Liars' Bar

by Steve Abbott

Nostalgic, provocative two act play from the author of 'Purgatory Park' and 'Living With Elvis' Once upon a time in a land not far away, there stood on many a street corner a building known affectionately as ÔThe LocalÕ. Across the length and breadth of this great land, serving all from the working classes to the landed gentry, the Great British Pub reigned supreme at the heart of the community. Alas those heady days are nothing but a distant memory, replaced by smoke free child friendly eateries and housing developments. The LiarsÕ Bar takes us back to a time when the landlord was God, men were men and women knew how to nag. Featuring music by one of the greatest British bands of all time, The Beautiful South, why donÕt you pull up a bar stool, sit back and soak in the atmosphere of a long lost institution that was the LiarsÕ Bar.

79 pages, Paperback

Published June 13, 2011

About the author

Steve Abbott was a Nebraska-born poet, author, cartoonist and critic of primarily LGBT literature. He was also a highly regarded editor. Abbott edited the Bay Area periodical Poetry Flash for many years and the influential SOUP Magazine. In SOUP, he coined the term "New Narrative" to describe the work of Bay Area writers Robert Gluck and Bruce Boone and, with Boone, he organized the historic Left/Write conference in 1981. He was also a single father and many of his early poems reflected on his relationship with his young daughter Alysia Abbott. He died of AIDS in San Francisco in 1992.