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Monday, October 3, 2005

Greetings from sunny Atlanta


We spent the first night on the road with Clover & Cochran near Goshen Pass, VA. (That's not the right town name--but Jen's asleep.) Lots more fun than a roadside motel, what with the screened porch, the burgers, the beer, and the huskies, and the river beavers. (Also got to peek at Clover's studio--her work really knocked me out.)

Then yesterday, we drove on into Atlanta, where we're staying with Laurel, her hubby, her cat Hassle, and Dave the dog. The reading at Java Monkey was tons of fun; the open mic was packed and the crowd and participants were about as a diverse a group as I have ever witnessed. Bruce made it over and we also got to meet the lovely and talented Laura, whose giggles were totally contagious. If you're ever down this way, drop by to say hello to Kodac Harrison (and bring a couple of poems).

Gas prices are murderous, as high as $3.09 and that doesn't even include a free car wash. I did notice the pay-at-the-pumps offering the opportunity to donate to the Red Cross for hurricane relief.

Today we're hanging out with Laurel and tonight Danielle joins us at Emory University for the next reading. We brought the first copies of her book with us in the electric blue Chevy Cavalier. Can't wait to show it to her.

Photos to come.

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