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Tonight's reading at the Loft in Minneapolis was so kickass, I don't even know where to start, so I'll begin by saying that Rebecca Kanner was fantastic to read with, plus she made us all seriously wish we had tickets to the gun show: We started the evening with dinner at Harry's, downtown, where I ordered the kind of beer whose bottles were used to make this chandelier... ...and where Jana ordered a "Wedge Salad" that ended up being more of a salad boob. With bacon:
Afterwards, we went to Grumpy's, which is not named after one of the Seven Dwarfs, despite what its name suggests; it features prominently in the very good story that Rebecca read:
Super-special thanks to Dick, pictured to the far right, for the good stories, and to Shannon with the Cannon at the Loft who is not pictured, but who took many pictures: Everything about this evening felt really encouraging, but maybe the best part of all was that they put our names on the marquee. We stood underneath it and Matt took our picture: From here, we appear small. But together we are mighty. Look out.