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ung, Press, 152 pp. $14.95,

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter katharine@nusnewscom

RUMOUR has it Brad Cran, the man behind

poetry press Smoking Lung, is leaving these shores for the sunnier climes of the Caribbean.

The Smoking Lung concept emerged from: a group of wr ersarthe Cinversity of Victoria Crease Writing Program bar Cran has essentially been running it solo tor the List cou ple of vears, and his departure could make the ghittering Writer's Festival launch of the Famer © Tatas compilation the impring’s Last gasp.

Hosted by Lorna Croster and held in the aan tot of Grawille Island's Performance Works, the Maaaimer & Tons evening combined musical hors docuvres with readings trom local authors featured in the book,

Oddly enough, Cran’s own work was the most unre: tingly evnical and [east inspiring —- focusing as it docs on

tlesh.* Perhaps, as a publishing impresario, he has less rime than the others to shape his own words,

comedy and pomposity, Nickerson’s “Why TL Love Warne Gretzky: An Erotic Fantasy” (*hecause he likes to

pretend/P'm the zamboni & he/the filthy ice) had the assembled masses in hysterics.

fantasy (“in my dreams.” Nickerson read, “Its a 747 filled

Author readings scheduled

Vancouver) include Mark Harris A His Valerie juniper The Trausresramentals, Karl Zandor, The Ballad at 7 p.m. and Wayne Stedingh The Stanley Park Suite. Free admission. Readings start at § pm. 732-5087.

B Author Patricia Mason (Reszra of the Osprey) will host a children’s story time and book signing at North Vancouver's 32 Books (140 East i4th St.) on Saturday, Or. 30 aw? 2 p.m. Free admission. For more information call 980-9052.

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The outrageous Billeh Nickerson, too, veered between high

But “If You Fit All Your Lovers In An Airplane What Rind of Airplane Would It Be?” smacked somewhat of self indulgent

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