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July 11 - July 18, 2019 VOLUME 33, NUMBER 51
Editor’s note
This week cover 55 Fiction: short, sweet stories ...... 10
news Activists travel to “Little Haiti”...........9 Ag values have grown......................9
opinion Spent fuel at Diablo is safe ............. 14
arts GALLERY: SLO’s Morros and Madonnas ...............................36 STAGE: The Liar onstage ................... 39
flavor FOOD: Pick your own produce ......45
W
hile judging this year’s entries in our 55 Fiction contest, we channeled Hunter S. Thompsbird, cynicism and cigarette in hand (metaphorically, of course), to find the juiciest juxtapositions, the most diminutive denouements, and the shiniest similes. Our judges this year—including FEAR AND Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood, Senior Staff LOATHING Hunter S. Writer Glen Starkey, and Staff Writer Karen Thompsbird Garcia—read through the best of the tiny would be proud of this year’s 55 tableaus to name the winners. These stories Fiction winners’ stories, which just go to show that wordiness is for the birds. delve into all Enjoy! [10]. manner of grit and intensity. You can also read slightly longer stories about what a local advocacy group saw on its trip to “Little Haiti” in Tijuana [9] ; the details of the recent SLO County agricultural report (spoiler: it’s good news) [9] ; a firsttime SLOMA show for two hometown gals [36] ; a day trip of prehistoric proportions [44] ; and Talley Farms’ u-pick patch and farm stand along the newly promoted SLO Farm Trail [45].
Andrea Rooks associate editor
Every week news
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News ............................. 4 Viewer Discretion........... 6 Strokes ......................... 13
Starkey......................... 30 Live music listings........ 30
opinion Hodin ............................ 14 This Modern World ....... 14 Letters .......................... 14 Sound off ...................... 16 Rhetoric & Reason ....... 18 Shredder ....................... 19
COME. HEAR. NOW
Artifacts ....................... 36 Split Screen................... 41 Reviews and Times ..... 42
the rest Open Houses .............. 49 Classifieds.................... 50 Brezsny’s Astrology..... 55
Events calendar Hot Dates .................. 20 Special Events ........... 20 Arts ............................ 20 Culture & Lifestyle ..... 23 Food & Drink ............. 27 Music ......................... 30 You need a mini retreat by the sea! [23]
cover illustration by Leni Litonjua cover design by Alex Zuniga
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