I Live Here: SF. How We Got Here, Why We Stay

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Location
Clarion Alley

Time
6:00 - 7:00 pm

between Mission & Valencia, 17th & 18th

An open invitation to San Francisco residents to share the facets of life in this city. Participants will read about their relationship with San Francisco and why this city keeps their hearts aflutter.

Mark Bittner is the author of a book and the human subject of a documentary film, both entitled The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Amanda Coggin is a mover, shaker, newlywed troublemaker. Sitting with the dying helps write through her grief. Her agent may fret her next literary relief. giftofgrief.com and amandacoggin.com

Cassandra Gorgeous’ favorite color is green, as in the color of money, marijuana, and the Green Card. Her goal is to marry a U.S. citizen.

M.C. Mars is on the zigzag path, does the spiritual math, is Fibonnaci to the bone, 415 is the tone, and is in the zone.

Lil Miss Hot Mess has bedazzled audiences with camp, choreography, and radical politics since 2008. She prefers writing, video, and nightlife. lilmisshotmess.com

Julie Michelle is a photographer and writer who started an ongoing portrait/storytelling project of SF residents, I Live Here: SF in March 2009. iliveheresf.com

Michael Procopio has been eating around, drinking in, and sleeping with San Francisco since 1995. He is fond of toast, gin martinis, and Edward Gorey. foodforthethoughtless.com

Beth Spotswood writes two weekly SFGate columns, works for CBS San Francisco, co-hosts the political satire Web show, Necessary Conversation, and stalks you on Facebook.

William Taylor, Jr., lives in San Francisco. His collection of poetry, The Hunger Season, was released in 2009, and An Age of Monsters will be released October 31st.