Our incredible lineup for November 13th with The Center for the Art of Translation: Melissa Chandler Steven Westdahl Kristina Ten Emily Weinstein Caroline Kessler Gaston Yagmourian Amy K. Bell Julie Morse Curated by Katie Wheeler-Dubin, Lauren Traetto + Evan Karp, the first 100 people to The Lab receive a free copy of sparkle + blink. 7:30pm, Read More
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as the tour comes to a close
today’s the last chance to submit to our november 13 show with the center for the art of translation. but you have through the 28th to enter the center’s portion of the show. then we come to the end of our yearlong tour through town: for our four year anniversary we’re going to rent chicken john’s bus Read More
Austin Smith on the Death App and Not Taking a Pea
What is art? Is it necessary? Why?
James Salter (one of my heroes): “Everything is a dream; only those things that have been written down have any possibility of being real. That’s all that exists in the end, what has been written down.”
50th show with litquake at the conservatory of flowers
50 shows, 45 books, 614 readings, 345 authors … join us as we join parades with Litquake at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers! with a special performance by Stella Peach, and beer from Lagunitas Brewing Co. Monday, October 14th • 7:30pm, 6:45 doors • $10 • free sparkle + blink for first 100 100 John F Kennedy Dr. • Read More
center for the art of translation on november 13th
We are very pleased to announce the first piece of our show with the Center for the Art of Translation, Wednesday, November 13th at The Lab: Considering They Lived, by Melissa Chandler, was selected by Katie Wheeler-Dubin, Lauren Traetto, and Evan Karp. Click on the title to read the piece in full, and click here Read More
announcing our lineup with city lights
Sunday, Sept 22 • 2pm • between City Lights and Vesuvio • FREE We received 109 submissions to this show and selected 12 (11%). Of those accepted: Seven are first-timers (58%) Three have read once before (Sandra, Sean and Tomas) Two have read more than once (Jarett, 4x and Matthew, 3x) Who’s entering our book contest? You can Read More
labor day details + QL books
The notebooks to the left represent the first incarnation of Quiet Lightning merch, with design by j. brandon loberg. We have 150 of these and they will each cost $5. To enter our contest is simple: Pick up one of these notebooks at the show on Monday Fill it up with your own writing and/or Read More
Nate Waggoner on Being Tickled for Reasons He Can’t Explain
What is art? Is it necessary? Why?
I had a professor who said art is something that can change your perception of the world around you after you experience it, like the way the night feels when you come out of a concert. I like that. I also like the Kurt Vonnegut thing of, “I feel the same way you do, even though you think you’re alone.” Maybe some people don’t need to be big into art, but maybe if those people lived in a world without art, they would still have a less fun time. I know it’s the only thing getting me out of bed some days, but maybe that means I should be more grateful for the other things in my life.
Eric Raymond on the Intersection of the Necessary and the Mystery
What’s your biggest struggle — work or otherwise?
Maintaining faith that the sustained attention required for writing and reading has value within a society that consistently declares it does not. Sometimes I am afraid they are right.