An excerpt from “The Shattered Rose,” one of the Alondra stories, read at Adobe Books, June 7, 2013.
The whole list of events where I’ve read or lectured (which doesn’t include the Morbid Curiosity magazine events that I hosted):
SFinSF: Tales for the Camp Fire
Sunday, June 9, 2019
American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco, California
Nancy Etchemendy, E.M. Markoff, and I read and discussed Tales for the Camp Fire.
You can listen to the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/sfinsfpodcast/june-2019-loren-rhoads-nancy-etchemendy-and-e-m-markoff-tales-for-the-camp-fire
Nebula Conference 2019
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Marriott Warner Center, Woodland Hills, California
I debuted a brand-new lecture about “The Future of Death.”
FogCon 2019: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
Emceed by Rebecca Gomez Farrell, with LS Johnson, Tina LeCount Myers, and me.
I read from “The Arms Dealer’s Daughter.”
Litcrawl 2018: Odd Salon’s “Cemetery Stories”
Saturday, October 20, 2018
The Laundry (downstairs), 3359 26th St., San Francisco, California
My last lecture of the year was near to my heart. For years, I wanted to trace the development of San Francisco’s Old Mission Cemetery through tourist postcards. My lecture was called “Postcards from History.”
Tales of Horror
San Mateo Public Library, San Mateo, California
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Participants included Emerian Rich, Mercy Hollow, E.M. Markoff, R. L. Merrill, and me. I read part of “Sakura Time,” the Japanese ghost story from the third Alondra chapbook, Alondra’s Adventures.
Funeral Flowers
City College, San Francisco, California
Monday, October 1, 2018
Horticultural professor Steven Brown invited me to speak to his class about the cemeteries of San Francisco.
30 in 30 Portals reading
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Old Devil Moon, 3472 Mission Street, San Francisco, California
I read from an unfinished story that I started during the class, about my succubus Lorelei meeting David Bowie.
National Novel Writing Month Kick-Off Party
The Bindery on Haight Street, San Francisco, California
Saturday, September 29, 2018
I talked about writing The Dangerous Type and Kill By Numbers during Nanowrimo — and using the skills I learned during the annual challenge to finish the third book in the trilogy, No More Heroes. One of my favorite events of the year!
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
Saturday, September 15, 2018
I showed slides of my favorite cemeteries from the book at one of my favorite cemeteries in the book.
Writers Series at the Vogue
The Vogue Theater, San Francisco, California
Thursday, September 13, 2018
I read “Sado,” the scene in the Japanese restaurant, from Lost Angels, before the theater showed Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade in Quills.
WorldCon 2018: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California
Saturday, August 18, 2018
E.C. Ambrose, Sue Burke, Elizabeth Crowens, Rebecca Gomez Farrell, Jude-Marie Green, Sally Wiener Grotta, J. Tullos Hennig, L.S. Johnson, E.M. Markoff, Tina LeCount Myers, Roberta Rogow, Katheryn Sullivan, Wendy Van Camp, Erin Wilcox all read, moderated by me.
I read Haoun flirting with Raena in the arcade from No More Heroes.
Author Fest
San Mateo Public Library, San Mateo, California
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Emerian Rich gathered a mob of authors: S. G. Browne, Jonathan Fortin, Tina Gibson, Laurel Ann Hill, Mercy Hollow, Lea Kirk, E.M. Markoff, R. L. Merrill, Valerie Frankel, Sumiko Saulson, J. Malcolm Stewart, Dave M. Strohm, and me.
I read the attack on the beach from No More Heroes.
Association for Gravestone Studies conference
Western Connecticut University, Danbury, Connecticut
Thursday, June 21, 2018
I talked about how I came to write 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Reimagine End of Life festival
Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, California
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
For the “Memento Mori” evening, I talked about the history and dismantling of “Laurel Hill Cemetery: San Francisco’s Garden Cemetery.”
FogCon 2018: Strange California reading
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Contributors to the Strange California anthology read portions of their stories, moderated by J. Daniel Batt. Participants included Lara Blackwell, Marion Deeds, Chaz Brenchley, K. A. Rochnik, Juliette Wade, and me.
I read the necromancy scene from “Guardian of the Golden Gate.”
FogCon 2018: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
Friday, March 9, 2018
Members of Broad Universe read a 5-minute excerpt in two rounds, hosted by Rebecca Gomez Farrell. Participants included Sarah Grey, LS Johnson, and Liz Green.
I read the initial seduction from Lost Angels and the beginning of “Catalyst,” from Alondra’s Experiments.
FogCon 2018: The Spectrum of Horror
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
Friday, March 9, 2018
E.M. Markoff and I talked about the Horror Writers Association, then read selections from our work. I reading two of the ghost stories from 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die and the bloody bit from “Valentine” in my Alondra’s Experiments chapbook.
“Over My Dead Body” class
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
I spoke to Angela Hennessy’s class on death. My lecture was called “Memento Mori: Even Graveyards Die.”
Love to Death
Old Devil Moon, 3472 Mission Street, San Francisco, California
Sunday, February 18, 2018
With Anna Avery, Danny Thanh Nguyen, and Sumiko Saulson
I read the bloody bits of “Valentine” from my brand-new collection Alondra’s Experiments.
Literary Speakeasy: the Martini Bar of Horrors
Monday, October 30, 2017
Martuni’s, San Francisco, California
Emceed by James Siegel, with Carson Beker, Meg Elison, Richard Kadrey, and Sumiko Saulson. I read some ghost stories from 199 Cemeteries To See Before You Die.
SFinSF: “Women in Horror”
American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco, California
Sunday, October 29, 2017
I joined Erika Mailman (author of The Murderer’s Maid, a novel about Lizzie Borden) and Dana Fredsti (author of Spawn of Lilith and the Plague World trilogy) in a reading and interview moderated by Bay Area author, editor, and raconteur Terry Bisson. I read some of my favorite bits from 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die, including Reilig Odhran.
The Elks Halloween Party for Kids
San Francisco Elks Lodge #3, Post Street, San Francisco, California
Sunday, October 29, 2017
I showed some slides to get kids interested in cemeteries.
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, California
Friday, October 20, 2017
This was my first visit to the legendary Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. Thanks to a feature in the San Diego Union Tribune, I had a great crowd for my talk about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Stories Bookstore and Cafe, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
I returned to Stories in LA’s Echo Park for the first time since the release of Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues. I read a little of 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die and talked about the cemeteries I’ve visited. In the audience was Agatha French, who interviewed me for the LA Times.
Lit Crawl 2017: Hippos, Heroines, and Spaceships
Borderlands Bookstore, San Francisco, California
Saturday, October 14, 2017
I read as part of Phase 2 of the Lit Crawl with Sarah Gailey (River of Teeth), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex), and Carter Scholz (a huge number of short stories). I read a not-yet-published story called “The Assassin’s Mirror,” which combined space opera and cemeteries.
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
Saturday, October 7, 2017
My homecoming at Borderlands was amazing. My friends turned out in force to help me celebrate 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die debut
Green Apple on the Park, San Francisco, California
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
This was my first opportunity to read at the lovely Green Apple Books sister store. It was also my first event to celebrate the publication of 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Death Salon Seattle
University of Washington School of Social Work
Saturday, September 9, 2017
I was honored to facilitate a lunchtime discussion. We talked about cemeteries, of course.
Wings Unbound release party
Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland, California
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Rebecca Gomez Farrell invited me and Daniel Potter to help celebrate the release of her novel Wings Unbound. I read Raena in the Templar ghost town from No More Heroes.
BayCon 2017
San Mateo Marriot, San Mateo, California
Friday, May 26, 2017
I was in the mood to read the beach attack scene from No More Heroes.
StokerCon 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
The Board Room on the Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
I also debuted a brand-new lecture called “Whistling Past the Graveyard” about ghosts, vampires, graveyards, and the gate to Hell.
StokerCon 2017
Friday, April 28, 2017
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
I shared a reading slot with Sumiko Saulson. I read one of Raena’s bloody flashbacks from Kill By Numbers.
Something Weird Just Landed!
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Rebound Bookstore, San Rafael, California
The amazing S.G. Browne read the beginning of Big Egos. I read Raena getting picked up by the bounty hunters from No More Heroes.
FogCon 2017: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Friday, March 10, 2017
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
Emceed by Rebecca Gomez Farrell, with Sarah Grey, LS Johnson, and me.
I read the prison attack scene from No More Heroes and the opening scene from Lost Angels.
Women in Horror Month
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Borderlands Bookstore celebrated Women in Horror Month by hosting a panel discussion between me, Horror Writers Association president Lisa Morton, and Bram Stoker Award-winner Rena Mason.
Literary Speakeasy: the Martini Bar of Horrors
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Martuni’s, San Francisco, California
Emceed by James Siegel, with SG Browne, Dana Fredsti, Sunil Patel, and Alia Volz.
I told a ghost story about the house I live in.
“Why Writers Write”
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
I joined S.G. Browne and Dana Fredsti to discuss our motivations and the tricks we’ve learned to get the work done.
WorldCon 2016: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri
I emceed a great lineup: J. Tullos Hennig, Laurel Anne Hill, Roberta Rogow, Kathryn Sullivan, Paula S. Jordan, Katie Li, A C Elias, Tamara Jones, and Wendy Van Camp.
I read a snippet of Lost Angels.
WorldCon 2016: My first solo reading at a WorldCon!
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri
I read a fight scene from the Raena Zacari trilogy.
WisCon 2016: Broad Universe Reading
Saturday, May 28, 2016
The Concourse, Madison, Wisconsin
With Martha J. Allard, Sandra Ulbrich Almazan, Sandra Marie Grayson,and Jude McLaughlin.
I read Raena’s crash landing on Kai from No More Heroes.
Borderlands Sponsors’ Open Mic
Friday, May 20, 2016
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
I read the scene where Lorelei meets Azaziel from Lost Angels.
The Borderlands Science Fiction Book Club
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
They invited me to discuss The Dangerous Type.
FogCon 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Walnut Creek Marriott, Walnut Creek, California
I read Mykah wading on the beach, then Ariel and Eilif getting the message from Jimi from No More Heroes, the third of the Templars novels.
Borderlands Sponsors’ Open Mic
Friday, January 22, 2016
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
I read an action scene from No More Heroes.
Literary Speakeasy: The Martini Bar of Horrors
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Martuni’s, San Francisco, California
Emceed by James Siegel, with Samuel Sattin, David Edison, and Wonder Dave
I told the ghost story that’s been published as “The Ghost of Friends.”
Writers With Drinks
Saturday, October 24, 2015
The Make-Out Room, San Francisco, California
Emceed by Charlie Jane Anders, with Daphne Gottlieb, Adam Johnson, Faith Adiele, Fayette Fox, and Brontez Purnell
I read the menage breakup scene from The Dangerous Type.
SFinSF
Monday, October 12, 2015
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
Laura Anne Gilman and Loren Rhoads in conversation with Terry Bisson.
I read the space fight scene from Kill By Numbers.
New On the Edge (a Litquake reading)
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Gamescape North, San Rafael, California
I joined Sumiko Saulson and Peter Fuggazotto to read science fiction and horror.
I read the space fight scene from Kill By Numbers.
Borderlands Books Sponsors’ Open Mic
Friday, September 25, 2015
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
Emceed by Greg Roensch, with Loren Rhoads, Nancy Jane Moore, Betsey Streeter, Louis Evans, Laurel Anne Hill, Jean Butterfield, Igor Teper, and Megan E. O’Keefe.
I read Raena & Ariel’s escape from Imperial custody from Kill By Numbers.
WorldCon 2015: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Friday, August 21, 2015
Sasquan (the World Science Fiction Convention), Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington
With Loren Rhoads, Rachael Acks, Carol Berg, S.A. Bolich, A.C. Ellas, Valerie Estelle Frankel, Jude-Marie Green, Elektra Hammond, J. Tullos Hennig, Laurel Anne Hill, Belinda McBride, Deirdre M. Murphy, Marta Murvosh, Trudy V. Myers, Lizzie Newell, E.M. Prazeman, Roberta Rogow, Kathryn Sullivan, Chrysoula Tzavelas, Wendy Van Camp.
I read a scene where Raena watches her booby-trapped tomb collapse from The Dangerous Type.
The Dangerous Type & The Unnoticeables release event
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
Robert Brockway read from his new novel The Unnoticeables. I read the first chapter of The Dangerous Type.
Cypress Lawn Book Club
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
I fielded questions from the Cypress Lawn Book Club about Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel.
World Horror Convention 2015: Broad Universe reading
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia
With SL Schmitz and April Grey.
I read the beginning of the first chapter of The Dangerous Type.
Lit Crawl 2014: A Night of Eternal Damnation
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Casa Bonampak, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Kim Richards, Damnation Press and Eternal Press presented “A Night of Eternal Damnation” with Rain Graves, Dan Weidman, and Myra Sherman.
I read from “A Curiosity of Shadows” from The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One.
Death Salon: San Francisco
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Fleet Room, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
As the first speaker of the morning, I presented “Where Have All the Graveyards Gone: the Pioneer Burial Grounds in San Francisco and the Grave Migration to Colma.”
World Horror Convention 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Oregon
I read the first ménage a trois from As Above, So Below, one of my favorite scenes with Tuan Nguyen (my favorite mortal in the book), and a couple of brief scenes from The Dangerous Type.
Obscura Society SF Salon: Vice, Crime and Vigilantes in the City by the Bay
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Annetta Black. As one of a slate of speakers, I talked about the scenic crime scenes of San Francisco.
Haunted Mansion Project reading
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Borderlands Cafe, San Francisco, California
With Rain Graves, S.G. Browne, and Fran Friel.
I read an excerpt of “Here There Be Monsters” from The Haunted Mansion Project: Year Two.
Haunted Mansion Project reading
Friday, June 14, 2013
World Horror Convention, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana
Moderated by Kim Richardson, with Sephera Giron, Rena Mason, E.S. Magill, and Angel Leigh McCoy.
I read part of “A Curiosity of Shadows” from The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One.
Release Party for the Genre Issue of Instant City: A Literary Exploration of San Francisco
Friday, June 7, 2013
Adobe Books, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Gravity Goldberg, with Trent Tano, Alia Volz, William Poor, Sean Taylor, and Alvin Orloff.
I read an excerpt from “The Shattered Rose.” (See the video above!)
Godless Perverts Story Hour
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, California
Hosted by David Fitzgerald and Greta Christina, with M. Christian, Simon Sheppard, Maggie Mayhem, and Anthony O’Con.
I read an excerpt from “Still Life with Shattered Glass” from Sins of the Sirens.
Scary Story Night
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Hosted by Peter Finch
Bazaar Café, San Francisco, California
I read “Touched” from The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One.
Cemetery Travel lecture
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
As part of the Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation lecture series, I gave my first cemetery lecture.
World Horror Convention 2012: Demon Lovers reading
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City
With Dana Fredsti, David Fitzgerald, and Cynthia Vespia.
I read an excerpt from “Never Bargained for You” from Demon Lovers.
Lit Crawl 2011: Instant City presents its Genre Issue
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Dalva, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Gravity Goldberg, with Trent Tano, Alia Volz, Jan Burke Anderson, Kevin Hobson, and Ian Tuttle.
I read “The Shattered Rose.”
Literary Death Match’s Holiday Bloodbath
Friday, December 10, 2010
Elbo Room, San Francisco, California
I joined judges Ron Turner, founder of Last Gasp!, and Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves to rate and berate Richard Kadrey, Jamie DeWolf, Sarah Fran Wisby, Guinevere Q, and Steven Gray.
Lit Crawl 2010: Voices That Carry
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Muddy’s Coffee House, San Francisco, California
Fourteen Hills Press and Eleven Eleven present “Voices That Carry” with Aurora Brackett and Catherine Meng.
I read “Not Fade Away” from the fall issue of Eleven Eleven. It was later published in Wish You Were Here.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues reading
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, Washington
With Wm. Rage.
I read “The Mortician’s Gift” from Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues reading
Friday, November 6, 2009
Books Inc. in the Castro, San Francisco, California
With Dorian Katz, Dean Estes, Claudius Reich.
I read “Killing Max” by JD from Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues reading
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Dark Carnival Imaginative Fiction Bookstore, Berkeley, California
I read “The Mortician’s Gift.”
Pique your Morbid Curiosity!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Ink Spell Books, Half Moon Bay, California
With Allegra Lundyworf, Katrina James, and Dorian Katz.
I read “Halloween Hell” by Mary Ann Stein from Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues meets the Thrillpeddlers
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Hypnodrome Theater, San Francisco, California
A staged reading with Russell Blackwood, Gravity Goldberg, Dana Fredsti, William Selby, Jill Tracy, and Will McMichael.
I read “The Mortician’s Gift.” (See the video above!)
Lit Crawl 2009: Zombie Fest! Tales of Urban Fantasy
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Borderlands Bookstore, San Francisco, California
With Seanan McGuire and John Levitt.
I read “No Spill Blood” and “The Mortician’s Gift” from Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues at the West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood Book Fair, West Hollywood, California
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A panel discussion moderated by Del Howison of Dark Delicacies Bookstore with Jeff Dauber, Dana Fredsti, and me.
Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues reading
Friday, October 2, 2009
Stories Books and Café, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
My first solo show! I read Christine Sulewski’s “Amsterdam,” M. Parfitt’s “Why,” and my essay called “No Spill Blood.”
San Francisco Ghost Stories
Sponsored by Instant City: A Literary Exploration of San Francisco
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Gypsy Honeymoon, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Gravity Goldberg, with Trent Tano, Hiya Swanhuyser, Ana Maria Ventura, Amanda Coggin, and Kevin Hobson.
I read “The Ghost of Friends,” about my friend Blair.
World Horror Convention 2008
Friday, March 29, 2008
Radisson Hotel Downtown, Salt Lake City, Utah
I read “Still Life with Broken Glass” from Sins of the Sirens.
Sins of the Sirens reading
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Borderlands Books, San Francisco, California
With Maria Alexander.
I read “Still Life with Broken Glass” from Sins of the Sirens.
Instant City and Watchword Press introduce EthSix
Thursday, October 4, 2007
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California
I read “San Francisco: Crimes Seen,” an exploration of the City’s scenic crime scenes, from Instant City #5.
Instant City & Watchword Press
Friday, June 29th, 2007
Pegasus Books, Downtown Berkeley, California
With Benjamin Perez, Matt Rohrer,and Jeremy Adam Smith.
I read “The Energizer Bunny Keeps Going and Going…” from Instant City #4.
The Paramental Appreciation Society
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Borderlands Books, San Francisco, California
Claudius Reich emceed, as the Paramental Appreciation Society read from our eponymous chapbook. With Seth Lindberg and Lilah Wild.
I read “The Shattered Rose.”
Instant City celebrates “Love”
Friday, February 2, 2007
Adobe Bookshop, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Gravity Goldberg, with Mickey Dissend, Sean Beaudoin, and Jennifer Blowdryer.
I read “The Energizer Bunny Keeps Going and Going…” from Instant City #4.
Erotic Circle Reading
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Carol Queen’s Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, California
With Sherilyn Connelly, Dorian Katz, and others, facilitated by Jen Cross.
I read a story in progress called “Playing Doctor.”
Lit Crawl 2006: Exploring the Outer Limits: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Authors
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Borderlands Bookstore, San Francisco, California
With Peter S. Beagle, Pat Murphy, and Scott Sigler
I read “The Energizer Bunny Keeps Going and Going…” from the upcoming issue of Instant City.
Inspired by Jane: Morbid Curiosity magazine raises money for breast cancer research
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Borders Books on Union Square, San Francisco, California
With RuthAnn Spike, Seth Flagsberg, Beth Touchette-Laughlin, Mary Ann Stein, David Booth, and Rachel Trachten.
As a fundraiser for the Avon Walk, I read an unpublished piece about the impact Jane Underwood and the Writing Salon had on my life.
World Horror Convention 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Hotel, San Francisco, California
My first solo reading! I read “The Acid Which Dissolves Images” from Ashes & Rust.
Lit Crawl 2005: Another Reality: Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Borderlands Bookstore, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Alan Beatts, with Michael Blumlein, Richard Lupoff, and Pat Murphy.
I read “The Acid Which Dissolves Images” from Ashes & Rust.
Flint Area Writers’ Poets & Writers night
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Borders Books Music Café, Flint, Michigan
Hosted by Nancy Tucker, with Martha Allard, Kelly Dwyer, Melodie Bolt, and Angela Peters.
I read “The Fatal Book,” which was written for this event.
Bedtime Stories for Little Sluts
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Live Worms Gallery in North Beach, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Zoe KatKitten and Dorian Katz, with Renee Rivera, Kitte Ka’at, FireCatcher, Sherilyn Connelly, Riddle, and Jen Collins reading their risqué nighttime dramas.
I read “Still Life with Shattered Glass,” which was later published in Cemetery Dance.
Round Robin reading
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Writing Salon, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Jane Underwood, with Mary Ann Stein, Seth Flagsberg, RuthAnn Spike, and many more.
I read “The Magical Bed,” “San Michele in Isola,” and “Executor.”
One-Handed Reading: a benefit the Center for Sex and Culture
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Jon Sims Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Carol Queen and Thomas Roche, with M. R. Daniel, m.i. blue, Sherilyn Connelly, Claudius Reich, and Simon Sheppard.
I read “Object of Desire” and “Just Fuck Me.”
Release party for Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person
Thursday, March 9, 2004
City Lights Books, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Clint Catalyst and Michelle Tea, with Thea Hillman, Trebor Healey, Tara Jepsen, Ricky Lee, Ali Liebegott, Eileen Myles, Alvin Orloff, Jan Richman, Marcus Ewert, Horehound Stillpoint, and Jackie Strano.
I read “Anarchy in Calaveras County.”
Naughty, Nice, or Neither: An Event of Fine Art and Tall Tales
Saturday, January 31, 2004
CityArt Gallery Cooperative, San Francisco, California
Hosted by Dorian Katz, with Martrice Candler, Jen Collins, Gravity Goldberg, Anne Rickertsen, and Renee Rivera.
I read “The Acid that Dissolves Images” from Lend the Eye a Terrible Aspect.
All-Night Halloween Reading
Saturday, October 27, 2001
Borderlands Bookstore, San Francisco, California
I read “The Ghost of Friends.”
Bloodreams/Mind Rot reading at Death Equinox ’99
Friday, September 24, 1999
Ramada Inn Downtown, Denver, Colorado
Hosted by Jeffrey A. Stadt, with Michael Hemmingson, Gene Santagada, and Jasmine Sailing.
I read “Ritual of the Black Sun,” later published in Cyber-Psychos AOD.
Cyber-Psychos AOD Slam at Death Equinox ’99
Thursday, September 23, 1999
Ramada Inn Downtown, Denver, Colorado
Hosted by Jasmine Sailing, with Michael Hemmingson, Jeffrey A. Stadt, Gomez, Gene Santagada, Gregory R. Hyde, and Bruce Young.
I read “Like Fire, Blood Transforms.”
Bloodreams/Mind Rot reading at Death Equinox ’98
Saturday, October 3, 1998
Sheraton Denver West, Denver, Colorado
With Jeffrey A. Stadt, Doug Rice, Michael Hemmingson, Gene Santagada, and Jasmine Sailing.
I read “Mother’s Day in Jawbone Canyon” from The Collective Cauldron.
Cyber-Psychos AOD Slam at Death Equinox ’98
Thursday, October 1, 1998
Sheraton Denver West, Denver, Colorado
Hosted by Jasmine Sailing, with Michael Hemmingson, Jeffrey A. Stadt, Gene Santagada, and Bruce Young.
I read “The Energizer Bunny at Home” from the convention book.
Sex Toy Tales
Tuesday, August 25, 1998
Barnes & Noble on Shattuck, Berkeley, California
I read “Object of Desire” from the book Sex Toy Tales.
Brown Bag Lunch Open Mic
Friday, April 21, 1998
Alexander Book Company, San Francisco, California
For my first reading ever, I read an unpublished piece about a quilt made by my mother.
