Hello Again

When I spend weeks away from the blog, I have a hard time getting it started again. If I was my own writing student, I'd tell me it's because I'm out of shape and out of (writing) practice. But in this case, that isn't quite the right advice. In the months since I let Good Egg go a little dark I've written so much that my right arm hurts every time I pick up a pen. Offline life (a.k.a. poems) kept me away. The more I didn't write you, the more I had to catch you up on; the more I had to catch you up on, the less time I had to tackle the task.

That's why today's metphor isn't going to be a well-run race. It's going to be a cannonball. Into something like this:

Some unconnected splashy thoughts:

When I started grad school last September, I was determined not to stop any of the writing practice I'd developed while working for Hugo House, this blog included. I then weathered a bout of malnutrition, a series of minor illnesses, recurrent arm pain and headaches, all thanks to my stubborn dedication to writing and the stresses of being a first-time teacher. By the time May rolled around, something had to give. I can't write poems, teach, be a student, a girlfriend, a sane human being, and a blogger all at once. I chose to let the blog go. When the end of summer break rolls around, I'll probably have to make that choice again. In the meantime I have a lot of pie to talk about.

I'm in business. Apple pie, peach pie, mumbleberry pie, gluten-free pie--you name it, I'll make it, freeze it, mark it with a B (or M, if your last name is Morrow) and sell it to you. Cream pies and savory pies available too. Consider this the start of the menu.

I'll make 4th of July pie, breakfast pie, barbecue pie, office party pie, I'm-not-sharing pie, and any old day of the week pie. PIE. Hit me up!

You can pay by cash, check, or paypal. I don't do delivery or the postal service yet, but I will meet you at a mutually convenient location if you live in or near Seattle. E-mail me at kate (dot) lebo (at) gmail (dot) com to place an order or ask a question.

I'm celebrating the start of summer break with a reading at the Fremont Abbey on Saturday. Ed Skoog is going to read too. We're opening for Ghosts I've Met and Jason's new band, Sons of Warren Oates. Doors at 7, show at 8 pm. Tickets are $7/$10. More info here.