I'm about to celebrate my ten-year anniversary living in Spokane. It's long enough for people not to know where I came before. It's short enough that I don't think to say it. That I grew up in Illinois but spent my twenties in Texas is somehow a confusion for most people. It's not a straight timeline or topography.
But I came to Spokane from Texas, having moved from Illinois to San Marcos for graduate school, and then staying for seven years to live, to teach, to start a marriage, lead three dogs into middle-age, celebrate my first book's publication, and know what time Dirk would come by the coffee shop with his newspaper, when Michelle would be working in her garden, and what newest questions Jonathan had about human nature after a long night of thinking.
Now, in a few days, I'll be back in Texas, with friends who knew those years of me, and I them, and the chance to puzzle ourselves back together the best we can.
Below you'll find my Texas schedule. Let's find each other.
Tuesday, March 3: Austin, TX
- One-Page Salon hosted by Owen Egerton
- 7 PM - 9ish PM
- The North Door (502 Brushy St.)
Friday, March 6: San Antonio, TX
- First event: AWP Bookfair, signing Hezada! at Awst's table #1522
- Second event: 5 PM, Awst Party and Reading @ The Cove (606 W. Cypress)
- Third event: 6-8 PM, Blood Orange Review, Fugue, and Willow Springs @ Web House (320 Blanco Rd.)
Sunday, March 8: Austin, TX
- Erin Pringle in discussion with Owen Egerton about Hezada! I Miss You (a short reading and signing, too)
- 5:00 PM
- Book People (603 N. Lamar Blvd.)
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| My friend Owen. And me. 2017 |
See you soon, Texas.
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