Tayari's Blog: Report From The Road: Raleigh, NC
Posted by TayariJones on November 9, 2005 09:07 AM
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Book Tour
Yesterday I gave a reading at Quail Ridge bookstore in Raleigh, NC. What a nice event. As I was driving over with Carol Hiscoe of Peace College, I warned her. "Don't worry if there are no people there. I happens sometimes. I won't cry."
But people were there, a robust and enthusiastic crowd including such luminaries as Trudier Harris, Lenard Moore, and Maryemma Graham.
The best part happened at then when one of my former students from East Tennessee State showed up, just as the festivities were winding down. You should have seen Mike Blair, totally looking the part of the grad student in film.
It means a lot for me, as a professor, to see my students turn out so well. It brings out the old lady in me, makes me want to fix his collar and keep saying over and over how proud I am. Mike is a sweet young man. He indulged me all my mother-henning. Michael Blair a rising star adn I can't wait to see what he doees next!
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