Day One: the DC Tour 2016
*forgive any and all typoes. Ritten on my phone.
Watching the historic floodwaters roll through white oak bayou, I wasn't sure it was going to work out. My trip to DC, that is, which includes a stayover with family. This trip was months in the planning, and this particular school invited me back for a second year with double the book orders. They wrote notes to their principal asking for me to return. My goodness, how could I miss this? https://instagram.com/p/BEWZqEDL8-H/
Fortunately the rain relented. I made my flight in the nick of time with my tote full of books and landed safely at DCA a few hours later.
Yes, I used a Star Wars tote to carry some of the copies. Tully would be pleased. I also wrote a new chapter on the flight, so he should be doubly pleased. Even rote it on my phone! :)
It was a delight to see my cousin, her hubby, and their son. We toured the spy museum, where I assumed the identity of a 26 year old Nigerian banker who was trying to smuggle a microdot out of Germany.
My cousins made it out, but I was detained at the border. You think I'm kidding, but you have to assume an identity when you enter the museum, and this time I was not as lucky as the last. After the museum we headed to Clyde's for dinner. Hangar steak salad. Perfecto.
Then we returned home, taking in the DC skyline and listening to the sweet songs of 80s hair metal. That got us talking about music. My cousin writes songs and plays guitar beautifully. He shared one of his songs with me (excellent melodies and images), and I shared two of my songs too. I have only done so with a few other folks.
It's great to have family and friends spread out across the states, especially ones that will drop what they're doing and show you their city. More than that, share their lives with me. That's what I hope to do this week with the students I visit: make them feel every bit as welcome in a writer's workshop as I do when visiting friends and family. I didn't see a rainbow after the storms yesterday. I looked for one, but I didn't need to. This was the rainbow I needed.
Watching the historic floodwaters roll through white oak bayou, I wasn't sure it was going to work out. My trip to DC, that is, which includes a stayover with family. This trip was months in the planning, and this particular school invited me back for a second year with double the book orders. They wrote notes to their principal asking for me to return. My goodness, how could I miss this? https://instagram.com/p/BEWZqEDL8-H/
Fortunately the rain relented. I made my flight in the nick of time with my tote full of books and landed safely at DCA a few hours later.
Yes, I used a Star Wars tote to carry some of the copies. Tully would be pleased. I also wrote a new chapter on the flight, so he should be doubly pleased. Even rote it on my phone! :)It was a delight to see my cousin, her hubby, and their son. We toured the spy museum, where I assumed the identity of a 26 year old Nigerian banker who was trying to smuggle a microdot out of Germany.
My cousins made it out, but I was detained at the border. You think I'm kidding, but you have to assume an identity when you enter the museum, and this time I was not as lucky as the last. After the museum we headed to Clyde's for dinner. Hangar steak salad. Perfecto.
Then we returned home, taking in the DC skyline and listening to the sweet songs of 80s hair metal. That got us talking about music. My cousin writes songs and plays guitar beautifully. He shared one of his songs with me (excellent melodies and images), and I shared two of my songs too. I have only done so with a few other folks. It's great to have family and friends spread out across the states, especially ones that will drop what they're doing and show you their city. More than that, share their lives with me. That's what I hope to do this week with the students I visit: make them feel every bit as welcome in a writer's workshop as I do when visiting friends and family. I didn't see a rainbow after the storms yesterday. I looked for one, but I didn't need to. This was the rainbow I needed.
No comments have been added yet.
