21 Great Things about This Summer and A Contest for You

Finding my old white cotton slacksFitting into themWatching the pianist at Washington Square playing his baby grandTwo days in Canandaigua at a pool by the lake, two nights of huge ice cream conesTons of mail fromFINDING MR. RIGHTSTEINreadersSelling every copy at my Talking Leaves Books readingEating Ted’s hot dogs after with my Buffalo friendsAnd roast beef on kimmelweck for my other mealsMy Just Buffalo Literary Center workshop—the attendees wrote so wellMy Buffalo and Erie County Library talk on memoir writingThe woman in the first row who laughed. And laughed. And laughedThe support of my Buffalo peopleThe love of my familyMy California visitThe dinner my daughter and son-in-law made the first night and our shared laughterOur laughter at every meal and in betweenEvery moment with them and with my grandchildren at the pool, the beach, the farmers  market, everywhereOur snuggles and hugsSo much funSo much good foodAnd still fitting into my old white cotton slacks.Contest:  In 50 words or less, write about something great that you’ve experienced this summer.  Enter it on the ‘Contact’ page on my website: www.nancykelton.com   by July 26Buffalo News Life & Arts Section Article "Nancy Davidoff Kelton, author of FINDING MR RIGHTSTEIN on How to Write From the Heart"Link to Article