Alva‘s back. Someone dropped her off at my place 2:30 a.m. last night. She seemed tired but hopeful that Occupy Washington received the attention of the Congress it needed. And now she is talking about going down to Pennsylvania to protest shale drilling for gas. Says she heard one mountain collapsed because of the drilling and insists that even if it does not make the drinking water flammable, it is two much of a risk to permit communities to pursue it.
I told her to get some sleep and then we’d talk. Told her ALVA needs her help and that the first mailing of the newsletter went out with all those receiving a copy having to read through the names of the other recipients before getting to the text of the newsletter. Very embarrassing I told her–except we were doing the best we knew how to do. I also told her that if she had been here like she was supposed to be, it never would have happened.
So first thing this morning what does Alva do? Mails out another clean copy of the newsletter to all those same recipients–so they know the first one was a mistake was her explanation. Even more embarrassing. Just means those newsletter recipients probably feel like we’re spamming them–yet she meant well.
Meantime Kristen Henderson has signed her contract for the publication of her book of poems, Drum Machine, to be released first thing in the new year–as an eBook and a paperback.
And Helmy Kasuma has sent his release so ALVA can publish “As I Watch You Sleeping” on the Visiting Writers’ page early next week. Kasuma lives in Jakarta Utara, Indonesia, writes in English and Indonesian, and has published two novellas: Mementoes of Mai and Cinta 3 Sisi as well as a thriller short stry, “There Is Home.” You can find out more about Kasuma and his flash fictions at http://www.helmykusuma.com.
Roberta in Po-Town, Happy Alva’s back at the ALVA office.
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