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October 18, 2018Word for Word: Octavio Solis
Location: 7 p.m., Elbo Room, 647 Valencia St., San Francisco
Description: Word for Word Performing Arts Company stages an excerpt from Solis's book of fiction, "Retablos," followed by an interview of Solis and director Sheila Balter with Managing Editor Oscar Villalon. Co-presented by Litquake and City Lights Bookstore and Booksellers. For ticket info: http://sched.co/FQRm
November 3, 2018ZYZZYVA Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Caille Millner
Location: Mechanics's Institute Building and ZYZZYVA Offices, 57 Post St., San Francisco
Description: A one-day intensive workshop with Millner, author of the memoir "The Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrification" and a columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. Applications are closed.
November 6, 2018Election Night with ZYZZYVA
Location: 6:30 p.m., City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., San Francisco
Description: Follow the election results from across California and the country, and enjoy short readings through the night by Nestor Gomez, Matthew Zapruder, Caille Millner, Dean Rader, Ismail Muhammad, Vanessa Hua, and D.A. Powell. Hosted by Managing Editor Oscar Villalon. For more info: https://bit.ly/2CRQXhe
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Tag Archives: satire
Interoffice Memorandum 3/27
Date: March 27th To: All Quest Industries Employees From: Ken Crickshaw Jr., Office Manager Subj: Dispelling Rumor re: UFO Sighting With my generalist title of “Office Manager,” I am aware that many here at Quest Industries can’t help but consider me a jack of all trades, even if the current description for this position does not include dispelling rumors related to supernatural phenomena such as ghost or UFO sightings. Be that as it may, I am happy to provide this service despite its absence from my detailed list of job duties. Fred Sagen, CFO, who is near retirement and admits …Continue reading
The Misapprehension of Satire: On ‘The Zone of Interest’ by Martin Amis
“O Germany— Hearing the speeches that ring from your house, one laughs. But whoever sees you, reaches for his rifle.” —Bertolt Brecht (from Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem) I. Introduction January marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the infamous labor and extermination camp in Poland where more than one million Jews were murdered by the Nazis, right under the nose of Polish citizens and the wider international community. The timing of this gruesome anniversary is poignant, as European anti-Semitism is perhaps more virulent and threatening now than at any point since the war. Anti-Semitism has unfortunately proven …Continue reading
