readings – Jessie Kwak

From Chaos to Creativity Powell’s Books Reading [Video]

Post published:July 31, 2019

Last Monday, I did something that terrified me: I held a creative productivity workshop in front of about 50 people at Powell's Books. I've read from my fiction before, which is its own version of terrifying. But I'd never stood up as an expert in front of a crowd of mostly strangers and tried to impart my wisdom. And you know what? It was pretty fun. Plus, people seemed to find it inspiring and asked a lot of insightful questions. Honestly, the discussion with everyone afterwards was my favorite part. If you were there, thank you for coming! And a…

Join me (and friends!) in Portland for a reading

Post published:April 11, 2018

The short of it: When: Tuesday April 24, at 6:30 pm Where: O’Connor’s Vault (7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219) Who: Myself, authors Kelley Baker and Susan Stoner, and musical guest Erin Wallace of The Sportin' Lifers, and Wallace. What: We’ll each read for about 10-15 minutes, then go back around and do another 10-15 minutes. The long of it: I was delighted when Kelley Baker, aka The Angry Filmmaker, asked me to read as part of his 3-part literary series at O'Connor's Vault in Portland's Multnomah Village! The format promises to be a ton of fun — each of…