Back from Orlando, jet-lagged, but happy to be home. I crashed after dinner last night and slept the sleep of the dead. I now feel almost alive today.

Lots of errands to do. And I am reading tonight in Tacoma, with Susan Rich. If you are in the area, come on down. I'll be reading some new stuff, as well as from the new book (which is not so new anymore).

Here's the info:
Gallery reading series: THU Listen to excerpts from "Cures Include Travel" by Susan Rich and "What's Written on the Body" by Peter Pereira. 7 p.m., Tacoma Community College (Tacoma Campus), 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma; (253-566-5382 or http://events.tacomacc.edu).

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