A Saturday night surprise: an acceptance of a cnf flash at AQUIFER: THE FLORIDA REVIEW ONLINE. A great magazine and I'm really thrilled. (Also: I just sent it a week ago and expected to wait much longer for a reply.)

Great reading at The Sycamore in The Mission tonight. Steve and I were later than we wanted to be, but we found parking immediately, and seats. I was the first reader and really enjoyed reading "The Woman Who Shot Mussolini." Sasha Vasilyuk (who was the featured reader and invited me to participate) was wonderful as ever, in the final appearance of her US book tour for YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY. (Next: Italy and France.) Olga Zilberbourg read a great story about a minor character in a Russian novel. Caryn Cardello and Monica Nolan were there (Monica came after work and unfortunately was too late to hear me or Olga, but it was great to catch up with her). A fine showing of Leporines from years gone by and the present! Loved the other readers.

First time I've read unpublished work in a reading. I guess I'm gaining confidence.

Excited to be reading in The Racket's series at The Sycamore in the Mission District on July 25 at 7pm. Sasha Vasilyuk is the headlined reader; other subsidiary readers include Lee Kravetz, Yalitza Ferreras, Olga Zilberbourg, Rita Chang-Eppig. Here's the first publicity:

​And I just got an acceptance for Rolling Writers Fall, Jon Sindell's reading and music series in the Outer Sunset. The reading will be on September 8, 3pm. Since it's in his gorgeous garden and there's limited space, it will be by invitation only. His readings are always packed.

I've got my readings picked out for both. One I've read before, two I've never read before, one that hasn't been published (a first for me). Looking forward to them!