MG Martin + You + Me + Everyone Else I Know + Love
If you're reading this may the universe give you what is truly your due. As a patron of the arts, my friend, you are due the greatest gift the universe has: art!
I know. That's a convoluted way of saying check out these incredible performances. I've been dying to share them with you. They just wouldn't render fast enough! By now, I have watched them several times. Jealous?
This past Mon, Jan 25 of this still nascent year 2010, Quiet Lightning struck for the second time. Like the first, a surprising amount of (good-looking, charming, and highly intelligent) people came together to hear spoken word in its various forms: poetry, fiction, slam, rant. Like the first, we packed tight and cheered on reader after reader, amateur and veteran. Sure, there were a couple of minor technical problems (but when aren't there?). And sure, we would all have liked a bit of real lightning to go with the downpour and outpour and beerpour. (Too many people bought me beers. Thank you! But next time, find a pretty lady ... I get too excited to drink sometimes!)
What did you guys think of the copies of Instant City? Want some more? And I'm serious: submit! Enough promotion though. I think we're all learning a little bit about what is what and where to find it. I'm hoping the postcards help. And am serious about postcard art: send it! send it!
I don't know what else to say right now really, except I really want to thank all of the readers (and have) and I want to do it again, right here! And I also—seriously—I really appreciate each and every soul who decided to spend the evening with us. Thank you! Although I hope we have to fight each other for elbo room!
Mira Martin-Parker | Sharon Coleman
Robb Gardner | Rajshree Chauhan
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Reynard Seifert | Paui Corman-Roberts
S T R I K E 3!
Mon Mar 1 | Elbo Room | 647 Valencia | 7-9 | $2
Get Yr Submissions In by Wednesday, Feb 10
(that goes for artwork too)
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every subscription makes my shih tzu happy. tell your friends this!
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| Day, Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Fri, 29th | The Bookswap | 6:30 | Booksmith | 1644 Haight St |
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Sat, 30th |
Launch Party | 7 | Dr. Rick's Farmhouse Mansion | 3340 Folsom St |
| Sun, 31st | Miscreant: words and music |
7 | Chester's Bayview Cafe | 1508 Walnut St, Berkeley |
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Mon, 2/1 |
Tribute to Richard Brautigan | 7 | Vesuvio | 255 Columbus Ave |
| Fri, 2/5 | Hard Candy | 7 | The Make Out Room | 3223 Mission St |
| Sat, 2/6 | East Bay on the Brain | 7 |
The Layover | 1517 Franklin St, Oakland |
| Mon, 2/8 | The Monthly Rumpus | 7 |
The Make Out Room | 3223 Mission St |
| Thurs, 2/11 | Why There Are Words | 7 |
Studio 333 | 333 Caledonia, Sausalito |
- Read an excerpt from Jesus Angel Garcia's multimedia novel badbadbad here.
- Get hip to publicity and events of all kinds here.
- Open call for submissions: Anger Management.
- Open call for submissions: MUST microzine. Email Lynn Alexander.
- Open call for submissions: Fashion for Collapse
- Open call for submissions: Full of Crow
- Send your best flash fiction here if you want it on the radio and on cable TV (!).
- Want to give a new literary mag some support? Here's another chance to publish your best.
- Speaking of: check out this sweet deal on all things Instant City.
- Want to read in public? Quiet Lightning loves everyone.
- Check out Tony DuShane's new novel Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk @ City Lights now!
- Have you your own copy of Ransom Stephens' The God Patent yet? For what doth thou wait?!
- You're probably already subscribed to The Daily Rumpus, but if not, don't you want an email from Stephen Elliott every (avg) three days with revelations, musings, and smart links? At least check out The Rumpus, for the love of culture!
- I still like local KFlay's mix MASHed Potatoes. "Put it in my red American idol cup!" yup.
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