Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck December 7, 2010

Join co-hosts Lex Leifheit and Irina Zadov at Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck-a monthly event that is part potluck, part inspiration and part writers circle. Discover local writers and featured foodies, pick up your pencil (or smartphone) to participate in quickwrite, or just sit back and enjoy!

December's theme is "Naughty or Nice." This month's event will also include a quick-write comeptition of "naughty" and "nice" on-the-spot writing with special prizes for the winners.

December's Literary Guest Simon Sheppard has been dubbed "our erotica king" by San Francisco magazine, and is the author of five books, including Kinkorama, the award-winning Hotter Than Hell and Other Stories, and his latest collection, Sodomy!. Sheppard's editing of Homosex: Sixty Years of Gay Erotica won a Lambda Literary Award. His work has also appeared in over three hundred anthologies, including several editions of The Best American Erotica and a recordbreaking eighteen appearances in the Best Gay Erotica series. He lives in San Francisco, curates the performance series Perverts Put Out!, hangs out at www.simonsheppard.com, and, if pressed, can make a mean souffle.

Culinary Guest, Azalina Eusope is the exuberant and creative proprietor of Azalina's Malaysian, a high quality catering and street food business. She has been guest chef for top San Francisco establishments such as Delfina's and has catered for top personalities in the Bay Area. Azalina creates original menues with fresh sustainable ingredients. As a caterer, Azalina has run events from over 300 people to intimate small dinners. Classically trained in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore, Azalina continues to learn and apply culinary and business skilss as she grows and expands Azalina's Malaysian. Her delicious eats have been served up in Tokyo, Japan and here in San Francisco for the past 10 years.

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