A Few Things

Since John Palen is doing such an excellent job getting the word out about our poetry reading, I thought I better use the means available to me (this pitiful blog) to do my part.

So, one more time. This Thursday at 7:00 p.m., John and I will be reading at the United Church of Christ on Chestnut Hill Drive in Midland. I'm told that there will be coffee, some snacks, and books for sale after the event. I know a few local people stop by this blog, and I hope they take the time to stop by the reading.

In reading news, I finished Stegner's Second Growth. Excellent. Incredible, really. His characters are very rich, his plots complex, and his ability to write only that which needs to be written is wonderful to watch. I wonder if Second Growth was overlooked for some reason. I never heard of it, and it's so much better than the Beat stuff that was going on around that same time. In any case, check out the book. Great read.

I also started Dangling Man, Saul Bellow's first novel. Already, I'm glued. Sheesh -- good writing!