Carmen seems to be the most popular Spud, or else Portland, Oregon is the place to be! After a wonderful and productive 10-day writing retreat in Brookings, OR with two other writing friends (Patti Zelch and Gale Payne), we made the long drive back to Portland to turn in our rental car. Carmen and Jeremy met us at the rental place, took us to dinner at a delicious Vietnamese restaurant, and then on to our hotel. It was great to meet Jeremy, and we all had some "literary" conversation while feasting on Vietnamese specialties.
I hope it won't be long before all the Spuds can meet again!
