I missed Friday's post but expect a piece of creative writing this Friday. Just as a bit of Twin Cities news The Zombie Pub Crawl was last weekend. It's exactly what you think it is, people dress up as zombies and drunkenly stumble from bar to bar looking for fresh brains to eat. Most participants don't dress up as your typical undead corpse, but assume a new identity. In my group we had a zombie beauty queen, a zombie hipster and a zombie cowgirl complete with fake intestines. I didn't get the memo. I wore a black and white striped dress and cagey shoes, so I pretended to be an inmate zombie last minute. We spent a few hours on our make up and we looked pretty frightening, if I do say so myself. The highlights of the evening were brain shots (tequila, orange juice and grenadine) and dancing in a dive bar. It is a Twin Cities tradition I plan to partake in for years to come.
Another event that I will be participating in is The Book Lover's Ball this Saturday and most of the interns are helping to prepare for it. One is creating labels for the auction and we're all processing mailed in donations.This morning was a close call for me. I recovered a lost check that I processed. It was a hefty sum and it fell behind the mailbox slots. I was relieved to find it. All funds raised at the BLB are going to Milkweed. From the sense I get, a small press like us can use all the support it can get.
I finally got a special project! I had to fact check part of a manuscript that is set for publication this winter. It just entailed a lot of googling and dictionary searches, but it was a nice break from reading manuscripts all day. I assume that as The BLB draws closer we will be intensifying our efforts. I will let you know how the affair transpires.
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