
[Public Release] San Francisco’s premier humor reading series LitUp Writers (litupwriters.com) is proud to present HOW TO WRITE FUNNY: A SEMINAR ON HUMOR WRITING. This…

(Charles Kruger) My beloved and much-admired writing teacher, the great Jack Grapes, often tells his students, “Talent is the enemy of genius.” He is making…

(Evan Karp) If you weren’t at Quiet Lightning‘s recent show at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, and you haven’t seen the photos yet, do…

(Nicole McFeely) In this January 2011 article, Why There Are Words won Litseen’s first (and only) award for Classiest Reading Series. For those of you…

(Evan Karp) I contract. I dilate. “Push! Push!” I wax. I wane. “Push! You can do it!” … “Congratulations! It’s a nonprofit organization.” At some…

(Nicole McFeely) You’re familiar with our calendar: a simple list of events happening throughout the month. Today we’re trying something new: a brief description/preview of…

(Evan Karp) They went underground, happy to read their poems and stories where no one would hear them but the people who joined them to…

(Evan Karp) As you probably know, Quiet Lightning recently filed its articles of incorporation as a non-profit organization (status: pending). This month’s show, Apr 4…

Mon Mar 7 11, 15 Romolo (Evan Karp) Come to think of it, a lot of things we might consider “authentic” do not have a…

Mon Jan 3 11, Public Works (Evan Karp) Never before was the feeling of waiting for an author to walk from the depths of a…