Reading

November 15, 2007 · by Adri · in

I am reading a the Fuel & Fuddle tonight. Selections from the manuscript in progress. If you’re in Pittsburgh and you’ve got nothing to do in two hours, come on out. I’m reading with Sam MacDonald (who happens to be…

Celebrity F-I-S-T-S

October 31, 2007 · by Adri · in

I’ve been meeting all sorts of people these days. But, I’ll explain. Last Saturday (October 27) I went to a Pitt in Hollywood event, where Greg Nictoero talked about creating monsters and severed heads and Fat Bastard for over 650…

A fungus among us

October 17, 2007 · by Adri · in

Ed Mabrey was in Pittsburgh last night. I sent emails to most everyone I knew, begging them to tell people. I really wanted Ed to have a packed house. Nine of my students showed up. I offered extra credit. Before…

Happenings & Goings On

October 5, 2007 · by Adri · in

On Monday, George Saunders came to Pitt. I went to a Q&A session after lunch, asked him about what it was like to transition from fiction to nonfiction. He answered that he felt as though he was holding back the…