Stephen D. Gutierrez & Sean Bernard in Performance

Written By Andrew Tonkovich

Stephen D. Gutierrez

Sean Bernard

Thursday, June 19 at 2:30 PM on KPFK: This week an edited version of readings by two contributors to the latest Santa Monica Review. Taped in front of a live audience at a spring issue launch celebration, writers Stephen D. Gutierrez and Sean Bernard share from their recent work. Gutierrez reads sections from his novella Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand and Bernard reads from his short story “Big Sur,” featured in the spring 2025 issue of the Santa Monica Review. Both writers have impressive publication histories. Check out their respective websites and visit the SMR site for more on the journal.

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Andrew Tonkovich
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