(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…
(Evan Karp) Unlike most of the reading series I’ve been to, Babylon Salon is not usually filled with people I know. That’s not to say…
(Charles Kruger) This past Friday night (6/10/11), I attended the now bi-monthly Literary Death Match, at the Elbo Room. I have a love-hate relationship with…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(Nicole McFeely) What is it about humans that compels us to climb? Whether consciously or unconsciously, we are continuously searching for higher ground, even if…