The lemony light of late summer in houston is deceptive. It seems calm and fragrant and welcoming from indoors, but as soon as you go outside the air feels thick and heavy, as though walking into a sauna with too much light. The plants with full sun fade with sunburn, the water is too warm to refresh. It is still here, no one ventures outside except in the early morning or the late evening. A time of reflection before the renewal of fall.
I have just returned from vacation and started taking calls again today; the phone has been ringing all day and i am glad for that. Nothing quite as scary as coming back to work caught up.
A new client advised me that the law site is down, i will need to check into that.
Lake Shore Lit has reverted to the five year plan. The general scheme involved writer's workshops, writer's in residence and small press publishing. Because the site I liked best was a restoration project with three floors, the first floor being retail, I'd been considering a satellite bookstore through the summer months as the town is mostly populated by summer people. However i don't think working with B & N is feasible on that basis, and the wonderful independent closed down under the shadow of the giant, i'd have to recreate the wheel. I am hoping to learn more about that end of the project from ABA.. in this instance the American Booksellers Association.
I got a whole list of needy artists from TALA today so that part of the new venture is proceeding as planned. There is so much to learn, and it is good to be able to combine my two worlds for a change.
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