Please excuse my unadulterated glee in the post below--!!...

Please excuse my unadulterated glee in the post below--!!!!!!!!! Not to mention I get to panel (yes, it's a verb) with Amy Lemmon of UC fame and Matt Donovan whose extraordinary Vellum has long been a favorite of mine.

Anyway, in retrospect you discover, piece by piece, like a dream coming back to you, what you keep from an experience, and what you throw away.

Besides the wonderful talk Bob Hass gave, a few great readings (mainly by Sewanee fellows !), the French House, and sharing a bathroom wi...