When Monkeybicycle began in Seattle almost eight years ago, one of the first things we did was create a monthly reading series. It did well. And after several months we started to see no more empty seats, authors getting in touch with us from as far away as Vancouver and LA, asking if they could participate. It was a great time.
But then, Monkeybicycle's editors started to spread out a bit and the series dissolved. But now that all of us are in the same city again, we're starting it back up, this time with the speed and hustle that the east coast demands.
The Monkeybicycle Lightning Round! is a quarterly reading series that fuses quick, high energy readings with a broad range of voices--both established and emerging--into a seamless hour of literary brilliance. Each event will feature 20 readers, who will read no longer than three minutes each before introducing the next reader. No interruption from the host means a continuous listening experience. No guidelines other than length means maximum variety of form and content.
We're incredibly excited to host some events again after such a long hiatus, so if you can join us for our first one, you surely won't be disappointed. The details are listed below. AND, if you'd like to participate--either this time or in the future--please contact us at info@monkeybicycle.net and we'll set it up. If you're in the area, we hope to see you there!
Round One:
October 22nd, 7pm
KGB Bar
85 East 4th St. NYC.
Readers include: Paula Bomer, Sarah Bridjins, Nicole Elizabeth, Jim Freed, Greg Gerke, Eirik Gumeny, Krystal Languell, Michael Leong, John Madera, Peter Richter, Joe Sullivan, Robert Swartwood, Mike Topp, Timmy Waldron, Mike Wood, John Woods, and more.
See you there!
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 10:00AM 
For episode 1 of our rebooted podcast, Jonathan Callahan, author of "Bob," was kind enough to borrow a microphone from the Announcement Club sensei at his school and record himself reading his work, despite his initial hesitation. He also wrote this essay, which was originally slated to appear in the episode. It turned out to be too long for audio, but is too fantastic not to share.
