RASP Reading Series: featuring Jack Straw writer Gabriela Denise Frank, Stacey Bennetts and Nicholas Wong & Open Mic

Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) Reading Series & Open Mic--featuring three Jack Straw Writers:

Stacey Bennetts is a mother, a writer, and a criminal defense attorney, in Seattle, Washington. She married her Hastings College of the Law classmate—and landlord during her house arrest stint—Dennis Carroll. Stacey is editing her 330-page unpublished memoir, Trial By Error: Confessions of an Eight-Year-Old Drug Smuggler, while a student of the 2012 EDGE Professional Development Program for Writers and the Jack Straw Program.

Gabriela Denise Frank, a Detroit native and Seattle resident, is the author of CivitaVeritas: An Italian Fellowship Journey, published in 2011. The book is based on her experience in the unique Italian hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, where she lived as a fellow of the Northwest Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy. Gabriela holds a BA in English from the University of Arizona and an Associate of Applied Arts with honors in graphic design from the Art Institute of Seattle. In 2010, she launched a blog, www.hiddencitydiaries.com, which she continues to write today.

Nick Wong is a writer and photographer who explores culture through the art of boxing. A Mary Gates Scholar, a Bonderman Fellow, and a VONA alum, he served as the assistant editor at the International Examiner from 2009 to 2010 and now freelances for online boxing websites. He is currently writing his first book about his journey through the boxing gyms of Latin America (www.thewanderingpugilist.com), and working towards his dream of building boxing gyms around the world.

August's emcee: Michael Dylan Welch