PEN USA Emerging Voices Reading: Saturday April 29

The 2017 Emerging Voices at Tongue and Groove Saturday, April 29 at 6 PM – 7 PM The Hotel Cafe 1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 5:30 PM Doors | 6 PM Reading $6 cover (21+)P PEN Center USA and Tongue and Groove present a reading by the 2017 Emerging Voices Fellows […]

“Asleep For Days” published today in F(r)online

Pete’s short story “Asleep For Days” was published today in F(r)online, the online imprint of F(r)iction Magazine. “Asleep For Days” is a pseudo-utopic 2nd-amendment after-life love story. In other words, it’s weird. Here’s an excerpt: Day 7 I’m at home, cleaning my gun. I unintentionally fire a bullet. The bullet goes through my hand, through my […]

PEN USA Freedom to Write Essays

PEN Center USA asked their 2017 Emerging Voices Fellows to answer the question: “What does Freedom to Write mean to you?” Each EV Fellow discusses the role that freedom of expression, the keystone of PEN Center USA’s mission, has played in their lives as writers, readers, and literary citizens. From Soleil David: I come from a people who believe that words can change the […]