I wonder if you can see the future in puddles, as Maria suggests. I can’t predict the future, or even see it. I have a good bead on tomorrow, though. Get up early, work on my short story about Lucky, and how he spends his day when the humans leave the house to go to work. I think I will get up early, around 4 and go to work writing. Then take a walk in the woods. Then take some black and white photos.

Then write some more. Then make lunch for Maria. Then go to Glens Falls to take Mary Kellogg out to dinner before her reading at 7 p.m. at the Red Fox Bookstore there. She will read from her new book “Whistling Woman,” her second volume of wonderful poetry.

She and I will both talk about our friendship and collaboration, and the photos I have in the book. Then we will both be available to sign books. The Red Fox is a wonderful bookstore in an up and coming city. Susan and Naftali know books and love to talk to their customers.  Hope to see some of you there.

Mary is an extraordinary human and a gifted poet, and an honor to know and love.