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ry about a man who befriends a
transsexual named Mary and tries
to conceal that fact from his wife.
The effect is a reflection on the joy
Davies often finds in strange jux
amazed that I’m actually getting
paid for this.”
Davies’ award-winning short
stories have also appeared in The
Paris Review, Story and others.
Since its release, "The Ugliest
widespread critical acclaim,
with positive reviews in journals
and magazines all over the coun
try.
“Davies infuses even his most
exotic stories with a quiet clarity
tapositions or people, places
and events.
For the last five years,
Davies taught creative writing
at Emory University in Atlanta
and Boston University. He said
both the quality of faculty
and an all-encompassing empa
thy that is without borders," one
reviewer said in an issue of ELLE
magazine.
Davies is currently working on
writing a novel, but he said the
process has been a slow one.
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writing department was a
major factor in his decision
to come to the University
last year. A
"There was such a
great community of
writers here, and I
knew their work would
be inspiring and chal
lenging,” he said. “The
students in the pro
gram had such enthu
siasm for writing, too.”
He enjoys teaching
because it offers the
chance to clarify his
own ideas about writ
ing, he said.
“I enjoy teaching in
the workshop format
so much,” he said. “I
sometimes begin to be
"I’ve been feeling my way
along through the process,” he
said. Since he can’t set aside
k specific blocks of time to
work on his writing, he
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he can, he said.
“When you force
yourself to write for a
fixed amount of time,
you begin to focus on
the means rather than
the ends,” he said. "The
important thing,
though, is to find out
what works for you.”
Davies’ reading will
begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
Knight Library, and he
will be signing copies of
his book afterwards. For
more information, call
340-4331.
Delphina to host Nexus fashion show
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By Tammy Salman
Freelance Reporter
On Valentine’s Day, Delphina cloth
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nival of Love at the Nexus Club on
Willamette Street.
The carnival will feature a fashion
show as well as belly dancers, a kissing
booth and free champagne.
Delphina, Oriana and Antrican are
providing the clothes — which will in
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es to more casual wear — and models
for the fashion show.
Other activities planned for the
evening include door prizes, fire jug
gling and a human petting zoo, some
thing one organizer says can’t be ex
plained because “you just have to see it
in person.”
The doors open at 9 p.m., and tickets
purchased in advance from participat
ing stores cost $5 per person or $8 per
couple. Tickets purchased at the door
run $7 per person or $10 per couple.
Carnival organizers hope to have a
large turnout on Saturday so they can
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