(Charles Kruger) For some years now, the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium, along with the National Writers’ Union Chapter 7 and Poetry Slow Down on KXRA…
(Nicole McFeely) I want to see Charlie Jane‘s pages. I’ve never gone to a reading where I’ve enjoyed the host’s introductions to the performers as…
(Maureen Blennerhassett) If you live in the Sunset, Pac Heights, North of the Panhandle, anywhere that doesn’t smell like piss: chances are you’re a little…
(Rick Kleffel) “I write in order to see what comes next.” — T. C. Boyle T. C. Boyle is a wily guy. He’s a smart,…
(Maureen Blennerhassett) To quote the French poet Charles Péguy: “A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from…
(Charles Kruger) Daniel Yaryan’s peripatetic reading series Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts has presented 12 “rounds” throughout the state of California. The venues have included many…
(Nicole McFeely) Don’t ever expect me to introduce you to anyone. It’s not that I don’t care to, its just that I assume everyone already…
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…
Sat Feb 26 11, San Francisco (Seth Fischer) Why Activists Should Study Fiction: Lessons from Bring the War Home! I can’t recommend Barry Willdorf’s Bring…
Tues Feb 22 11, The Luggage Store (Maureen Blennerhasset) The last thing I expected when I went to the Luggage Store Gallery was to see…