It’s Almost Time for November’s FFF Reading Series Honoring Co-founder, Lita Kurth! We Have A Great Lineup — See You There!
We had a fabulous time collaborating with Smokelong Quartery for our August 12th reading series. Huge thanks to our attendees, SLQ’s Editor-in-Chief Christopher Allen, and our wonderful readers!
Authors & Works:
Sherrie Flick, “Bear in A Canoe”
Peter Bullen, “Narrow Quarters”
Kim Magowan, “Claw”
Colleen Shoshana McKee, “A Coyote Without Shadows, Without Howls”
Mario Alberto III, “Searching for God in a Mosh Pit”
Kim Johnson, “Ashes to Apparitions”
Ann Lillesland, “Migratory”
Donnelle McGee, “The Old Man at the Park is Rooting for Me,”
Melissa Llanes Brownlee, “Bachi” “I Dream I’m a Tahitian Dancer,”
Robert Pesich, “Cultured Steak”
Claudia Monopere, “Ghost Roofers”
Veronican Romberg, “Beauty”
Belinda Rowe, “Heart”
It’s a Flash Fiction Forum Mash Up with Smokelong Quarterly!
Save the date: August 12th at 7 PM PST
Join us in person at Works/San José Performance Space, 38 S. Second Street, San José, CA, or on our Zoom platform. Register below – it’s free!
https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/DvveDv1kQ2m6yZcxcAGO-A#/registration
Featuring:
Sherrie Flick, Peter Bullen, Kim Magowan, Colleen Shoshana McKee,
Mario Aliberto III, Kim Johnson, Ann Hillesland, Donnelle McGee,
Melissa Llanes Brownlee, Robert Pesich, Claudia Monpere,
Veronica Kornberg, and Belinda Rowe
Thank You for All the Subs – we are currently reading your fabulous works!
Back in May, we had a reading series, and it was spectacular!
May 13th, 2026
1. Hugh Behm-Steinberg, “Babies.”
2. Melissa Flores, “Chill Hours, ” @theirishmonths (IG) & melissa.flores.56027 (FB)
3. Aaron Rabinowitz, “Watching Jaws with My Naturalist Son”
4. Lita Kurth, ”Iranian Soldier, Inshallah” forthcoming in Wordrunner
5. Katherine Sapadin, “A Little Romance (in Queens)”
6. Steven Gowin, “Visitors”
7. Mike Karpa, “I’ll Be Writing More in a Week or Two,” @mumblerspress (IG) & @mikekarpa (Bluesky)
9. Keith Gaboury, “Tom Lookalike”
9. Swetha Amit, “Santa Blues”
10. Leah Mueller, “The Last Bubble”
We have some fabulous flash coming up for our May 13th Reading Series, 7 pm (PST).
Featuring:
Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Melissa Flores, Aaron Rabinowitz, Lita Kurth, Katherine Sapadin, Mike Karpa, Keith Gaboury, Swetha Amit, Leah Mueller, & Steve Gowin
Register for our Zoom link (it’s free) : https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/cYnVTVrOTq6cXYpJ83mu5A
We are still basking in the afterglow of our February 11th reading series. Thanks to all our fabulous flashers and audience! And a big thanks to Work/SJ Gallery for being our gracious hosts!
Author & Works:
1. Niles Reddick, “Last Date”
2. Andrew Martin, “Prayers to the God of Progress” published in Electric Literature, the Commuter
3. Kim Johnson, “End of Life Option Act”
4. Chuck Foster, “The Bluff”
5. Jeffrey Feingold, “I am the Walrus”
6. Marco Etheridge, “Sunflowers” published in Dark Winter Literary Magazine
7. John Corry, “Floating”
8. Tania Martin, “The Smell of Hope”
9. Kevin Sharp, “Relationship Steps”
10. Aisha Piracha, “Dividers”
11. Carole Stivers, “Message From Lost River”
Join Us at 7 pm for February’s Flash Fiction Forum Reading Series!
Join us in person at Work/SJ Gallery, 38 S. Second Street, downtown San José. https://workssanjose.org
Feel free to join us at Poppy & Claro, 21 S. First Street, San José, for pre-show drinks and bites ~ 5:30 pm. https://www.poppyandclaro.co
Or join us live on Zoom!
Zoom link for our event: https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/iZEw3-YxS36QhvHFEaHl2w
We look forward to seeing you soon!
A Few Pics from Our Fabulous November 12th Reading Series.
Authors and Works:
- Michelle McGurk, “Forever.”
- Allison Kirkland, “No Ugly Crying,” published in River Teeth’s Beautiful Things.
- Christina Sanders, “Emergency.”
- Rebekah Bloyd, “We’ll Have Coffee First.”
- Allison Landa, “Bite Inhibition.”
- Nancy Devine, “Contents May Have Shifted”
- Cameron Walker, “Planting Instructions.”
- Lita Kurth, “The Desperate Measures of Professor Perkins.”
- Ilze Duarte, “It’s 1978 All Over Again.”
- Ethan Ashkin Stanton, “Chosen People,” published in Vita Poetica.
This Wednesday, November 12th, at 7 pm, we’ll be flashing in downtown San José. Join us for a fun evening of Fabulous Flash Fiction, featuring:
Michelle McGurk, Allison Kirkland, Christina Sanders, Rebekah Bloyd,
Allison Landa, Nancy Devine, Cameron Walker, Lita Kurth, Ilze Duarte, & Ethan Ashkin Stanton
Works/San José: 38 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113
Can’t make it downtown? Join us on our live Zoom platform: https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/U46lKdYgTwKErF3tsl0VLg