Literary Death Match, Ep. 37!

By: Alia Volz
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San Francisco February 11, 2011 Get your red hot discount tix here! Have you missed us, San Francisco? We vanquished 2010 with a bang and a splat! The new Literary Death Match now rises from the ashes. And we’re feeling fine. Join us as we charge into the fray with a quiver of lethally funny…

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Before You Were Born: Stories from our parents’ surprisingly romantic youth. This week: two free spirits exchange psychic readings in ’70s San Francisco.

By: Alia Volz
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Nerve.com, December 3, 2010 By Alia Volz My parents, Doug and Mer, exchanged psychic readings on a blind date. Though they’ve since divorced, I recently reunited them to ask about their unusual romance. I would like you, my beloved parents, to take a trip back in time. It is now January of 1977 — D:…

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The Inn & Out

By: Alia Volz
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This piece originally appeared in ZYZZYVA, in 2008. ================================================================= Edith leaned into her cane and waited for the housekeeper to quit ignoring her. The backs of Conchita’s thighs jiggled as she scrubbed. She bent down into the pink tub and the hem of her dress rose, revealing a tiny smile of white cotton with a few black hairs…

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Dolores on Ash

By: Alia Volz
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My flat is on a hillside in the Western Addition. It rests at an angle of about 10 degrees. If you drop a marble in the kitchen, it rolls to the bedroom. The same goes for drunks. If they end up in my bed, it’s only gravity.

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How to buy signed books during COVID-19

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You can now order personalized copies of Home Baked online from Green Apple Books [link] during COVID-19. Be sure to note in the comment field how you’d like it inscribed! Green Apple will mail books to your door. You can also order signed hardcovers from The Green Arcade Bookstore by emailing info@thegreenarcade.com.

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