie Hardy) on Wednesday October 6 at the Hotel Rex (562 Sutter Street).<br />
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But the event not to miss is on Saturday, October 9, during <a href="http://litquake.org/home/litcrawl">LitCrawl</a>, Litquake’s infamous final night. At 8:30 pm, “<b>Voices That Carry</b>” echoes off the walls at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/muddys-coffee-house-san-francisco"><b>Muddy’s Coffee House</b></a> (1304 Valencia Street at 24th Street), featuring readers from both <i>Fourteen Hills</i> and <i>Eleven Eleven</i>.<br />
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Join us to see these featured readers for <i>Fourteen Hills</i>: <br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.webbish6.com/"><b>Jeannine Hall Gailey</b></a> is the author of <i>Becoming the Villainess</i>, which was published by Steel Toe Books in 2006. Some of those poems have been featured on NPR’s <i>The Writer’s Almanac</i> and on <a href="http://versedaily.com/">Verse Daily.</a> Two were included in 2007’s The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. In 2007, Gailey received a Washington State Artist Trust GAP Grant and a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenhamlin"><b>Lauren Hamlin</b></a> has published in <i>Zero Ducats</i>, <i>Poets & Writers</i>, and <i>Fourteen Hills</i> where she read for the release party of issue 16.2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_0FRogvG0">Watch it here</a>. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.zararaab.com/"><b>Zara Raab</b></a> is the author of <i>The Book of Gretel</i> and the forthcoming <i>Swimming the Eel</i>. Her poems appear in <i>West Branch, Nimrod, Spoon River, Fourteen Hills,</i> and elsewhere. </li>
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And these featured readers for <i>Eleven Eleven</i>:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://aurorabrackett.blogspot.com/"><b>Aurora Brackett</b></a> graduated with an MFA in fiction from San Francisco State University. Her stories and poems have been published in several literary journals and selected for awards, including the 2005 Wilner Award for the Short Story. She lives and teaches in Oakland. </li>
<li><b>Catherine Meng</b> is the author of the poetry collection <i>Tonight's the Night </i>(Apostrophe Books) and three chapbooks, <i>15 Poems in Sets of 5 </i>(Anchorite Press), <i>Dokument</i> (Perichord Press), and <i>Lost Notebook w/ Letters to Deer</i> (Dusie Kollectiv).</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.lorenrhoads.com/">Loren Rhoads</a></b> edited the cult nonfiction magazine <i>Morbid Curiosity</i> for ten years, and she has collected her cemetery travel essays in her book Wish You Were Here. Her short fiction has appeared in <i>City Slab, Cemetery Dance, Not One of Us</i>, the chapbooks <i>Ashes & Rust</i> and <i>The Paramental Appreciation Society</i>, and in the book <i>Sins of the Sirens: Fourteen Tales of Dark Desire</i>. Rhoads is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Association for Gravestone Studies.</li>
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<a href="http://www.cca.edu/academics/graduate/writing/1111"><i>Eleven Eleven</i></a> is the literature and art journal produced twice a year by the MFA Program in Writing and other members of the California College of the Arts community.<br />
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Our “Voices That Carry” may be eventually heard ’round the world, but why not hear them at their best—up close and personal at Muddy’s Coffee House? <br />
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<i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-48573715902143214722010-09-15T11:27:00.000-07:002010-09-15T18:22:02.699-07:00Fourteen Hills: Buy It Now At An Amazing Bookstore Near YouThe <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staff is working hard on the Fall 2010 issue, so in the meantime, be sure to pick up your copy of Spring 2010 issue 16.2. Don't worry, there's no need to truck all the way out to the San Francisco State University Campus. We are lucky to have stores all around the Bay Area that carry <i>Fourteen Hills</i> (for only $9!). Below is a list of some of our favorite stores, so visit them today and pick up your copy of the latest issue.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/smoke-signals-san-francisco">Smoke Signals</a></b> is an intimate but well-stocked newsstand that specializes in hard-to-find international magazines. They carry everything from literary journals to European football magazines, and the owner is extremely friendly and helpful. 2223 Polk St., San Francisco, CA, 94109<br />
(415) 292-6025 <br />
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<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/cover-to-cover-booksellers-san-francisco"><b>Cover to Cover</b></a>, an independent bookstore nestled in Noe Valley, makes you feel instantly welcomed. The staff is friendly, offers great suggestions, and will order anything you can’t find.<br />
1307 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114<br />
(415) 282-8080<br />
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Though the <a href="https://web.usfca.edu/templates/bookstore_home.aspx"><b>USF Bookstore</b></a> is targeted towards University of San Francisco students and faculty, anyone can go in and check out their wide selection of books and find out about numerous upcoming literary events.<br />
2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117<br />
(415) 422-6493<br />
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If you find yourself in the heart of the Haight, make sure to drop by the <a href="http://www.booksmith.com/"><b>Booksmith</b></a>. It is large and well-organized with tons of new and interesting releases. They go above and beyond books with a great selection of magazines, calendars, journals, and little gifts. <br />
1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117<br />
(415) 863-8688<br />
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<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dog-eared-books-san-francisco"><b>Dog Eared Books</b></a> is a charming bookstore in the heart of the Mission. It has a great section dedicated to local authors and staff picks, and organizes literary events every month. Check out <a href="http://www.dogearedbooks.com/dogeared/index.php">their website</a> for more information on upcoming events in addition to interesting best-seller lists.<br />
900 Valencia St<br />
(between 20th St & Liberty St) <br />
San Francisco, CA 94110<br />
(415) 282-1901<br />
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“For those who are searching for the truth, <b><a href="http://revolutionbooks.org/">Revolution Books</a></b> is the place to come.” This bold claim will not leave you disappointed if you are looking for a radical bookstore with all types of literature about social revolution. Just two blocks from UC Berkeley, this volunteer-run organization hosts readings, political forums, and can clue you in on just about anything revolutionary under the sun.<br />
2425 Channing Way Suite C<br />
(between Dana St & Telegraph Ave) <br />
Berkeley, CA 94704<br />
(510) 848-1196<br />
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1475 41st Ave, Ste G<br />
Capitola, CA 95010<br />
(831) 462-4415<br />
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You can also pick up a copy of <i>Fourteen Hills </i>at any of these wonderful bookstores in your neighborhood as well:<br />
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<i>In San Francisco</i>: <br />
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<b>Adobe Books</b>: 3166 16th Street<br />
<b>Alexander Book Co</b>: 50 2nd Street (@Jessie)<br />
<b>Books and Bookshelves</b>: 99 Sanchez Street (@ 14th)<br />
<b>Bound Together Books</b>: 1369 Haight Street (@Masonic)<br />
<b>Christopher’s Books</b>: 1400 18th Street<br />
<b>Farley’s</b>: 1315 18th Street<br />
<b>Modern Times</b>: 888 Valencia Street<br />
<b>SFSU Bookstore</b>: 1600 Holloway Ave<br />
<b>West Portal Bookshop</b>: 80 West Portal Ave<br />
<b>Books Inc</b>: 2251 Chestnut Street (Marina Location)<br />
<b>Bibliohead Bookstore</b>: 334 Gough (@Hayes)<br />
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<i>Greater Bay Area</i>:<br />
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<b>Analog Books</b>: 1816 Euclid St, Berkeley<br />
<b>Book Zoo</b>: 6395 Telegraph Ave, Oakland<br />
<b>Bookshop Benicia</b>: 856 South Hampton Road, Benicia<br />
<b>Diesel Bookstore</b>: 5433 College Ave, Oakland<br />
<b>Eastwind Books Berkeley</b>: 2066 University Ave, Berkeley<br />
<b>ISSUES</b>: 20 Glen Ave, Oakland<br />
<b>Kepler’s</b>: 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park<br />
<b>Orinda Books</b>: 276 Village Square, Orinda<br />
<b>University Press Books</b>: 2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley<br />
<b>Walden Pond Books</b>: 3316 Grand Ave, Oakland<br />
<b>Watershed Books</b>: 305 N. Main Street, Lakeport<br />
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If you can't make it to a bookstore in the Bay Area, don't fear, you can now subscribe to <i>Fourteen Hills</i> online at <a href="http://fictionondemand.com/cubecart/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=16">fictionondemand.com</a>.<br />
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-Kelly McNerney, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-23933389633303909782010-08-03T15:37:00.000-07:002010-08-03T15:39:27.656-07:00And Now It's August: What We've Been Up ToHello faithful <i>Fourteen Hills</i> readers. We're buried in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction submissions here in the cold, foggy hills of San Francisco. Thank you for that. If you're curious about what else we've been up to, and what you'll be hearing about soon, here's a quick run-down:<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://14hills.net/current_issue.html">Issue 16.2</a> will be in the mail to our gorgeous subscribers in the next few weeks. </li>
<li>Stay tuned for an official announcement of the <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2009/12/michael-rubin-book-award-predicts-great.html">2010 Michael Rubin Book Award</a> winner. We'll have an interview on the blog in the near future, and a release party will be in the works as well.</li>
<li>Mark your calendars: We'll be reading with <i>Eleven Eleven</i> at <a href="http://litquake.org/litcrawl">LitCrawl on Saturday, October 9</a>. More details (including a time and location) TBD. </li>
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And that's just the beginning. <br />
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Thanks for listening,<br />
LeanneFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-24456635237785670572010-05-19T23:48:00.000-07:002010-05-19T23:50:03.125-07:00San Francisco Motorcycle Club: City Landmark (And Fun-Loving Home To Our Release Party)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g8hdSzV0J9BTxmB9Kcq3YNcbjaLQyJpGxbZDTVNI_o4ZbjAAxOiAC0m6jLo4WpiAC7ZWS4JNEF3DOJe6mDnJK_K0c8Fl5WVx-XufVpEI3TJkIQoNLNEN2N1EHypAh_ghCr2rwYq13I8/s1600/bike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g8hdSzV0J9BTxmB9Kcq3YNcbjaLQyJpGxbZDTVNI_o4ZbjAAxOiAC0m6jLo4WpiAC7ZWS4JNEF3DOJe6mDnJK_K0c8Fl5WVx-XufVpEI3TJkIQoNLNEN2N1EHypAh_ghCr2rwYq13I8/s640/bike.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This granddaddy of motorcycle clubs celebrated its centenary in 2004. As the second oldest motorcycle club in the United States, <a href="http://sf-mc.org/">the San Francisco Motorcycle Club</a> (SFMC) is an iconic city landmark, a symbol of free-spirited bikers crisscrossing the American landscape. <br />
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Started in 1904, it gypsied from one place to the other before finding a home on 2194 Folsom Street in the Mission. The <a href="http://sf-mc.org/">club website</a> proudly proclaims its philosophy: they are not fixated with a particular motorcycle brand, open to all age groups (over 18), and members must take the business and the art of motorcycling seriously. The SFMC also likes to support the city's aspiring literary masterminds, and has played host to the <i>Fourteen Hills</i> release party for several years running.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_P6DXewXBayu_iTyy6LcU_Bbngwkh5S7nhy44_gi8sgbLttZaqzJDq1EFStaTPuKYAro-gNe7h6PJWE25H_Sk7aInpkbDK8nQfDw4u4HO1ySJHmtHn3QpDfSsMoURCXg43b9GxrbdzU/s1600/bikepartypic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_P6DXewXBayu_iTyy6LcU_Bbngwkh5S7nhy44_gi8sgbLttZaqzJDq1EFStaTPuKYAro-gNe7h6PJWE25H_Sk7aInpkbDK8nQfDw4u4HO1ySJHmtHn3QpDfSsMoURCXg43b9GxrbdzU/s320/bikepartypic.jpg" width="265" /></a> Is there a reason these too seemingly disconnected groups -- writers and bikers -- go so well together? Of course there is, according to SFMC member John A. Sweeney. “The writer and the motorcyclist are kindred spirits," he explains. "We search for our souls in the blank sheet of paper and the open road.”<br />
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When you <a href="http://14hills.net/events.html">step inside the club this Friday at 7 p.m</a>. for a night of readings, <a href="http://fourteenhills.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-boudoir-studio-session-to.html">prizes</a>, and literary celebration, you'll enter a plush wood interior to see trophies and historical photographs lining the walls. Take a seat, because this gorgeous room will quickly fill up with poets, writers, artists, bike riders, and more, reciting, bantering, and dancing. Voila, the next <i>Fourteen Hills</i> release party is born. <br />
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- Ashutosh Bhuradia, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-35096517195156466562010-05-18T19:16:00.000-07:002010-05-18T19:21:43.912-07:00From A Boudoir Studio Session To Delicious Ice Cream, These Raffle Prizes Can Be Yours at Our Release PartyAt <i>Fourteen Hills</i>, the launch of a new issue is a community affair. Our upcoming release party will have not only amazing readers, but fabulous prizes donated by local Bay Area businesses, including gift certificates to some of the best eateries, bookstores, and movie houses in the city.<br />
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Here is a list of the participating businesses, and the amazing prizes that could be yours on May 21 for the price of a $2 raffle ticket!<br />
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<blockquote><b>Prizes to eat and drink</b></blockquote><br />
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You and nine guests will tour <a href="http://periscopecellars.com/">Periscope Cellars</a>, a leader in the Urban Wine Revolution. Winemaker Brendan Elasion will guide you through a barrel tasting from the previous harvest, as well as his award-winning current releases. This urban winery operates out of a WWII submarine repair facility, and specializes in yielding wines of unique character and quality. Periscope is the current winner of one Gold and three Silver medals in the SF Chronicle Wine Competition. <br />
1410 62nd Street, Suite B (@Hollis) Emeryville, CA 510-655-7827<br />
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<b>$50 Gift Certificate for Internos Wine Café</b><br />
<a href="http://www.internoswinecafe.com/">Internos Wine Café & Merchant</a>, a new edition to the Inner Richmond and Laurel Heights neighborhoods, is a relaxed and cozy rustic wine bar that offers a sophisticated list of wines by the glass or bottle. For food, munch on Mediterranean inspired plates that compliment the wine selections.<br />
3240 Geary Boulevard SF, CA 415.751.2661<br />
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<a href="http://www.thefrontporchsf.com/">The Front Porch</a> is a gem in the heart of the outer Mission. Serving up Southern-style food and hospitality, guests can catch dinner nightly from 5:30—10:30PM. Yelpers praise The Front Porch as the best soul food in the Bay Area. <br />
65A 29th Street SF, CA 415.695.7800<br />
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<b>Free Club Entry and Drinks for Two at 222 Hyde, Valued at $40</b><br />
Located in the Tenderloin, <a href="http://222hyde.com/">222 Hyde</a> is an awesome destination for nightlife in San Francisco. The events range from their famed J’adore Happy Hour that takes place the first Thursday of every month, to a wide array of DJs that spin experimental tunes to groove to.<br />
222 Hyde SF, CA 94102 415-345-8222<br />
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<b>(2) $25 Gift Certificates for the Mercury Café</b><br />
<a href="http://www.mercurycafe.com/">Mercury Café</a> is a favorite destination for café goers in the city. The restaurant is light and airy, specializes in drip coffee, and serves a great espresso, has great bagels and friendly baristas, plenty of outlets and free Wi-Fi. <br />
201 Octavia Street SF, CA 415.252.7855<br />
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<b>$25 Gift Certificate for Bi-Rite Creamery</b><br />
<a href="http://biritecreamery.com/">Bi-Rite Creamery</a> products are crafted in small batches. They specialize in artisanal ice creams, sorbets and dreamy confections. Bi-Rite strives to use local, organic ingredients, and maintains a commitment to operating in a sustainable manner. Situated in the heart of the Mission at Dolores Park, Bi-Rite is the perfect place to stop in for a treat.<br />
3692 18th Street SF, CA 94110 415.626.5600<br />
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This neighborhood café located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco has great salads, crepes and sandwiches. <a href="http://mocha101.com/">Mocha 101</a> also provides free Wi-Fi, low-key atmosphere, and is a lovely place to study, or grab a bite.<br />
1722 Taraval Street SF, CA 94116 415.702.9869<br />
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<b>Code Orange Organic Espresso Beans</b><br />
These coffee beans from <a href="http://www.zagar.biz/ethos_live/">Ethos Coffee</a> are great for French press or drip maker. This 12 oz. gift is yours to enjoy. Ethos coffee brewers roast their own beans to ensure pure drinking pleasure in a cup. <br />
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<blockquote><b>Prizes to help you woo a lover</b></blockquote><br />
<b>$250 Professional Boudoir Studio Portrait Session</b><br />
One lucky person will enjoy 60 effortless minutes of boudoir deification and a 10X20 vignette style framed print, compliments of <a href="http://www.albafiore.com/">Alba Fiore Photography</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/">The Red Vic</a> is a collectively run cinema that offers an eclectic mix of independent, foreign and blockbuster films. This theater is a fabulous place to catch some local San Francisco culture, and a unique cinematic experience.<br />
1727 Haight Street SF, CA 415.668.3992<br />
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<blockquote><b>Prizes to put on your body</b></blockquote><br />
<b>(2) Sock Monsters, Valued at $60</b><br />
The Sock Monsters were some of the most sought-after raffle prizes last year, so they are back by popular demand! <a href="http://leonleaf.com/">Andrew Kornblatt</a> handcrafts these awesome gifts, and you can try your luck at winning them in the raffle.<br />
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This company makes all of their clothing in East Oakland using water based, solvent free inks. <a href="http://fiftyseven-thirtythree.com/">Fiftyseven-Thirtythree</a> creates unique, inspired street wear for all. They sell urban accoutrements, from skate decks to hoodies.<br />
4125 Piedmont Avenue, 2nd Fl. Oakland, CA 94611 510.547.5733<br />
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<blockquote><b>Prizes to awaken your mind</b></blockquote><br />
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Win this fabulous set of three limited edition, illustrated Omnibooks. <a href="http://www.drupal.omnibucket.com/?q=thebookofclav.htm">The Book of CLAV</a>, God’s Acre book one: <a href="http://drupal.omnibucket.com/godsacre1.htm">The Ravens & the Rhyme</a>, and <a href="http://drupal.omnibucket.com/eleventybillion.htm">Eleventy Billion Miles Away</a> are fascinating reads, complete with original artwork.<br />
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<b>$25 Gift Certificate for Green Apple Books</b><br />
This awesome local bookseller is the perfect place to sell, trade or buy books. If you are a lover of the written word, you will find informed, passionate staff at <a href="http://www.greenapplebooks.com/">Green Apple Books</a>.<br />
506 Clement Street & 6th Avenue SF, CA 415.387.2272<br />
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<b>$25 Gift Certificate for Pegasus Books </b><br />
<a href="http://www.pegasusbookstore.com/">Pegasus and Pendragon Bookstores</a> specialize in rare, used and out-of print books. With three locations to shop, this fine bookseller with stores in Berkeley and Oakland is a great destination for book-lovers in the Bay area. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mtbs.com/">Modern Times Bookstore</a> is at the vanguard of progressive booksellers in the Bay area. With this one-year membership, the winner is guaranteed 10% off all purchases, on top of existing discounts. You will also receive a monthly events calendar in the mail, and participate in special member-only sales. Members also get their admission to events waived, as well as reduced rates on classes and workshops.<br />
888 Valencia Street SF, CA 415-282-9246<br />
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<b>$40 Free Membership to the Poetry Center & American Poetry Archives </b><br />
Free year long membership to the <a href="http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Epoetry">SFSU Poetry Center</a> which curates a distinctive reading series in both the Spring and Fall in locations all over the bay area. Readings are given from visiting writers from all over the world and archived in the largest archive of poetry in the country dating back to the 1950s, including Ginsberg, Langston Hughes, Williams Carlos Williams and thousands more. Membership includes access to these recordings.<br />
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<b>“Voices” by Pam Benjamin: Hot New Release from Ink. Press </b><br />
Ink. Press is a San Francisco publisher focusing on interesting, accessible work from the hotbed of creativity that is the Bay Area writing community. Ink. is dedicated to minimizing their carbon imprint as much as possible by using 30-100% post consumer waste to make their books and literary magazines. Ink. Reviewed is the literary magazine attached to the press, and explores writing, art and photography. Look for the forthcoming issue this summer featuring. <br />
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<b>Limited Edition Broadside by Annemarie Munn</b><br />
This prize is one of only ten custom prints of “Underwear Girl,” a poem by 16.2 contributor Elizabeth Hazen, made exclusively for Fourteen Hills by Annemarie Munn.<br />
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If you haven’t bought your tickets, you can pick them up the night of the party. Raffle tickets will be sold for $2 each or three for $5. All proceeds from the raffle go to our non-profit literary journal, so we can continue to publish exciting writers and celebrate as a literary community for many years to come.<br />
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<blockquote>May 21, 2010 7:00 PM<br />
Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review 16.2 Release Party<br />
At THE SAN FRANCISCO MOTORCYCLE CLUB<br />
2194 Folsom St. (@18th St.) SF, CA<br />
FREE ADMISSION<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114880881862883&ref=ts">RSVP on Facebook</a></blockquote><br />
Can't wait to see you there.<br />
-Safiya Martinez, <i>Fourteen Hills</i> staffFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-27508089081651182832010-05-10T12:36:00.000-07:002010-05-10T12:38:03.007-07:00Art You Can Eat Right Off A Stick: Our May 21 Release Party MenuCooking is a form of creative expression, and just like <i>Fourteen Hills: The San Francisco State University Review </i>looks for unique and innovative fiction and poetry to light up your senses, we believe the food at our release party should be just as delicious and unforgettable.<br />
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For starters, we’ll have delicious and <b>savory chicken and pork yakitori skewers</b>, marinated in a sauce of mirin, soy, saki and sugar, carefully grilled over charcoal until perfectly tender and juicy, and then sprinkled with sesame seeds. A can’t-miss treat, sure to please your taste buds!<br />
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Last, but definitely not least, are two <b>focaccia pizzetta platters</b>, focaccia bread topped with marinara sauce and an abundant helping of fresh mozzarella cheese, a generous donation from our friends at <a href="http://www.biritemarket.com/">Bi-Rite Market</a>.<br />
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Located in the center of the Mission, Bi-Rite Market is San Francisco’s premier neighborhood market, serving up fresh, local products to the area since 1940. <i>Fourteen Hills</i> would like to take this opportunity to thank Bi-Rite for their thoughtful donation and for supporting literary arts in the Bay Area community.<br />
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You can help support the community -- and eat tasty snacks for free -- at 7 p.m. on May 21 at the <a href="http://sf-mc.org/">San Francisco Motorcycle Club</a>. We hope you will join us in celebration of this issue’s authors, Bay Area community, and the beauty of art: literary, visual and culinary. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114880881862883&ref=mf">RSVP today</a>.<br />
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See you there!<br />
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-Stephen Rosenshein, <i>Fourteen Hills </i>Asst. Poetry EditorFourteen Hills: The SFSU Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252505868243985987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026916619986943487.post-25847250290143517512010-05-02T23:19:00.000-07:002010-05-02T23:22:59.728-07:00Meet The Writers Who Plan To Wow You At Our Release Party On May 21Come by the <a href="http://sf-mc.org/">San Francisco Motorcycle Club</a> on Friday, May 21, at 7pm to listen to our featured writers read from the Spring/Summer issue of <i>Fourteen Hills</i>, <i>The San Francisco State University Review</i>. Linger over delectable finger foods, listen to our awesome contributors, and dance the night away. For a taste of what the night will bring, check out <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-24149-SF-Literary-Culture-Examiner%7Ey2009m12d17-14-Hills-releases-issue-161">this review of our last release party</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp7JvslzaWInvIWtEHxERuG08IqR_i3J4ga1toFPD1yNGgkLK49c7CA6zMjitzFW4L17RL22faq1QOB54WbYATMZRhVt2zclC8-nFxsmrkF33P-TjTXzLb2Cp2U2M1d2qOjphDDpz8dY/s1600/jeannine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp7JvslzaWInvIWtEHxERuG08IqR_i3J4ga1toFPD1yNGgkLK49c7CA6zMjitzFW4L17RL22faq1QOB54WbYATMZRhVt2zclC8-nFxsmrkF33P-TjTXzLb2Cp2U2M1d2qOjphDDpz8dY/s200/jeannine.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><a href="http://www.webbish6.com/"><b>Jeannine Hall Gailey</b></a> lives in the North Bay. Her first book, <i>Becoming the Villainess</i>, was published by Steel Toe Books. Poems from the book were featured on NPR’s The Writer’s Almanac and on <a href="http://www.versedaily.org/">Verse Daily</a>; two were included in 2007’s <i>The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror</i>. She volunteers as an editorial consultant for <a href="http://www.crabcreekreview.org/">Crab Creek Review</a> and currently teaches at the MFA program at National University.<br />
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<b>Lauren Hamlin</b> is a New England native currently living in San Francisco. She recently received her MFA from the University of Montana and is at work on her first novel.<br />
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<a href="http://www.zararaab.com/Site/Welcome.html"><b>Zara Raab</b></a>’s poems and literary journalism have appeared (or will soon) in <i>Flash, West Branch, Arts & Letters, Nimrod, Spoon River Poetry Review,</i> and major newspapers such as the<i> St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i>. Her <a href="http://www.zararaab.com/Site/The_Book_of_Gretel.html"><i>Book of Gretel</i></a> was published in spring 2010; <i>Swimming the Eel</i> will come out in 2011 from David Robert Books. She lives and writes in San Francisco. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wwGNNELZZWsE-q-c6O7QDTvXIX8feXwXtH-1M9G6jUnIk2tawiryqqlrp49H_aNei7OLhGcvZFvF_7mLjGlQ3sh9q7qWa1t8NnUASVD6cmDFesJU2e43BZJQplXVYkm2RlxzE-BDgUk/s1600/Michael.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wwGNNELZZWsE-q-c6O7QDTvXIX8feXwXtH-1M9G6jUnIk2tawiryqqlrp49H_aNei7OLhGcvZFvF_7mLjGlQ3sh9q7qWa1t8NnUASVD6cmDFesJU2e43BZJQplXVYkm2RlxzE-BDgUk/s320/Michael.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.nyqpoets.net/poet/michaelschmeltzer"><b>Michael Schmeltzer</b></a> earned an MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University. He is the publicity coordinator and poetry co-editor for <a href="http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/"><i>A River & Sound Review</i></a> and his work appears or is forthcoming in <i>New York Quarterly, Water~Stone Review, Los Angeles Review, </i>and <i>Rosebud</i>, among others. He was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3wrQKmlGFLZVF8BTYjt_RVLo497zmXAE__-aJ-zfHjChWQJyEjHuGxBgtYyD455xglgwvB3jm_lSYqTZrWMpPcuIT2UEyp8TKph5-PEHAGqy2Uxk1Y1AXDyFaGCiSUEn_SoFGI_hBSU/s1600/prayerroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3wrQKmlGFLZVF8BTYjt_RVLo497zmXAE__-aJ-zfHjChWQJyEjHuGxBgtYyD455xglgwvB3jm_lSYqTZrWMpPcuIT2UEyp8TKph5-PEHAGqy2Uxk1Y1AXDyFaGCiSUEn_SoFGI_hBSU/s200/prayerroom.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><a href="http://www.shanthisekaran.com/"><b>Shanthi Sekaran</b></a>'s first novel, <i>The Prayer Room</i>, was released in 2009, and was first published in <i>Best New American Voices</i> 2004. She is a California native, and has recently moved back to the Bay Area after six years in England. She volunteers with <a href="http://www.826valencia.org/">826 Valencia</a>, and is working on her second novel. She now lives in Berkeley with her husband and two-year-old son.<br />
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<b>Joseph Voth</b> is a writer living in San Diego. He has recent/upcoming poetry in <i>Epoch, South Carolina Review</i>, and <i>Cold Mountain Review</i> among many others. He has just finished writing his first collection of poems, entitled <i>Living with Noise</i> and he teaches at San Diego State University. <br />
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