Note to self:
When traveling from New England in wintertime, be sure to book a cushion into your flight plans. For example, if you are flying from Boston to Seattle and then driving two hours to your very first book signing, you MUST, MUST, MUST have cushion time. Because if your flight is canceled because of snow and you have to leave later, or the next day, you MAY NOT MAKE IT!
Uggh.
The next fourteen hours of my life will be spent at various airports across the country as I attempt to make it to Ocean Shores in time for my Saturday morning signing. The bright side? I will have some time to catch up on my reading. I shoved these extra books into my bag:
THE BEAK OF THE FINCH, by Jonathan Weiner (relevent to latest book proposal)
GOOD NIGHT, MR. TOM, by Michelle Magorian (started it with the kids, but they balked)
A WIND IN THE DOOR, by Madeleine L’Engle (been meaning to for ages)
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN, by Virginia Woolf (its been a while and I want to revisit)
WHY I WAKE EARLY, by Mary Oliver (I may need to draw on Oliver’s serenity)
Fiction, non-fiction, personal essay, poetry; something for every mood. I’ve also tucked in issues of “UUWorld” and “The Humanist”.
Off I go to spend a lovely day reading. Wish me luck!