this post is for dave...

griff, w/r/t your comment...

of COURSE i think of you whenever i hear the sufjan stevens song about decatur! how could i not? the really weird thing is that not only do i think of you, but i also think of the decatur public library, and that time we were there and we ran into katey. and if memory serves, there were advertisements for some sort of basketball tournament all over downtown decatur (gus macker or something? am i totally making this up?). and then we went to bob evans...

jesus -- think of all the things that have happened in our lives since those days! who'd have thought that i would end up becoming good friends with your high school pals, hanging out with them in smoky philadelphia bars? who'd have thought we'd (even if briefly) simultaneously have pittsburgh residences? who'd have thought you'd end up on the other side of the teacher/student relationship at ND?

ten years ago was that sophomore literary festival that began it all. kind of amazing, when you think of it. i'm damn grateful, too.

i love you, kid! and i miss you. and i'm proud of you. you guys will be in town soon, yes? not soon enough. give my love to J and C.

lylas,
M

oh, and is your book out? amazon.com tells me it hasn't yet been released! you've got an expectant public, you know...