On my shelf.

I’m so looking forward to reading your book. I loved Necessary Places.

That makes sense as I was back from a semester in France. Well, I really enjoyed your class, and I felt very encouraged to continue. (You dinged me on a slight tendency toward sentimentality which was absolutely correct. I still suffer from it, I fear.)

Yes, from spring 1987 (I think? Haven’t looked at my transcript in decades.) Intro to Fiction Writing. You had a lot of students over the years, so I don’t expect you to remember. My last name was Reed at the time:)

Looks lovely and peaceful.

So…is everyone deleting their FB/Insta accounts? No? Yes? I’ve taken the apps off my phone, but I still have access on computer. Working hard not to post unless I really, really need to let my people know something. I still use messenger and WhatsApp. Outrage is fine…but taking action is harder.

Love this! Reading at bars is second only to reading at cafes.

Yay!!! Nice to connect with another Mainah!

any trope that is written in a heavy-handed, cliched way with zero creativity and lack of any originality. Otherwise, any trope can be awesome!

I do, too! I feel a sense of incredible loss to the world when I think about it.

Yes!

From one Mainer to another, hello! I’m living abroad right now, but Maine will always be HOME. Looking forward to seeing your posts.

This book is completely drafted, and I’m in the process of revising it.

Hi Lori! Welcome. It’s a pretty chill space for a social.

What a great idea! I’m going to try to come up with an L.A.-based story and start writing.