Summer Travels & A Little Busking

Artwork by the talented Lily Rivers

This summer is a writing summer. I’m traveling a lot and my laptop is going with me. Here’s what’s on the agenda so far. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

June: New Mexico

-       Working on articles about Stella Vita and other New Mexico dining/travel articles

June: Klamath Falls, OR

-       Visiting my aunt. It’ll be my first time in this part of Oregon and it’s a girl trip with mom and sister so I hope to work on some travel essays / personal essays.

July: Road Trip to Seattle

-       Researching for new book series set in Seattle

-       Meeting with Portland, OR magazine (book research)

-       Busking (thinking about busking in Seattle and writing about it here on the blog)

-       Exploring (road trip with my friend Rachel = adventures and probably a lot of hilarity).

-       Essays, travel articles, other magazine work

So, I’ve been toying with the idea of busking in Seattle. I’ve always wanted to just burst into song so I thought maybe I could combine my weird musical notions with some actual street performance. I’m a little bit terrified. I’ve been told that people can be unkind. But I always loved stopping and listening to street performers in Seattle when I lived there. What do you think? Anybody interested in hearing (and seeing) my busking adventure? Rachel’s ready to document the whole thing with photographs and video. 

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