Well, I had a lovely day today.
Konrad Walewski is in town and we’ve been hanging out doing things while he’s here. He mentioned that he needed to interview a writer for the Polish edition of F&SF and I instantly volunteered to drive him there.
Why, you might ask, was I so eager to drive him to an interview.
Because he was interviewing Ursula K. Le Guin.
Yes, I thought you might understand my reasons. I’ve actually met her a couple of times before. Bizarrely, in my life as a puppeteer I was contacted to do the scenic design for a puppet production of her children’s book Ride the Red Mare. This was really the first time I’ve seen her since I started writing and was a bit nervous.
Which is silly, because I knew from prior experience that she’s lovely and a gracious hostess.
Konrad had a series of fascinating questions prepared for her and I just sat in the living room to listen. After the interview, we all chatted a bit. Then Konrad and I headed down the hill to have beers and let out our fan squees.
I’ve now taken Konrad to Powell’s City of Books, which he hadn’t realized was a brick and mortar store. The online store, yes. We walked in and he thought he’d need a half hour to browse. Bwahahahaha! An hour and a half later, he staggered into the coffee shop looking appropriately dazed. Yes… Powell’s. City of Books.
He’s taking one more pass through, having fortified himself with coffee. Very Portlandian.
It is one of my dearest wishes to meet Mama Le Guin. I envy you.
You have the most wonderful things happen to you.