I just got in - took myself out tonight to Woodinville, to a coffe bar where they do a poetry open mike once a month - I used to frequent this group's readings back in Redmond, years and years ago... even made some cash contributions to their Write Out Loud Festival a couple of years in a row. Last year, I did a three-hour seminar on performing your own work, during said Write Out Loud Fest...
Anyhow, it was nice to hear the pieces and see familiar faces. I even read a bit. And here I am, awaiting the nocturnal visit of my lovely raccoons...