The very thought of you on the east coast makes me happy-- I shall endeavor to close the distance to actual F2F if you are anywhere near!
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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Beverly - Sep 24, 2003 4:19:51 pm PDT #2028 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
deborah grabien - Sep 24, 2003 4:21:38 pm PDT #2029 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Bev, any southerly visiting I get in would likely be at a later season. I'm not even sure I'd manage a flight between NY and Boston that time of year. Logan terrifies me anyway. Three times I've been to Boston, and all three times that damned airport was socked in with fog. And that was at different times of the year, too.
Trains, trains, all about the traaaaaaains...
Beverly - Sep 24, 2003 4:23:24 pm PDT #2030 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
East coast--anywhere on the east coast--is closer to where I can get to than SF. I will wait for news, and plot possible road trips.
erikaj - Sep 24, 2003 4:27:56 pm PDT #2031 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I have posted enough about my ignorance of geography that I feel compelled to say "Yes, I know you wouldn't come around this way on your way to Philadelphia." Just in case.
deborah grabien - Sep 24, 2003 4:28:34 pm PDT #2032 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I'll see what I can arrange. Thing is, none of this is set up yet anyway. All depends.
You know, I'd love a polite way of saying to Ruth, "Hey, a small clue, if you would just stump up for the rest of the series, already, I could afford the damned plane ticket, now, couldn't I?"
Astarte - Sep 24, 2003 5:14:24 pm PDT #2033 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Hey, we just want you to know you're wanted, Deb...
Holli - Sep 24, 2003 5:51:27 pm PDT #2034 of 10001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Deb, if you hit the East Coast, my school is *desperate* for real live writers to come visit. And if you do, that means lots of students will have to buy your book!
Daisy Jane - Sep 24, 2003 6:09:19 pm PDT #2035 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
There's a train station in Dallas.
deborah grabien - Sep 24, 2003 8:37:45 pm PDT #2036 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Holli, are you by any chance in Maryland? As in, Baltimore?
Because send me a confirmation that the school wants a creative writing or lit or whatever lecture, and I can use that as additional ammo to talk them into helping pay for some of the trip....
I'd love to do the southwest. Every year just before spring training, we decide we're going to head south and watch the Giants. And then money or illness and we never do, damnit.
Really nice writers group tonight. Input!
Anne W. - Sep 25, 2003 12:30:27 am PDT #2037 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Deb, one of my bestest friends is the president of the English Dept. Alumni Society at UMBC (U of MD, Baltimore County), and they're often bringing authors and such-like in for lectures and so on. I'll mention something to her if you like.
Amusing story re UMBC and creative writing. One of their profs is writing a series of novels that are simply faboo. The first one in the series is "The Death of Vishnu." People who want to take one of his creative writing classes are invariable disappointed to find out that Dr. Suri is, in fact, a professor of mathematics.
On edit: IIRC, Kat G. and Lori are good friends with the owner of Atomic Books out here in Bal'mer. You might want to ask them about the possibility of name-dropping and the like.