Tag: portland
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The Birth of Death (A Brief History of Dead Star)
Twenty years ago, on Halloween night in Los Angeles, the charismatic young film star River Phoenix died on a sidewalk outside of The Viper Room. It was a strange and shocking drug-fueled ending to an amazing young man’s life. I was about the same age as River and I had sincerely loved a couple of…
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How many staples have I stapled in twenty years?
See you tomorrow night at Disjecta. 8pm. It’s free. But the memories will be priceless. There will be cake, drinking, music, readings, bike tricks, and a lot of famous sexy writers. Also, there will be T-shirts for sale, with our new mascot, The Beavegator (use your imagination). I would post it here but it’s too…
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Some Shenanigans
Hey folks–a couple of fun things coming up. First off, I’ll be hosting a reading on July 2nd at Ampersand. This all came about (or was INSPIRED by) Evelyn Hampton’s brain-meltingly good book of poems, “We Were Eternal and Gigantic.” I was so transfixed by the oddness of her unique world (I read a bunch…
Kevin Sampsell 