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:

  • NFN2018: “Sub/urban Environmental Writing”

    Sub/urban environmental writing is not simply blurry-eyed nostalgia for a greener past, spewing anger for a potentially bleak future, or ruminating guiltily over our less-than-conscientious, human activities. It can be humorous, charming, and contemporary. And these five, accomplished authors and activists are calling all writers to action.

  • The Hermit Crab Essay: Brenda Miller Unshells her Own

    A hermit crab essay is one that imitates a non-literary text—recipe, obituary, rejection letter—using the found form in novel ways, but retaining the semantic resonance of the original.