5pm.
The Stranger's columnist
Clark Humphrey talked about his new book
Walking Seattle briefly at
Elliott Bay Bookstore, and lead a ~40 minute tour afterwards for ~5 blocks east of the store. He was not a tour guide, lost the better half of his flock 15 minutes into the walk. I found it interesting, so did probably the rest 6-7 people. One person in the audience (I didn't catch his name) also added some tidbits about the neighborhood.
Had watermelon sorbet and tomato basil sorbet at
Molly Moon, two of the 4 current seasonal flavors. I couldn't really taste tomato or basil.
7pm,
Mridula Koshy read the first story of her book
If It Is Sweet. She's skillful at painting an image, or a series of images to convey a sense of feeling. Her story has no beginning, no end. More interesting to me, is what she talked about why she wrote, the language, the literary scene in India. Her 3 children were in the audience, while she read this story which contains a sexual scene. They were well behaved, none as good looking as their mother.
Had dinner at
Quinn's and then nursing a glass of Radeberger. Excellent small plates, albeit pricy. Bustling outside.
