― Stevan Allred, The Alehouse at the End of the World. 0 likes. Like “That crow," the frigate bird said, "is a picaroon if ever I saw one." "A picaroon and a poxy pignut," the cormorant said, "but he is bound by his oath.” ― Stevan Allred, The Alehouse at the End of the World/5. · CLICK HERE to enter by Tuesday, November 20th, for a chance to win a copy of The Alehouse at the End of the World. Now, welcome Stevan Allred! Christi Craig (CC): The Alehouse at the End of the World reads like great mythology, with its old gods and new gods, demi-gods and mortals, and a healthy dose of promiscuity in the mix! Stevan Allred. Escape to the Isle of the Dead. “ The Alehouse at the End of the World will take you on a fast-moving ride through sixteenth-century farce with a present-tense echo effect. Bard-like in its constellation of bird-gods and rough hewn characters tossed around like breadcrumbs, the epic voyage catches you between laughter and a.
When a fisherman receives a mysterious letter about his beloved's demise, he sets off in his skiff to find her on the Isle of the Dead. The Alehouse at the End of the World is an epic comedy set in the sixteenth century, where bawdy Shakespearean love triangles play out with shapeshifting avian demi. Because certain stories-like Stevan Allred's new novel, The Alehouse at the End of the World (Forest Avenue Press)-strike a familiar chord, hitting on the absurdities of society, the pride of man, the risks we take for love and companionship. Annie Bloom's welcomes back local author Stevan Allred to read from his debut novel, The Alehouse at the End of the World, from Portland publishing house Forest Avenue Press. When a fisherman receives a mysterious letter about his beloved's demise, he sets off in his skiff to find her on the Isle of the Dead.
Stevan Allred has survived circumcision, a tonsillectomy, a religious upbringing, the 60's, the War on Poverty, the break-up of The Beatles, any number of bad haircuts, years of psychotherapy, the Reagan Revolution, the War on Drugs, the Roaring 90's, plantar fasciitus, the Lewinsky Affair, the internet bubble, the Florida recount of , the Bush oughts, the War on Terror, teen-aged children. In The Alehouse at the End of the World, an epic comedy set in the sixteenth century, bawdy Shakespearian love triangles play out with shapeshifting avian demigods and a fertility goddess, drunken revelry, and bio-dynamic gardening. A raucous, aw-aw-aw-awe-inspiring romp, Stevan Allred’s second book is a juicy fable for adults and a hopeful tale for our troubled times. Allred, Stevan. "When a fisherman receives a mysterious letter about his beloved's demise, he sets off in his skiff to find her on the Isle of the Dead. The Alehouse at the End of the World is an epic comedy set in the sixteenth century, where bawdy Shakespearean love triangles play out with shapeshifting avian demigods and a fertility goddess, drunken revelry, bio-dynamic gardening, and a narcissistic, bullying crow, who may have colluded with a foreign power.
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