A few weeks ago I got a chance to interview Jesse Meudt. Jesse is the groundskeeper here at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts. He also co-owns a small screen-printing business called Olly Olly Oxen T's. And has a band. And little Meudts (Meudt is pronounced might, or moit.).

Listen to the interview here: Jesse Meudt.

Second Week-ish

Activity this week (we skip around in time, here):

            I met with Heather Murn at the Grey Dog Deli here in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. (The Badger Veggie is amazing.) We’re both excited about this year’s Winter Writers Series. I told her to give me lots of work to do, and that I’d let her know if it was too much.

            While thinking about publications to write for, I sent an e-mail to Mitch Folcik, assistant editor for the UW Platteville Exponent, asking what the procedure is for submitting an article for publication. I have a goal of writing and submitting said article by November 2^nd (didn't meet that goal- moving on).

            Found two great on-line literary magazines:

32poems.com and

LaPetiteZine.org

            On Friday I interviewed Jesse Meudt (pronounced Might, or Moit) using the computer above the café and a free audio program called Audacity.

            I also had the privilege of interviewing Pamela Callahan and her friend and assistant for the weekend, Paul Ryan (the poet, not the Vice Presidential candidate). I’m working on transcribing both interviews this week.

            I skipped coming in on Wednesday so I could take photographs of the classes happening on Saturday. The Fall Art Tour was in full regalia, and several people stopped by Pam’s art show and the various classes (bent willow chairs and beginning knife forging). I brought my children and they had a great time holding Pamela’s crow templates up to her paintings to see if they could identify the shapes. I bought a small original with a crow hand-drawn and words from one of Paul’s poems in the background. Looking forward to completing the writer’s database this week.