Personal 19 Jul 2008 06:52 pm

Cleveland, OH

Ruth and I are in Cleveland, OH - taking a break from her two-week long residency teaching poetry at Ashland University’s MFA writing program. I joined her for the week, and have been doing a bit of work, and a good bit of writing.

I’m sitting at a cafe, namely Arabica’s cafe, in University Circle. This Arabic was not here when I lived here 20 years ago. There was a single Arabica that had just opened up in Coventry - a fun place to hang out, with people playing chess and go in the back. I was there for countless afternoons and evenings reading and writing, as I was finishing my dissertation.

It’s fun to be in Cleveland, and interesting. I am remembering all of the things I liked about it when I lived here.

Next, back home, time to start thinking about packing, moving, and all of the next steps.

2 Responses to “Cleveland, OH”

  1. on 20 Jul 2008 at 10:17 pm 1.Dustin J. Mitchell said …

    Get out! S is from Cleveland, and I have worked in that Arabica on multiple occasions!

  2. on 21 Jul 2008 at 6:33 pm 2.admin said …

    Really? Wow. It’s amazing how much has changed since I was left 20 years ago.

    Anyway, small world!

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