New writing performed
every month
Event details
Every 2nd Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 PM @ The Makeout Room in SF
Happy Endings is an evening of new stories, poetry, and comedy by Bay Area writers. Each month has a theme and encourages local writers to explore the idea and practice of a “happy ending.”
In it’s seven years, Happy Endings has showcased over 100 writers and raised tens of thousands of dollars to the Bay Area writing community.
Happy Endings is produced and hosted by writers and book-lovers Danielle Truppi and Joe Wadlington. It’s the happiest they’ve ever been.
Press
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"At the Make-Out Room, writers wrangle good from bad in Happy Endings reading series""
Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle 2022
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"one of those evenings where it seemed like everyone won"
M. T. Eley, Bold Italic 2024
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"[Wadlington] and Truppi are rays of light in a rather dark bar, leading the crowd through the process of emotional release and self-reflection."
Bold Italic, 2025
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"This Mission District Literary Show Leaves You Happier Than You’ve Ever Been"
Casey Bennett, Broke-Ass Stuart 2023
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