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Allison Amend Author of Things That Pass for Love

Allison Amend tells us what she did for love

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By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Published on November 12, 2008 at 1:46am

Relationships are about more than just dating, and Things That Pass for Love, a collection of short stories by Allison Amend, tackles amorein several incarnations. There’s a teacher who’s sexually obsessed with a student, a cyber-erotic writer who may be competing with her own dog for the affection of a new lover, and a married couple who watch their relationship disintegrate over a game of golf. The stories also cover murder in a small town, lab rats and pumpkin patches. 7 p.m. Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-523-0701 or visit www.brazosbookstore.com. Free.
Mon., Nov. 17, 7 p.m., 2008