I Don't Think Leo Is Dead
Two Texas-gone-Pacific-Northwest queer poetry slammers/zinesters, Heather Burmeister and Marie Fleischmann, read from their long-awaited poetry collection. In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, 7 pm, free
Laura Caldwell
A good summer read for those winter holiday blues, Caldwell's newest book, Burning the Map, is the story of a nubile law student who leaves her boyfriend and family behind for a vacation to Greece and Rome. Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Ave, 224-5097, 7:30 pm, free
Patrick Rosenkranz
Local filmmaker, educator, and writer on all things comic book, Rosenkranz reads from his new book, Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975. CounterMedia, 927 SW Oak St, 226-8141, 7 pm
Winter Solstice Lesbian Readings
Real-life lesbians R.L. Johnson, C.A. Casey, and Lori L. Lake read from respective books Take Time Out, Emoria Series, and Gun Series. In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, 4 pm, free
