Mark Coggins read about an Uzi attack in Russian Hill. Seth Harwood read from a draft of the forthcoming novel Young Junius, from which he was still busily removing most of the references to crouching and teeth-sucking. Susan Shea read the opening of Murder in the Abstract, an art world mystery. Mitzi Ngim described a grisly canine investigation scene. Julie Graham read from a work in progress about a gay cop and some murdered feminists.

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