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FANTASTIC FICTION SALON: Novelist, nonfiction author, and short story writer Terry Bisson has swept every honor in the science fiction field as well as France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. He joins Hugo House's Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series, where he will teach "Who Likes Short Shorts? We Like Short Shorts!" more ›

Monday night's Kid Koala show was on the other end of the "change" spectrum from last weekend's Jamie Lidell show. While the Lidell show was about how things stay the same (although a good same), the Kid Koala show was all about change (or at least doing things differently). While most people were in attendance for Kid Koala's playful DJing, Seattlest was most intrigued to see openers Fog, who have made a huge departure from their original sound. more ›

Lots of people love Anne Lamott. Us? Well, we're big fans of Bird by Bird, and moderate fans of Operating Instructions. Then, around the time Traveling Mercies came out, we kind of burned out on Annie. We're not sure if she's gotten more precious as time goes on, or if we've just gotten more sensitive to it, but over the years, as we read more and more of her Salon.com columns, we became less and less enthralled. more ›

There's nothing like a lack of information to build curiosity and suspense. Local label/collective Mass Mvmnt (read "Mass Movement") has taken that approach very much to heart, with only a trickle of information being released over the last year. The veil of secrecy is being removed tonight however, with a showcase at the War Room featuring almost their entire roster in celebration of new releases by FCS North and Time Promises Power. more ›

The occasional road trip is fun. Finding a reason to go somewhere (or not), and enjoying a short time away from home helps to keep a fresh perspective. Sure, you miss some familiar things for a short time, but you know they'll be there when you get back. And some things are definitely trip-worthy when there's no Seattle equivalent. more ›