Oregon Media Insiders

Karla Starr, who writes the "Words Listings" column of book-related events for Willamette Week, included the following in her 8/23 column:

"Are you a fatty? Want to be in a book? Waddle over to a computer, grab your typing stick (those sausage fingers hit too many keys at once, don't they?), go to stacybias.net, and fill out the contact form for your chance to contribute to Bias' FatGirl Speaks, a short-fiction anthology inspired by her event of same name."

Starr's office voicemail was reportedly so overwhelmed by the number of phone calls she received on Wednesday that callers couldn't get through,and were told by the front desk that Starr wasn't listening to her voicemails. Editor Kelly Clark e-mailed writer/fat activist Stacy Bias about the incident, but seems unclear on what the fuss is about; Bias recounts the e-mail exchange in her blog.