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Astoria author reads at Lucy’s Books
ASTORIA — Author Lucy
Mihajlich — an Astoria
native releasing her first
novel, “Interface” — will
hold a book signing for
the second annual Astoria
Pride celebration 1 to 3
p.m. Saturday, June 10,
at Lucy’s Books (348 12
St.).
The novel tells the story
of Pen Nowen, whose
father was the founder of
Interface, a computer com-
pany bigger than any that
came before it — because
it bought them all. Inter-
face is releasing a new
security webcam designed
to lower the country’s ris-
ing crime rate. Better yet,
the company is throwing a
launch party at its flag-
ship store in New York
City. Pen is on her way to
the airport when she gets
kidnapped, according to a
plot description.
“She’s about to begin
the ransom negotiations
when the kidnapper says
that he doesn’t want
money. He wants some-
thing else from her. Before
Pen can text 911, he says
something even creepier.
He knows the truth about
her dad’s death,” the de-
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agency withdrew its offer.
She took “Interface” to
Kickstarter, where it was
122-percent funded, she
said in press materials.
Mihajlich has been pub-
lished in RAIN Magazine,
Gay YA, Pathos, Dream
People, 365 Tomorrows,
Hip Mama and Bitch Mag-
azine. She can be found
at: lmihajlich.wix.com/
lucymihajlich
“Interface” can be
found at Lucy’s Books:
lucys-books.com/
er is Binge Watching.”
Mihajlich received an
offer for the book from
an international literary
agency, but they asked her
to add a romance between
the two main characters,
because they believed it
was “crucial.” The main
character of Interface,
however, is asexual and
aromantic.
When Mihajlich re-
fused to add romance, the
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Rain Magazine 2017
reading and reception
ASTORIA — The 2017
edition of Rain Magazine,
Clatsop Community’s
College’s annual literary and
arts publication, has landed.
The community is invited
to celebrate the magazine’s
48th edition with a free
public reading and reception
6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, June 14, in the Royal
Nebeker Art Gallery at the
Art Center on the college
Lexington campus (1799
Lexington Ave.). Light re-
freshments will be served.
The magazine’s con-
tributors will be on hand to
read excerpts, and original
artwork will be displayed.
Copies of this limited
edition publication will be
available for a suggested
$10 donation.
This year’s edition
includes new writing from
Robert Michael Pyle, Karin
Temple, Wayne Downing,
Florence Sage, Jim Dott,
John Ciminello, Melissa
Lahti, Kathy Hightower,
Autumn Buckridge, Camer-
on Pierce, Gail Henrikson,
Alyssa Graybeal and others.
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It also showcases new art-
work by Terry Shumaker, Bill
Dodge, Roger Hayes, Kim
Rose-Adams, Vicki Lawson,
Logan Tausch, Lisa Acker-
man and Martha Clarkson.
This year’s cover features
a painting by Clatsop Com-
munity College art student
and Rain staff member Kelsi
Leer.
For more information,
contact faculty advisor (and
Coast Weekend contributor)
Ryan Hume at rhume@
clatsopcc.edu, or call 503-
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