We introduce students to writing and music and art

“We introduce students to writing and music and art; we help them understand that writing doesn’t

have to be a chore, that it can be an opportunity for them to discover their voices, tell their

stories; we teach them the fundamentals of writing through creative workshops they actually enjoy and

want to attend again and again”

–Manuel Gonzales

Support this vital organization and young writers in Austin! Even a small donation will go a long way

to keeping The Batcave growing.

On Sunday, December 12th, Darin Strauss and Myla Goldberg will be reading from their new books at Union

Hall in Brooklyn, where you can drink drinks and eat food, play bocce, and be a part of a literary

conversation all at once.

Darin (issue #15 “Smoking Inside”), who’s normally a novelist, has written a memoir, Half a Life,

which has some interesting things in common with Myla’s new novel, The False Friend. So, on December

12th, it’ll be Fiction vs. Memoir, with both writers talking about the different ways the forms allow

a writer to get (or fail to get) at the truth. Plus, the event is a benefit for the Brooklyn New

School, also known as P.S. 146, which like all public schools has been hit hard by the city’s budget

cuts. You should come! Here’s the info all pretty-like: