Lots of things going on in my world, all of it good. Yay! Lots of new writing work coming down the pike, and that makes me very happy.
My most exciting announcement is the creation of a new blog featuring southern poets and poetry, The Word Ocean. My first featured poet is my friend Cliff Brooks. Check it out!
Michael asked a girl to the Homecoming Dance at his school, which is this Saturday. He is a wee bit excited, as you can imagine.We went shopping yesterday and ordered the corsage, and found him a couple of nice dress shirts and some dress shoes. He is looking so grown up and handsome!
He tells me last night at 8:30 [!!] he has a test in English today, on Of Mice and Men. He admits he has not really read the entire book. I stifle the urge to wallop him, and instead we watch the movie, which is about all we can do. It's an excellent movie, but pretty depressing. I am not a big fan of Steinbeck. I hope Mike didn't flunk the test, though...
Here's the test run on his outfit for Saturday. He has a tie, which he is quickly learning how to tie himself, with one hand. His date's dress is beige and black, so I told him the khaki pants and dark coat would look right. I just hope it's not too miserably hot in the gym.
Tomorrow is Halloween! I'm trying to stay out of the candy...
