Writer Shares Tales of San Diego Nightlife

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Published September 26, 2007 at 9:54 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

If you read San Diego CityBEAT or the San Diego Reader, chances are you are familiar with the work of columnist Edwin Decker. His writing has been featured for years in the publications and he recentl

Originally aired Nov. 29, 2006.
Tom Fudge : Edwin Decker is a columnist for San Diego CityBeat who writes a meandering, humorous and usually profane column called Sordid Tales. Decker is also a bartender. And now he’s written a book of poetry called Barzilla. To some extent, his poems draw on his experience tending bar. But, like his column, his poetry also wanders off in other directions.

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Edwin Decker , local freelance writer whose work regularly appears in San Diego CityBeat , and the San Diego Reader . His first book, Barzilla and Other Psalms , was released in November.