July 04, 2001
CW2k1: July 3rd (week 3) -- Forgot to mention

[Clarion West 2k1 week 3: just some spice for flavor...]

Tuesday night: I forgot to mention in my last entry that Nalo gave her reading at Elliott Bay Books last night. I wasn't feeling terribly well; I walked down, but planned to ask for a ride back from the group that had driven. (They were kind enough to give me the one remaining space for the return trip.)

Nalo is originally from the Caribbean but has lived in Canada for the past twenty-four years. As a result, her normal speaking voice is an interesting blend of the accents to be found in both parts of the world. When she got up to speak, she told us that she was going to read from her third novel, a work-in-progress, and then she picked up her manuscript and read.

What a reading! The part of the novel that she read was set in pre-revolutionary Haiti, and her story totally came alive as she read each of the characters with Caribbean voices... and at the same time, each voice was completely distinct. She is quite a story teller. If her books are ever made into audiobooks, I hope she'll be the one to read 'em.

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