IN WHICH I BEG YOUR INDULGENCE

Something cool about having your birthday on August 10th: It’s celebrated by the HEAVENS every year!* But this year, I can’t even watch because, well, if you looked out my window and saw how THICK the cloud cover is…sigh You know what I would like to have? A book, a handmade book, with each page contributed by one of YOU. A page that you sketch, draw, paint, write, doodle, collage, a page of wonderful whatevers that represent YOU. A friendship book, sort of like a slambook, but much nicer. Wouldn’t that be cool? I would treasure it, I would. Would...