kat, the editor is the one who has run a few of my pieces in Discover Magazine over the past couple of years. The agent is someone I was introduced to about 15 years ago when I was starting a book project that didn't go anywhere (which was not his fault!) I sent him the beginning of a new book project, and he was interested and supportive. I'm excited! I'm not going to say any more about it, though, because I have a long way to go and it's all still very tentative. The main things for this trip will be seeing my daughter and my family, seeing some old and new music friends--and re-acquainting myself with July on the East Coast!

Aloha,
Mark