http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart On February 15th, a day that Hugo House Executive Director Lyall Bush referred to as “Valentine’s Boxing Day,” three authors read at an event called Love Is the Drug. The intent, Bush explained in his introduction, was to explore the relationship between love and pharmaceuticals, but instead was a showcase for three very different writers at varying stages of their careers, and each of the readings inspired its own kind of love. Monica Drake, whose first novel, Clown Girl, was released last year, read a story that recalled the giddy, unearthly feeling of first love. Ostensibly about a man sitting... Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:43:03 -0800 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:14:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Do you know the name or author of the story read by Monica Drake? It sounds nice, I would like to read it!

]]> benjamin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940796 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940796 Books Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:22:34 -0800 Monika Drake wrote the story: it was an original piece for the event.

]]> Davida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940808 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940808 Books Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:42:32 -0800 Rick Moody probably got paid 5 grand to write that piece of shit. Seriously, if it weren't for over the-top, clipped cadence, the room would have been quieter than a collapsed mine shaft. Ughh. Moody's written some good stories, but he's one of the most overrated writers around. Plus he's the heir to almost half a billion dollars, which I know shouldn't matter, but makes me a little suspect of his "pain"

]]> Hosono http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940809 Books Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:47:19 -0800 All pieces written for and read at the event should soon be available on the Hugo House website.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940822 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dont_go_boxing_my_heart#c940822 Books Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:14:41 -0800