My monthlong sojourn in Marfa has come to an end. A million thanks to
Douglas, Ray, Martha, Chris, and everyone at the
Lannan Foundation, to
Tim of the
Marfa Book Company and
Caitlyn, to fellow writers
Layli,
Mark, and
Timothy,
Natalie and
Jan, and
Rachel and
Joshua, to
Erika, to
Nina, to
Paul, to
Mary, to my former student
Tori and her husband
Charlie, to
Chris and everyone at the
St. George's Hotel, to
Kristin and
Chris, to the folks at all my fave little coffeeshops and restaurants, and to everyone else I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with while down in the wondrous little high desert town, and lastly, to all the non-human creatures I encountered (including the cantankerous old male turkey, the squadron of rabbits, and the roach as large as a Prius), goodbye and thanks so very much!
A few more photos; enjoy!
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One of the many rabbits
hovering about during my stay;
this one loved to hide behind
the AC compressor |
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| A downtown Marfa monument |
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| The patio at the Hotel Paisano |
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| The smart and lovely Rachel Monroe |
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My outdoor writing spot
(the turkey stick at right) |
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Another one of the rabbits
nearly blending into the gravel |
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Outside the opening
at the Wrong Store Gallery |
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The woodpecker that decided it
wanted to pay me a visit and kept knocking
one afternoon |
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| The vast blue sky above downtown |
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| Layli LongSoldier, at her reading |
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| More rabbits, behind the Lannan main house |
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| At the Marfa Public Library |
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Artist James Irwin, whose big show
opened right after I left |
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| Jan Beatty, at her reading with Natalie Díaz |
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| Natalie Díaz |
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The front of the St. George's Hotel,
as a photoshoot backdrop |
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| Pizza dough rising outside |
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| The pizza I made, before it was baked |
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| More sleepy Marfa street and vast sky |
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| A treasure I found at the Marfa Book Compa |
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| One of the galleries |
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| Another gallery space |
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Appropriately, right before I left,
Mr. Rabbit reappeared, perhaps to say goodbye |
