sPARKLE & bLINK is produced in conjunction with the monthly submission-based reading series Quiet Lightning, which takes place in San Francisco and is hosted by Evan Karp + Rajshree Chauhan. This 6th issue is from August 2010, which was read on Aug 2 @ Rickshaw Stop. Readers: Pam Benjamin, Amy Elizabeth Cole, D.W. Lichtenberg, Ian Tuttle, Andy O. Dugas, Elise Hunter, Keely Hyslop, Shideh Etaat, Eriq Martin, Lauren Becker, Chris Cole, Charles Kruger, Alia Volz, Greg Gerke, C.R. Stapor, and Meghan Thornton.