THE LAUNCH OF "LIMP WRIST" AT OUTWRITE.

I should explain the extreme delay in posting about the marvelous evening Dustin Brookshire delivered last Thursday.The weekend has gone by, with my computer nearly completely crashing on Friday and Saturday(it sort-of-works, currently.I need a Mac. Desperately.), AND I became terribly ill as of Friday evening--fever, head cold, coughing, you-name-it. Ugh.I won't go on about this illness, but I get better.Soon.
Back to the wonderful reading last Thursday.
A few pieces to spotlight:
Laure Anne Bosselaar--my God, what vibrance in her eyes.Her words. Her subjects. It was even more compelling than I had imagined, hearing her in person....Ahhhh....
Collin Kelley and Dustin were in rare form, and a lovely thing named Genevieve Lyons(her eyes remind me of the gorgeous french actress who portrayed the sculptor, Camille Claudel, a couple of decades ago, on film--gosh, what is her name? Help me out, kids...)read Denise Duhamel's work.I became familiar with Denise Duhamel through Maureen Seaton, who I was extremely fortunate to have been paired up with, at Indiana University's Writers' Conference,, in Summer, 2004.Ms. Duhamel was a former writing partner of Ms. Seaton's.Wonderful work.
Stacey Boschma's dramatic poems were both red-hot, and chilling.
I was pleased to read some poems of Beth Gylys--especially the new piece which will be found in Limp Wrist!
I took notes while everyone read. Jotted down phrases I found interesting.Perhaps I'll devise a "found poem" from that evening, and post it, soon.
The turn-out was pretty grand, too.My pal Yolanda showed up, as did my new friend Rosa, and her sexy female friend.
Dustin had Jenny J. appetizers and cookies from Cousins' Baked Goods. I hope to have a LINK to both of them, soon!
Look for Limp Wrist Magazine to be on the net, within a week!

DEMS "DEBATE"....
I did not see a whole lot of difference in terms of opinions, and views, and actual PLANS between Obama, and Hillary....
that said, Obama is the one for me.He has, as I've repeated for almost two years now(even before he decided to run), NO ties to lobbyists money, and/or major corporations(Hillary unfortunately, definitely does have a lot she "owes" these kinds of folks).
Obama's momentum appears unstoppable.
And, I think he can actually WIN over John "Grandpa Munster" (thank you, Bill Maher!)McCain.
Hillary at the top of the Dems ticket would be a mistake, but I do think (if she'll actually accept the second-slot)vice-president would be okay with most folks.
Still wishing John Edwards had hung in there, for the second-slot, but those days I suppose, are gone(sigh).
I had been sending out info on Edwards, and had simultaneously signed up with Obama's campaign, a few months ago.
After Edwards dropped out, I signed on to do more campaigning for Obama, which begins for me, this weekend.

Other news:
REMEMBER: Wednesday, February 13th-- be there by 7:00 P.M., to ensure a good seat--Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Judson ("The Sweet Everlasting")Mitcham, reading from his new collection of poems, and hey--yours truly, reading alongside this literary giant!
Come on out to hear the wonderful Judson Mitcham, and hear me read from my "Words From Water: Poems", too.
$5.00 for General Admission, and $3.00 for Students and Seniors.

REMEMBER: February 29th is the RELEASE-PARTY for Dustin Brookshire's LIMP WRIST Literary Magazine!!
BE AT OUTWRITE BOOKS that night, for all the excitement!!
Get more details by clicking on the Limp Wrist link at the right of this column!
See you soon!