MPR, State Arts Board Grant, updates
I have to get up super early in the morning to go to work, so this is going to be a super quick little blog post.
1. I was interviewed for Minnesota Public Radio’s “In the Loop” today. They’ve got uncut video of the whole interview up online.
2. A couple hours after getting home, I got official word on the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant for poetry. I have been approved for full funding for a tour of the upper midwest this coming autumn.
3. While I was writing my family an email telling them the good news, Marc showed up unannounced to give me fantastically adorable buttons, starring a breakdancing Cinderella who we know to be part of the upcoming chapbook. Marc and I walked down to a local bakery/coffeeshop to celebrate with vegan truffles.
4. Met up with the lovely Cynthia French at the Fringe Lottery. We both have our places on the waiting list. Saw many lovely Fringe folk, lots of people whose faces I am happy to see.
5. Fed Cali’s kitty, got scolded for not having a MN Mic blog up, drove home, and am now wondering where my phone is, such that I can set my alarm for *too damn early*.
Tomorrow- work, a few errands, and then South Dakota.
