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.
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.