FLASH FICTION FORUM

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”

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

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”

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

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!

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. 

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

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.