So this little guy showed up in my email today, and made my little Scribblin’ heart feel happy. Now to try to forget about it until the RPLA banquet in mid-October, during the Florida Writers Association conference. I can’t keep my fingers crossed THAT long ….
Tomorrow at 7pm July 7, join Writer’s Block Bookstore in a summer reading of I Called Him Necktie, by Milena Michiko Flasar.
About the book: Twenty-year-old Taguchi Hiro has spent the last two years of his life living as a hikikomori—a shut-in who never leaves his room and has no human interaction—in his parents’ home in Tokyo. As Hiro tentatively decides to reenter the world, he spends his days observing life around him from a park bench. Gradually he makes friends with Ohara Tetsu, a middle-aged salaryman who has lost his job but can’t bring himself to tell his wife, and shows up every day in a suit and tie to pass the time on a nearby bench. As Hiro and Tetsu cautiously open up to each other, they discover in their sadness a common bond. Regrets and disappointments, as well as hopes and dreams, come to the surface until both find the strength to somehow give a new start to their lives. This beautiful novel is moving, unforgettable, and full of surprises. The reader turns the last page feeling that a small triumph has occurred.
Saturday, July 11, 2015 — 1 pm to 5 pm
Free event
Join Lezlie Laws for LifeArt Studio’s signature workshop,Foundational Practices for Creating & Maintaining an Artful Life, followed by happy hour. Learn how to connect your mission in life and in art with daily practices and habits of mind that will support that mission. This is a great way to get an overview of the principles upon which LifeArt Studio is built, and see how small shifts in attitude and practice can help your creativity to flow more freely. Please register in advance to reserve your seat.
Location: Walden Community School, 1720 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park, FL 32789
Seating is limited for this free event; reserve your spot by emailing info@lezlielaws.com.
On August 1st at 3 p.m., Darlyn Finch Kuhn will read from Sewing Holes at the Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California. Looking forward to reconnecting with the incredible Diana Raab, and meeting her literary friends.