I have come to cherish the connections that I make with true conversationalists. One indicator of a good conversation: just how much ground can you cover in a short period of time? Another, how easily do you pick up where you left off?
Genevieve Fairbrother and I recently had lunch and a.) we covered a lot of ground and b.) we picked up right where we had left off in January. The conversation veered from jewelry to science, big science, mythology, education, art, even bigger science... And the French onion soup wasn't bad either.
The Take Away: "Notice what you notice."
Simple words. Relevant to all and deeply meaningful. Notice what you notice. I have found that it is here that you are more fully aware of your experiences and are able to identify threads that tie it all together. It does require paying attention and a certain kind of quiet space that looks different for each of us.
Book Discussion: Eleusis
So it is with great anticipation that I will host Genevieve Fairbrother to discuss her new book Eleusis. The book will take you far from the routine of summer living in Atlanta. It is a fast paced contemporary tale steeped in mythology. She'll share her creative process as she developed the places and people that populate a book that has been brewing since childhood. The main character Macy comes to grip with her past, determines what she wants in life and becomes a force in her own right. Sounds very familiar to me! And you?
So please join us tomorrow evening (Thursday, 20 June) from six to nine and let's notice what we notice. I have questions for the author that I can hardly wait to get answered. (Like, what's next?)
And as with all the other conversations that are part of the Summer Salon Series, it will benefit A Future. Not a Past., an initiative of youthSpark that works to end child sex trafficking in Atlanta.
