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:

  • Humankind v. Mankind: Freedom of Speech and Classroom Policies, by Katy Sperry

    Recently my university got national spotlight because an alt right (read: nazi) website posted an article about a professor deducting a single point from a student’s essay for using the word “mankind” twice. A faculty member of the English department is being sent threats of death and rape for enforcing MLA language guidelines. The students’…

  • Loud People Visiting Schools and a Brief Discussion of Birds, by Justin Kanzler

    The three-wattled bellbird has a call audible to humans up to half a mile away; it lives primarily in Central America, and from the base of its beak protrude three long worm-like tendrils. Most, if given the choice, do not surround themselves with three-wattled bellbirds in part because they are very secretive, and in part,…