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Marcus Lund - The Sacred text of Rosa Who is Great

THE SACRED TEXT OF ROSA WHO IS GREAT: QUIET LIGHTNING IN PORTLAND

July 3, 2016
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists

Song with conviction! History with truth! Experience with spirit! All in the name of our prophet, Rosa! On Tuesday April 19th 2016 (Year of our…

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Marcus Lund on Life, Rewrites, and Going for That Second Cup of Coffee

Marcus Lund on Life, Rewrites, and Going for That Second Cup of Coffee

January 27, 2016
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Columns, The Write Stuff

An interview with Marcus Lund, from The Write Stuff series over at SF Weekly: Marcus Lund was born in Portland, OR, the son of a salesman and a…

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THE SACRED TEXT OF ROSA WHO IS GREAT: Marcus Lund + Stella Peach

THE SACRED TEXT OF ROSA WHO IS GREAT: Marcus Lund + Stella Peach

August 17, 2015
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists

Marcus Lund and Stella Peach performing in celebration of The Sacred Text of Rosa Who is Great, which Marcus wrote and Stella illustrated. Quiet Lightning…

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ANTHOLOGY SF: openness, all around

June 28, 2014
Mick Harris
Event Review, REVIEWS

How do you write? If you’re at all like me you sit in front of the computer at odd hours, often with food in your…

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QUIET LIGHTNING @ EL RIO: will type for…

June 7, 2014
Christopher Steffen
C4 YOURSELF, Event Review, Playlists, REVIEWS

Quiet Lightning commandeered the neighborhood dive El Rio for its monthly reading series. In the afternoon there were writers posted at typewriters (will type for donations, will type…

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LYRICS & DIRGES: tehim khan, marcus lund, julia vinograd, ingrid keir + avotcja

October 27, 2013
Charles Kruger
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists

MK Chavez hosted Lyrics & Dirges at Pegasus Books in Berkeley, featuring the following authors (in order of appearance): Tehmina Khan Marcus Lund Julia Vinograd Ingrid…

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE: round 3 (full moon edition)

UNDER THE INFLUENCE: round 3 (full moon edition)

May 29, 2013
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists
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QUIET LIGHTNING: the sound a rocket makes when it blasts off into outer space

QUIET LIGHTNING: the sound a rocket makes when it blasts off into outer space

September 11, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists
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QUIET LIGHTNING: a choice for the unknown

QUIET LIGHTNING: a choice for the unknown

April 8, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, I WOULD SAY, NEWS, Playlists, Said Litseen, Scene
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