Snippets

I have a storytelling gig coming up on October 23rd at the Shoreline Library where I'll help tell "scary stories for brave listeners" with Aerene Storms, Jim Beidle and others who will participate in an open mike session afterward. I know four or five scary stories in all, two of which are called "Skeleton Woman" (but are two different stories). The audience will probably be older than the usual set for whom I tell, so I'll leave the finger-puppets and felt birds at home.

Also, at the end of the month, I'm participating in my guitar teacher's coffee-shop jam. It's a laid-back guitar recital, and it'll give me more practice playing in front of other people. I'm planning to play "Water for the Elephants" and tell a Halloween story for the benefit of the children who will be there.

In the meantime, I've come down with yet another cold. (Yes, I wash my hands a lot, but I suppose I haven't washed them enough.) Does anyone have a miracle throat-gargle mixture to recommend? So far, I haven't done well with the vinegar concoctions, but maybe I just haven't yet found the right one.


"Drink Me," by John Tenniel