Join us for an evening of readings and conversation with Sherrie Flick, who will be in conversation with Ramona Reeves about her new book, I have Not Considered Consequences..
I Have Not Considered Consequences delves into the complexities of grief, desire, and a peculiar intersection between humans and bears. Flick's evocative and thought-provoking stories follow characters like Bobby, a local home inspector who zips into a bear suit on his daily rounds, and a Gen-X couple, Matty and Trudy, navigating the ups and downs of their adult lives, from a dead fish named Patti Smith to dashed dreams of indie rock stardom. Women wander through small-town streets as they ponder love, allegiance, and Edith Wharton.
In Flick's world, bears don't just roam the wild--they play basketball, dance, and even work as midlevel business professionals. Through this memorable cast of characters, Flick reveals intriguing secrets about humanity and yearning with her signature blend of stark honesty and humor.
Sherrie Flick’s recent awards include a 2023 Creative Development Grant from The Heinz Endowments and a Writing Pittsburgh fellowship from the Creative Nonfiction Foundation. She is the author of three story collections: I Have Not Considered Consequences, Thank Your Lucky Stars, and Whiskey, Etc., all published by Autumn House Press. Her debut essay collection Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist was published by University of Nebraska Press. The essay “All in the Family: Waldo and His Ghosts,” was listed as notable in The Best American Essays 2023. She is co-editor for the Norton anthology Flash Fiction America, served as series editor for The Best Small Fictions 2018, and is a senior editor at SmokeLong Quarterly. She served as the 2025 McGee Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at Davidson College and recently joined the fiction faculty for West Virginia Wesleyan’s low-res MFA program. She lives in Pittsburgh.
Ramona Reeves’ debut collection of short stories, It Falls Gently All Around and Other Stories, won the 2022 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2022 Sergio Troncoso Best First Book of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letter. She lives in Austin.
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