Orringer, Motorcycle

I was shocked when I came to the realization that Julie was going to kill off the little girl in her story. I realized it the second time she had the glass of red water in the story. I wasn't sure how, but I know. Vonnegut would've been proud.

Out of all of the visiting authors, I enjoyed her Q & A the most. Reason: the format was question, answer, anecdote! Weird concept, I'm asked a question, and I answer it before I ramble. Who would speak in such a manner? The obvious answer is that she is an alien. Or foreign. Immigrants seem to always have a better grasp of the English language than native speakers.

The most important thing that I gleaned from her speech was that when writing autobiographically, it helps to put yourself into a completely different character, like a child. Sense I tend to write pretty close to the vest, this will be a helpful tool that I can try out.

On an unrelated note, my motorcycle was supposed to be here 2 hours ago, but my shipper is running behind. I hope he gets here soon, I'm excited to see my pile of junk motorcycle, because it is mine.