Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for reading and making my wishes come true. Hope today you get the bigger piece of the wishbone. With GRATITUDE, peace, love, and solace … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: the promise in a blossom
I could tell you I’ve been working on a blog, but that wouldn’t be entirely true. Sure, I wrote one, but it has sat untouched for more than a week. Spring has interfered. So I will leave you with these two recent photos that promise of more to come. … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Charlie Chaplin
Grateful for Chicago Lit scene
You may say that I am coming off a big bookfair high, and maybe I am. But this Thanksgiving I am thankful for the Chicago literary community. I am grateful to be part of a creative community where so many people are devoted to writing and working at making books. To be around literary thinkers is a heady experience—there’s a great vibe. And what is even better is that these people are nice and fun and supportive of each other. Since October I’ve been part of three … [Read more...]
This Sunday 11/24: Chicago Book Expo
I just made my payment to exhibit this Sunday at the Chicago Book Expo and I encourage you all to come, not necessarily to buy Solace in So Many Words (though I won't discourage that) but to see all the great events planned. Plus the venue is cool; it's a site from Chicago's Hollywood Days. Here are the facts: When: Sunday, November 24, from 11-5 Where: St. Augustine College, 1345 W. Argyle, Chicago, which was once the site of Charlie Chaplin's historic Essanay … [Read more...]