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Upcoming Events
Sat Nov 7th
Indigenous Voices: Greg Sarris & Jennifer Foerster in Conversation
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Join us as we welcome Greg Sarris and Jennifer Foerster to share their latest works — The Last Human Bear and The Maybe-Bird. This evening kicks off our Native American Heritage Month series, celebrating Native voices in literature and community.
THu Nov 12th
Call of the Siren: A Mythic Writing Workshop with Jennifer Barone
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Step into the mythic world of the sirens and discover what happens when we listen to the voices that have been calling to us.
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Inspired by her poetry collection Sirenland, poet and author Jennifer Barone will guide participants through a visual journey into the lesser-known history of the sirens of the Bay of Naples.
Tue Dec 3rd
Mark Cavagnero Architect: Fifteen Projects
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Join us for an evening with architect Mark Cavagnero and writer Laura Kiniry as they present Mark Cavagnero Architect — a survey of fifteen foundational projects from the San Francisco firm that has spent two decades quietly shaping this city's civic life.
Voices from the Hill
Today on Voices from the Hill, I’m joined by Bay Area author Tamika Thompson, whose debut novel The Curse of Hester Gardens blends horror and social commentary in a way that feels both haunting and deeply real. Set in a Michigan housing community, the novel explores fear not just as something supernatural, but as something shaped by place, history, and lived experience—touching on themes of violence, race, and collective memory. Tamika is part of a new wave of writers redefining horror—using the genre as a lens to examine the realities that often go unseen, and to ask what it means not just to be afraid, but to be witnessed. Today, we’ll talk about writing at the intersection of horror and truth, how place shapes story, and what it means to use fiction as a way to confront the world we’re currently living in.
