I'm so glad you got a chance to hear Armistead read his work and answer questions. He really makes the characters come alive when he reads his work.
LOL He says I am the only person alive who remembers a reading he did at the old Walt Whitman bookstore in San Francisco just before I moved to Canada, but I will always treasure that memory.
When I lived in San Francisco, I often felt like Armistead was living a life parallel to my own, because I knew so many people who were just like his characters, down to their speech, mannerisms and activities. I guess that is part of why he is so loved by his readers. He has an amazing ability to create characters that completely reflect the place and time in which he situates them.
I am delighted that you got a chance to cross paths with Armistread as he and his husband Chris and their dog Philo make their way across the country on this tour.
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LOL He says I am the only person alive who remembers a reading he did at the old Walt Whitman bookstore in San Francisco just before I moved to Canada, but I will always treasure that memory.
When I lived in San Francisco, I often felt like Armistead was living a life parallel to my own, because I knew so many people who were just like his characters, down to their speech, mannerisms and activities. I guess that is part of why he is so loved by his readers. He has an amazing ability to create characters that completely reflect the place and time in which he situates them.
I am delighted that you got a chance to cross paths with Armistread as he and his husband Chris and their dog Philo make their way across the country on this tour.