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DARK: Samuel Ligon, writer and editor of the Spokane lit mag Willow Springs, comes to town tonight to discuss his new collection of short stories. In Drift and Swerve, Ligon runs his characters through the gamut of contemporary American personal hells: drugs, abuse, sexual longing, spiritual emptiness. As is often the case, it's the book's black humor and the author's cutting prose that keep it from being a cruel slog-fest of a read. Ligon appears with Sam A.J. Rathburn and Amy Schrader, two recent Willow Springs contributors, who will also read from their work.

Having gotten to know Samuel Ligon from working at the Port Townsend Writers' Conference in past years, we were very excited to get a hold of his latest story collection, which took home the 2008 Autumn House Fiction Prize. At the conference, Ligon is known for being one of the most popular writing teachers, and his workshops are usually the most sought-after, quickly filling up. Not having been able to attend one yet ourselves, we were quite curious to find out more about all the fuss. And it's safe to say that after reading Drift and Swerve--we get it, loud and clear.