Nicola will read at the Lambda Literary Awards Finalists reading at Hugo House in Seattle on May 6 at 7:00 pm. Also reading is Corrina Wycoff, finalist in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category.
Nicola will read from her kickass memoir, and it will be fun. The reading is in the Cabaret space at Hugo House, and the café very sensibly offers beer and wine for sale during the event. Please join us for an evening of good writing in a convivial atmosphere.
The reading went splendidly, Nicola was her usual charming self, and we hope that it all got safely onto video (we’ll find out…)
We’d love to come down under, and would love to be part of the Sydney Festival, but I’m guessing they couldn’t afford us. One of the downsides of MS is that we absolutely cannot travel economy class for that kind of distance — we need the kind of chairs that turn into beds where a person can lie down when she needs to. I’m guessing the Sydney festival probably wouldn’t want us that badly (grin). But please do feel free to suggest us — we have never been to Australia and would love to come!
It really is hard on everyone, the way people get crammed into airplanes these days. Back when I was first starting to travel by air, you could still get a whole row to stretch out in sometimes, and they served steak for dinner. And champagne. In economy class. Sigh.
But we do want to visit one day. We will just have to win the MegaMillions lottery and rustle up a private jet (laughing now…but I bet it’s a great way to travel!)
Astrid, why not email me privately to continue the discussion? If you are on message 1069, you will certainly know my email address by now (laughing).