Sarah Gagnon
Hayes Firestein
About Sarah
Sarah Gabrielle Gagnon is as sensitive as Cancers come. An East Coast transplant, she's always waiting for the leaves to turn, and forever disappointed when they don't. By day she writes and edits sundry topics, most commonly from coffeeshops in the Mission, where she lives with her roommates and many succulents; by night she composes poetry and melancholy songs.
Sarah prefers bourbon to rye, coffee to tea, dogs to cats, books to TV, and bearded men to clean-shaven boys. Never a slave to that pesky voice of reason in her head, she has a hard time curbing her self-destructive behaviors, such as drinking in excess, and often alone, and falling in love.
She considers beating Dragon Warrior, the only Nintendo game she ever vanquished, one of the greatest accomplishments of her life. Naturally, it was an RPG.
Sarah's Shortlist
Four Barrel Coffee
A Mission District coffee shop and roaster.
Bottom of the Hill
The Bottom of the Hill presents original artists, seven nights a we…
Dog Eared Books
Like sister bookstores Red Hill Books and Phoenix Books in their respe…
General Store
Groovy, mellow store in the surf-ready Outer Sunset. You can find local …
826 Valencia
Founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and educator NÃnive Calegari, 826 Va…



