(Maureen Blennerhassett) On the first of June, I was sitting in the Main Library’s auditorium. It was the first day of my favorite month, of…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Saturday June 18th Ah, Saturday. As a day, we all know it’s usually one of the best. However, this Saturday is…
(Evan Karp) D. A. Powell, happy to be back in San Francisco after a stint on the East Coast, casually explained that he had “smoked The…
(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…
(Sherril Jaffe) Our desire for narrative manifests early. I know a three-year-old who asks her dad every night for a story starring a three-year-old with…
(Lizzy Acker) The most compelling reason I can think of to get a graduate degree in fine arts (because everyone is always looking for at…
(Rick Kleffel) “…when you got the other person’s new chapter you had no idea what it was going to be…” —David Hayward Lisa Lutz and…
(Evan Karp) Sure, the room was packed because Daphne Gottlieb was there to read from her new book 15 Ways to Stay Alive. Yes, it’s…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured event: Quiet Lightning: Neighborhood Heroes, v.3 When was the last time you saw Tamim Ansary, D.A. Powell, Meg Day, Jack Boulware, Jane Ganahl, Rob Brezsny, Steven Gray, Caitlin…
(Evan Karp) An old 16th& Mission regular moved to New Zealand 5 months ago, wrote new poems there and memorized them, came back last week…