Northwest Passages: Carla Crujido

Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

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Wed., Jan. 17, 2024

Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” on left, speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” on left, speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley speaks to the crowd gathered to hear Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” speak about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” on right, has her photo taken with Jeanne Tanaka, owner of the Mt. Vernon apartments and her son Eddy before speaking with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon Apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” on left, speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
Carla Crujido, author of “The Strange Beautiful,” speaks with Kristi Burns about her book of short stories Inspired by family lore and a little help from an actual advertisement found in The Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in the Chronicle Pavilion. Crudijo's short stories take a look into the lives of ten tenants of the Mt. Vernon apartments over a span of a hundred years.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi