Today, a student of Mary Biddinger flew in from Ohio, went to the Elliot Bay Bookstore to look for a book by Peter Pereira, and by coincidence saw that I was doing my reading with Lynnell and came in to see some of the reading and say hi. Insert eerie music here…Dan dan dann…

(PS Lynnell was fantastic, funny and sharp. You would have liked her.)

Then later, my bookstore lusts not slaked by my Elliot Bay reading trip, I went into Open Books just as a stranger was buying Aimee Nez’ new book and I was able to say, hey, she’s a great writer and you’ll love the book!

Maybe it’s just all the best poets are all on my blogroll. And their fans are following me.

PS I also drove throught the Fremont naked bicycling solstice parade. Yup, you heard me.