The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Charolette Conklin will host the WordFest gathering next Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Cassava café in Longview.

A regular participant for many years, Conklin has read her often humorous poetry and short stories that have been published in The Salal Review, The Rambunctious Review, and the WordFest anthology, That Holiday Feeling.

Local writer and poet Mary Lyons will return with essays, poetry and part of a short story, all part of a wide-ranging collection she's writing entitled Body Parts.

Patrick Kubin will read an excerpt from his novel, Foolish Fire, a coming of age story about a teenage girl overcoming hardships and family tragedies while growing up in the 1970s on a farm in the fictional town of Riverview, Ore.

Kubin is a writer and lawyer living in Longview. His short stories and photos have been published in the Salal Review, The Daily News, The Columbia River Reader, and Portland Magazine. He has written three previous novels.

Cam Parvitee will read from the second book in her Black Dragons series, about the trials and challenges of a group of senior citizens and the 12 neighborhood children they befriend.

There will be an open mic period following the presentations.

The monthly gathering of readers and writers meet the second Tuesday of each month, 6-8, at Cassava, 1333 Broadway in Longview. The events are free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Alan Rose at www. Alan-rose.com.