Saturday May 1, 2010 at 8 PM Kelly Luce’s Farewell Reading will be held at Kerouac House. Come hear what Kelly has been working on during her residency at the Kerouac House (1418 Clouser St.) and enjoy a reception afterwards. Please do not arrive before 8. Kelly will be reading around 8:20. Parking is available on the street.

Kelly Luce’s story collection, Ms. Yamada’s Toaster, won the 2008 Jackson Award from the San Francisco Foundation and is currently a finalist for the 2010 Bakeless Prize. The title story was awarded Tampa Review’s Danahy Prize in 2008. Kelly’s work has been recognized by fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Jentel Arts, and can be found in The Southern Review, Massachusetts Review, Crazyhorse, Nimrod, The Gettysburg Review, and other journals. She keeps a hula hoop in her car. Find her online at Crazy Pete’s Blotter: www.thecrazypetesblotter.blogspot.com.

The Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, May 15th 8 AM – 4PM (one day only) on the lawn of the Kerouac House, 1418 Clouser Ave., Orlando, FL 32804 (at the corner of Shady Lane Dr.). All proceeds will benefit The Jack Kerouac Writers in Residence Project of Orlando, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) publicly supported charitable organization. There will be readings and fun stuff throughout the day, maybe even an “old-fashioned” lemonade stand. If you have donations of books or furniture that you would like to contribute to the sale please contact us at kerouacproject@gmail.com for drop off information.