VSC: I Love Mail

January 19, 2010

Got four pieces of mail today! Four!

Sure beats the one piece of mail I got last Friday (which were my Allergy and Cholesterol Rx’s). Though I did get a lovely care package from Ted two weeks ago (almost done with the JB Ted… hint hint).

Thank you to Kelli for the two hilarious cards and the dry erase board. I use a ton of paper a day writing notes as i’m working on my book here at VSC; here’s a photo of one page.

and here’s a photo of the movie mags from 1954 (the year my book is set) on my desk; I always work better when I have a picture of petite, husky-voiced actresses like June Allyson staring at me.

and then Jess sent me a postcard with a cool collage on it–which reminds me, I think we’re having collage night tonight (or maybe tomorrow night–the days and nights blur here).

Tonight, however, I DO know that Bread & Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann is here looking scruffy and jolly. I’m so envious of the artists who get to meet with him. Tonight he’s giving a talk about his work. Can’t wait.

Last night a few more of the writers here gave a reading: Kimberly Dark, Matt Clark, and Eric Markowsky (as well as the Writing Director here, Gary Clark). Another great night; Kimberly read a brilliant piece from her Daddy series, Matt read a profile of an alien abductee , Eric read about the dead, and one of Gary’s poems referenced (or eluded to) Death in Venice.

Ok, back to the book. Funny that when I posted yesterday on Facebook that I was working on a sex scene I got 13 comments. Sex is hard to write about. No pun intended. Really.