About us

Thin Air works to elevate and bring together the Flagstaff community. Catch us at any of our events!

Upcoming events:

Cinder Skies Presents: A High Desert Reading Series

  • Thursdays @7 PM
  • Follow @cinderskies_readings for info
  • Local venues in Flagstaff
More info

Silly Goose Writing Club

  • 5:30-7:30pm on April 28th 2026
  • Lowell Observatory: 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
  • No experience necessary!
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News & updates:

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    Bradley Sands once said that his stories do not follow the laws of physics, but that their realities are only bound by the laws of grammar. This is evident in his latest book, Liquid Status, about one household’s transformation after a death in the family. But it is not a merely a metaphoric transformation, it…

  • Requiem for a Kool-Aid Wino: Why is Richard Brautigan, the Original George Saunders, Still Ignored?

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