On Saturday we went for a hike:

With our dog:

In the mountains:

On the way home, we stopped at the World's Tallest Snowwoman, in Bethel, Maine:

Where I made a call on my phone:

And found out that from September to December Misty and I are going to live here:

I'm the recipient of the Ralph A. Johnston Writing Fellowship, given by the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Institute of Letters.

Comments (3)
Congratulations, Michael! That's tremendous news! Good thing it starts in September, Austin is hot already.
Posted by Eric | May 3, 2008 9:24 AM
Posted on May 3, 2008 09:24
Congrats!
Incidentally, I just listened to your podcasted interview on NPR about your book last night. Sounded great! Going to be able to read Um soon (now that school's out for summer).
Posted by Sharkbait | May 19, 2008 9:50 AM
Posted on May 19, 2008 09:50
Fabulous news! I'm pleased for you guys.
Posted by RoxanneB | June 13, 2008 11:29 AM
Posted on June 13, 2008 11:29