A few events on the (very near) horizon that I've been meaning to let you know about...

Tomorrow, Saturday the 18th, at 10am, I'll be the guest speaker at the Southern California Writers Association meeting. You can find information here (it says I'll be speaking on The Art of Humor, which is funny in itself, since that isn't what I plan to talk about. I'll see if I can occasionally throw in a laugh here and there.) :)

Sunday, September 19, I'll be dancing at the Shimmy for Critters fundraising show at the Animal Shelter in Riverside. My troupe, Saahira's Gypsy Soul, led by my amazing friend Nancy/Saahira, is scheduled to perform at noon. (I'm trying to come up with my own belly dance name. What do you all think of Ghaliya? It means "beloved" in Arabic, and sounds enough like Gayle that it wouldn't feel too unfamiliar. I actually considered changing the spelling of my name to Ghael in college--I'm glad I didn't, but this could be a fun way to play with something somewhat similar. Other possibilities are Nashita, which means "full of life", Rahima, which means "compassionate", and Shairah, which means "poetess.") :)

Sunday, September 26, I'll be at the always fabulous West Hollywood Book Fair, reading from My Life with the Lincolns on the Teen Stage at 11am.

It would be lovely to see you at any of these events...