A most excellent evening

[scarlettina]

Received e-mail from my friend L this afternoon that another friend of ours—SF and fantasy author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who also writes mysteries as Kris Nelscott, among other names—is in town to do a book reading/signing at University Bookstore. L was marshalling the posse for a post-reading dinner. After work, I hustled over to the U District, met The Boyfriend at the bookstore, and was pleased to discover other friends arriving for the event as well (among them, frabjousdave). There was much schmoozing and catching up beforehand. Kris gave a terrific reading and talk about her influences, inspirations and research for her newest book, Stone Cribs. She then signed books for a bit. At last, a group of us adjourned to Stella's Trattoria for a late dinner.

I always enjoy a good reading, but it was the post-reading dinner I was there for. I haven't seen Kris in ages, so it was a delight to actually get to sit down and just gab and catch up and laugh together. I just love her to bits. I got home far later than I usually do (as evidenced by the time stamp on this post), and am a little too keyed up to go to bed now that it's all over. I will, but I suspect there won't be sleep for a while. This evening felt a little like a slice of a really good convention in the midst of mundane life—dinner with a group of smart, funny, friendly and intensely creative people with a lot of history together and a core understanding of each other. Yummy, loving goodness all over.

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