So excited to be part of Flash Fiction Forum’s lineup for their October reading at Works/San José. I’ll be reading virtually via Zoom. Tickets for in-person and Zoom attendance are available online. Hope to see you in one of the Hollywood Squares on my screen […]
I’ll be reading as part of Quiet Lightning’s latest literary mixtape at Dog Eared Books Castro on March 5th. Show starts at 7:30 pm (free + all ages). Come early, check out an amazing bookstore, and snag your copy of sPARKLE + bLINK featuring cover […]
The latest Readers Report is up over at The Rumpus and it’s got a brand new piece of flash fiction by yours truly. Here’s a peek: The first time, maybe you eat a cookie you aren’t supposed to or knock a vase over and watch […]
All this month, The Rumpus is exploring what it means to be a patriot in a series called “Reclaiming Patriotism.” It’s a great project, particularly given where we find ourselves right now as a country. The latest Readers Report is a part of that series […]
Honored and excited to be one of the winners in the PROJECT:OBJECT Talisman Story Contest at HiLobrow! My piece about an extra-special foul ball will appear as part of their fascinating Talismanic Objects series in June. Update 6/29: My essay is on the site now […]
My chapbook of flash fiction, Field Reports, is available now for purchase with FREE shipping anywhere in the USA for $10. All proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood. Choose your preferred payment method below and be sure to either include your mailing address in the notes or […]
Excited to announce I’ll be the featured reader at the February 21st Literally event at The Shop at Flywheel Press in downtown San Mateo. The reading starts at 7 pm and is FREE. I’ll also (fingers crossed) have my chapbook of flash fiction on sale, […]
I’ve got a new piece over at The Rumpus about the current state of the world. Here’s a snippet: “But still the hats sold. So many hats. Made in Los Angeles, where Hollywood is filming the end of the world on a loop. Down goes […]
It was such an honor to be part of Quiet Lightning’s seven-year anniversary show, and to see this community come together in solidarity. Big thanks to Evan Karp and the entire QL team for making it happen.
I’ve got a brand new piece in the latest Readers Report over at The Rumpus. Here’s a sneak peek: “There were kids everywhere, doing chores at the edges or trailing a few feet behind and pretending not to, some as old as fourteen or fifteen. […]
Alex Peterson is a Bay Area writer, editor, and creative director. His work has appeared in The Rumpus, HiLobrow, and sPARKLE & bLINK, among others. He is a past winner of the Center for Fiction Flash Fiction Contest and finalist for the Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest. His chapbook, Field Reports, was published in 2017.