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WORKERS’ WRITES: STORIES AND SONGS TO BENEFIT ILWU LOCAL 5 Support the union workers of Powell’s Books! This benefit event will feature readings from the latest issue of The Ne’er-Do-Well. You’ll hear true tales from the circus, the Outback Steakhouse, and a Minnesota dairy farm from contributors Gigi Little, Sheila Ashdown, and Megan Zabel. Readings [...]

I recently made a list of all the jobs I’ve ever worked, and came to a grand tally of twenty-six. (And I’m only thirty-one years old.) I’ve run the gamut, from food service to professional garden-weeding to university-level teaching and more. And though this leaves with me a somewhat spotty résumé, I’ve also amassed quite [...]

Finally! THE NE’ER-DO-WELL has conquered its crippling social phobias and is ready to meet you! Join us this Friday, August 27th, at the Rock Out to Walk Out, a night of stories and music and beer to benefit ILWU Local 5 – that’s the branch of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union whose members are [...]

Travel back with me to 1995… I’m a sophomore in high school. Likes include: hanging out with friends, eating soft pretzels and Hawaiian punch, and listening to the Violent Femmes while writing angry screeds in my journal. Dislikes include: the fact that I’m, like, related to my parents and four sisters. And church. Now come [...]

THE NE’ER-DO-WELL is proud to present a second showcase of literary rocket science. Come revel in the work of contributors Lacey Jane Henson, Stephen D. Kelly, Eve Rosenbaum, Kara Weiss, Dan Moreau, Jane Rosenberg LaForge, Maggie Morgan, and Jonathan David Hanh Vu Hill (cover art). Issue #2 features hot pants, butterscotch turds, truck stops, rainbows, [...]

EL NINO WALKED INTO A POSTER This two-color, limited-edition poster features the full text of Ryan Davidson’s “El Niño Walks Into a Bar” and a custom illustration by artist Keith Rosson. Signed, numbered, the whole shebang. Perfect for covering up a medium-sized hole in any wall in your home or business. (11”x17”) (Visit our shop [...]