Thursday, December 01, 2005

3rd Place Books

Tomorrow evening at 6:30 is my reading at 3rd Place Books in Lakewood. Am looking forward to it since everyone says they do a good job of hosting readings.

In the morning, Kalina and I will take a tour of Amgen, the biotech company, as guests of a researcher there who attended my Park Place reading on Tuesday.

Last night I attended the Socrates Cafe in Queen Ann, the same group I attended year and a half ago when I spent the summer in Seattle. A huge turnout, 17 people. Our topic of discussion: With the US arguably the most materialistic country in the world, how come there's so much religion here?

Having just spent a couple of weeks in the Bible belt of southern Indiana, I had a few insights to share.

On Saturday there's the monthly Vanguard party, a get-together of Seattle SF folks. That's what I like about Seattle. So much for me to do.

2 comments:

MaryAn Batchellor said...

Care to share that insight with the rest of us? I'd love to hear your answer to that question.

David Marusek said...

maryan--

That would take a longer answer than I could probably manage right now. Also, I've kinda come to the conclusion that I'm not really a non-fiction writer. That is, it seems I need to express my thoughts and feelings in a fictional mode.

However, I am doing research right now on the basis and foundation of religion for a new story.

In fact, I feel a whole different book welling up in me that will deal with fundamentalism. I see it set in my "Counting Heads" universe but populated by a whole different cast of characters. At the moment I see it as a short novel with the title THE FOURTH PERFUSION.

Stay tuned.