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BARELY PUBLISHED AUTHORS: lucid voices and a still-emerging style

BARELY PUBLISHED AUTHORS: lucid voices and a still-emerging style

October 18, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Event Review, Litquake, Playlists, REVIEWS
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HOW TO WRITE FUNNY: a humor writing seminar from litup writers

HOW TO WRITE FUNNY: a humor writing seminar from litup writers

May 16, 2012
Evan Karp
NEWS

[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…

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LITERARY DEATH MATCH: quirk, cooke, milliken + gremore

LITERARY DEATH MATCH: quirk, cooke, milliken + gremore

May 7, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists
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LITUP WRITERS: chaos and catastrophe

LITUP WRITERS: chaos and catastrophe

April 8, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Playlists
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BLITZINE: graham gremore

BLITZINE: graham gremore

March 27, 2012
Evan Karp
Blitzine, C4 YOURSELF

Blitzine: a daily series of 30-90 second excerpts from readings we’ve filmed.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: graham gremore

PICK OF THE WEEK: graham gremore

October 2, 2011
Evan Karp
Pick of the Week

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LITUP WRITERS: talent vs. genius (habitat for insanity)

LITUP WRITERS: talent vs. genius (habitat for insanity)

August 15, 2011
Charles Kruger
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: the sudden interpenetration of a plethora of contexts

QUIET LIGHTNING: the sudden interpenetration of a plethora of contexts

August 5, 2011
Evan Karp
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(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…

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WHY THERE ARE WORDS: giving classy a good name

WHY THERE ARE WORDS: giving classy a good name

July 21, 2011
Nicole McFeely
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: really, not a big deal

QUIET LIGHTNING: really, not a big deal

June 17, 2011
Evan Karp
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(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…

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LITUP WRITERS: that friend you have

LITUP WRITERS: that friend you have

June 10, 2011
Nicole McFeely
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(Nicole McFeely) You know that friend you have who is constantly making people laugh? The one you bring along to parties and other social situations…

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WEEK IN PREVIEW: 'highlights' the highlight

WEEK IN PREVIEW: ‘highlights’ the highlight

May 29, 2011
Nicole McFeely
Week in Preview

(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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: beneath market

QUIET LIGHTNING: beneath market

May 9, 2011
Evan Karp
Scene, Statement

(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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: epicentripetal forces

QUIET LIGHTNING: epicentripetal forces

April 7, 2011
Evan Karp
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: an authentic north beach experience

QUIET LIGHTNING: an authentic north beach experience

March 10, 2011
Evan Karp
Event Review, Scene, Statement

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…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: something new

QUIET LIGHTNING: something new

January 5, 2011
Evan Karp
Event Review, Scene, Statement

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…

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