In my lungs and through my chest, I know you're listening

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I did not speak in tongues. I did sing one of my own songs at the end of "Chez Vous Soon," even though I am not a three-person alternative band circa 2005. I opened with "And Black Unfathomable Lakes" and added "Last Drink Bird Head" partway through the Q&A because three more people had just arrived and it seemed unfair for them not to hear any fiction. Salimata Kamara hosted and asked really good questions, as did the audience which included kenjari, skygiants, my parents, and other people who are not on Dreamwidth. I got asked about mythology, music, how my stories come together, whether I have ever been surprised by a character. spatch took a picture. I appear to have Fred the white hole in my hair.



I was not quite running on no sleep since Monday, having managed to pass out for an hour around noon, but I don't think my body believed it. I had a storm-coming headache while reading about a character with one. I had a wonderful time all the same. We had dun dun noodles with my father at Mary Chung's beforehand and ice cream with my mother at Toscanini's afterward and none of us made it out of the bookstore without taking a few new books with us. The temperature appears to be slowly contracting to something that isn't like living inside a bath towel. It is my fervent hope that once the performance adrenaline finishes burning itself out of my system, I will actually collapse.

I think I really like doing readings.

Comments

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I'm so glad it went well.

Thank you.