San Mateo Science Fiction Short Story Reading Group

What

We get together Tuesdays to discuss Science Fiction stories. We have also written our own stories and had experimental art AI parties and coding events, too.
If you'd like to join, read the stories for the week from the schedule below, and that's it!
Meetings are free and informal; no membership, just come or not depending on if you'd like to.
Also: talk about futurism, AI art, AIs, debate the meaning of sci-fi and where it fits within literature.

When and Where

Every week on Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 pm California Time, USA.
Location: Hillsdale Mall Food court, 2nd floor, by the window. This is a really nice, quiet spot and we have plenty of room to discuss. The mall is fairly close to trains and is on El Camino Real towards the south end of San Mateo, which is about 15 miles south of San Francisco, and is north of Palo Alto & Mountain View.
Map link to the exact location in the mall (near Haagen Daaz) you'll see us Google maps location 76 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo, CA 94403

We meet by the end here, overlooking the fountain and coffee place down below.

Discord for updates (this is live, unlike meetup)


Join the discord for more live updates & to get in touch with us!, or email ernestfrench@gmail.com.
The QRCode is the discord invite ===>

Meeting Photos

Reading List

Number Date Story Author Year Link

Other Contact Methods

Reading group genealogy





                        Beijing SciFi Reading Group (2014)
                        Ernie (2014-2015) Olga (2015-2020)
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SFSFSS (San Mateo, 2016)            Riga Sci Fi Reading Club (2024)
Ernie (2016-)                       Olga (2024-)

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Last modified May 10, 2025