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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”

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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!

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A Few Pics from Our Fabulous November 12th Reading Series.

Authors and Works:

  1. Michelle McGurk, “Forever.” 
  2. Allison Kirkland, “No Ugly Crying,” published in River Teeth’s Beautiful Things.
  3. Christina Sanders, “Emergency.” 
  4. Rebekah Bloyd, “We’ll Have Coffee First.” 
  5. Allison Landa, “Bite Inhibition.” 
  6. Nancy Devine, “Contents May Have Shifted”
  7. Cameron Walker, “Planting Instructions.”
  8. Lita Kurth, “The Desperate Measures of Professor Perkins.”
  9. Ilze Duarte, “It’s 1978 All Over Again.” 
  10. Ethan Ashkin Stanton, “Chosen People,” published in Vita Poetica. 

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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

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In Memory of Bob Dickerson

The inimitable Bob Dickerson, one man Fun Fest and beloved teacher at De Anza College, was a friend of flash fiction forum who used to hang out with us when Cafe Stritch was still open (he revealed what the word stritch meant)

He performed some amazing and surreal work for us on several occasions often accompanied on the banjo by his wife Ina. He was a wearer of wacky t-shirts and a committed activist from his early days in Memphis. He passed away recently from cancer and will be sorely missed. I’m sure he would wish us love and music, creativityand community.

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Our August 13th Reading Series Celebrated Twelve Years of South Bay Flash! A warm round of applause for all our fabulous readers, some of whom came to us from as far as Scotland and South Carolina. And thanks to our local readers and audience members who brought their beautiful energy to the gallery.

Authors & Works:

  1. J.S. Apsley, “Government Business”
  2. Jane Dorn, “Fire”
  3. Aaron Rabinowitz, “No Eulogy,” winner of Meridian’s short-prose prize
  4. John Horan, “The Invisible Bridge”
  5. Karen Allen, “Bad News and Myra”
  6. Tania Martin, “Short Cut”
  7. Gahl Shottan, “Sorry, Bob” @restless_groundskeep / http://lastrefugepod.com
  8. Sweth Amit, “The Floor Beneth My Feet”
  9. Aline Soules, “Dream”
  10. Lita Kurth, “House Made of Candy and Cookies”
  11. Deborah Kennedy, “Lifeblood”

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May’s Very Merry Reading Series

May 14th, 2025. Thanks to all our fabulous readers and much-appreciated audience members. Alas, Lita had the flu, but the show went on with the help of Eva Smith Glynn and Joe Miller. Cheers, everyone!

Authors and Works:

  1. Hugh Behm-Steinberg, “Hot Dogs”
  2.  David Schairer, “Death App” published in Maudlin House, January 30, 2025
  3. Colleen Shoshana McKee, “Oakland Lockdown Song” 
  4. Julia Halprin-Jackson, “Biology 101”
  5. Sally Ashton, “Quarantine”
  6. Renée Schell. “Disp4pch fr0m the Cl4ssr00m,” published in Porter Gulch Review, 40th Anniversary,  2024
  7. Cynthia Gordon Kaye, “She Knows Where She Is, but She Isn’t Sure She’s Happy About It”
  8. Leah Mueller “Morning in Bruges”

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February’s Flashtastic Lineup!

Thanks to all who braved the rain to join us in the gallery and to those who watched live from around the country. Your support and camaraderie enrich the Flash Fiction Forum community. A big round of applause for our featured readers!

Author & Works:

1.     Jim Daniels, “Comment Card” published in Comment Card (Carnegie Mellon U. Press)

2. Aaron Rabinowitz, “The Sugar” 

3. Keith Gaboury, “Don’t Lick the Wallpaper” 

4. Christina Hoag, “The Museum Guard” 

5. Christine Monihan, “House Hunting”

6. Michelle McGurk “Altitude Sickness”

7. Maria Judnick, “Stitched with Love”: On Thoreau, Knitting, and Rural Minnesota Quilt Auctions.” https://www.scu.edu/cas/initiatives/center-for-the-arts-and-humanities/cah-blog/maria-judnick/blog-posts/stitched-with-love-on-thoreau-knitting-and-rural-minnesota-quilt-auctions-.html

8. Monica McHenney, “Banshee” 

9.  Tshaka Menelik Imhotep Campbell, “Boll”

10. Tania Martin, “A Moon Madness Diary”

11. Veronica Montes, “Lint Trap” published in the chapbook, The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting (Black Lawrence, 2020)