So grateful for two wonderful events in my hometown world – one at Auburn Oil Company Booksellers in Auburn, AL and one at Columbus Bound Bookshop in Columbus, GA – this past week. With new and cemented friendships and community ties, I felt warmly welcomed by Mari, Robin, and Khristina, and by all the wonderful readers who came out to hear me read from and talk about Creature. This is more than I ever could have dreamed of when I was a little ol’ Phenix City farm girl!