The Fourth Friday Readings in Sequim will feature author/poet Patrick Loafman on October 25

The Fourth Friday Readings in Sequim will feature author/poet Patrick Loafman on October 25 at 6:00 p.m. at Rainshadow Coffee Bar, 157 W. Cedar Street, Sequim.  The event is hosted by Writers on the Spit.

Loafman is a wildlife biologist, author, artist and musician, living west of Joyce on The Dandelion Farm. He will read from his recently published novel, Somewhere Upriver (Event Horizon Press, 2013).  His short story collection, A Freckle Shaped Like California, is forthcoming. 

Patrick has been published in over twenty journals and two published chapbooks. He is editor of an online poetry journal, The Dandelion Farm Review and balances his writing time with surfing, skateboarding, gardening and making music on gourd banjos, thumb pianos and the mandolin.

We're in for a treat, as he tickles our ears with his readings AND a bit of music from his kora -- a twenty-one-string harp/lute that looks something like a hybrid between a gourd banjo and a suspension bridge. The kora is a West African instrument that has been around for over three hundred years.  

Admission is free. Readings begin at 6:30 p.m., but you'll want to arrive by 6:00 to choose your favorite seat and order your treat for the evening. The Fourth Friday Readings include an hour of Open Mic readings from the audience. Those interested may put their names in to be drawn for a five minute reading. For guidelines contact Rmarcus@olypen.com.